Furnace Operator/Tender jobs in Newport News, VA

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Why do you want to apply? Since 1980 the O-I Plant in Toano has been a well-respected employer in the community. Offering above average compensation and excellent benefits. It boasts a multi-cultural workforce and combines strong leadership with a collaborative union environment. Furthermore, O-I fosters an inclusive atmosphere with opportunity for growth and advancement. Toano, VA is close to major Historic Triangle attractions such as Colonial Williamsburg, and the Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA theme parks.

The Furnace Attendant controls the feeding and firing of two furnaces, (including electric boost) maintaining proper level and temperatures, checks for proper operations of the automatic batch.,

The Furnace Attendant will:

• Using remote controls, moves out empty batch hoppers and positions filled hoppers at automatic feeders to charge furnaces, checking for proper operations of monorail system and automatic batch mixing system.
• Observes panel board during batch mixing cycles; notifies supervision of any malfunction.
• Checks to assure air and gas reversal, completing this manually if not working automatically, checks fires visually after each reversal and changes intert air at port of control fire.
• Operates variable controls requiring precise and frequent adjustment.
• Maintains proper temperature and batch level for change of pull by making furnace adjustments.
• Checks batch feeder level, cooling air, cooling water and batch ribbon for proper operations.
• Checks furnace to determine faulty operation conditions such as hot spots, dirty burners, clogged checkers and furnace leaks. Takes measure to temporarily correct these conditions; notifies supervisor of conditions.

The Furnace Attendant should have:

• Experience reading and recording furnace readings, maintains furnace log, and changes recording charts
• The ability to keep log of Batch and Furnace operations, noting required statistics in log book and log sheets
• The ability to check recording forms on instruments
• Experience helping maintenance clean and change burners on furnaces
• Skills to perform housekeeping duties on charging floor.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, glass experience preferred

Must be able to work an 8 hour rotating shift, which includes weekends and holidays

What We Offer at O-I:

Hourly Wage: The hourly wage for this role is $30.20 hr.

O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Pre-tax accounts
• Well-being program which includes opportunity to earn employer contributions
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions
• Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness
• Employee Assistance Program

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing hr.recruiters@o-i.com.