Project Manager - IS Machines (Individual Section Machines)

Role & responsibilities

• 1. Project Planning & Execution
• Lead installation, commissioning, and upgrades of IS (Individual Section) glass bottle forming machines.
• Prepare project timelines, resource plans, and budgets.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal teams for smooth project delivery.

• 2. Technical Responsibilities
• Understand hot-end operations including feeders, shearing, gob distributor, IS machine, molds, blank & blow sections.
• Ensure correct setup of forming section, timing settings, lubrication systems, pneumatics, and PLC controls.
• Monitor production parameters to achieve proper gob weight, thickness distribution, neck and body accuracy.

• 3. Quality & Process Control
• Work closely with QC to maintain defect-free bottle production (seeds, cracks, neck defects, wall thickness issues, etc.).
• Support cold-end inspection line integration and quality improvement projects.
• Implement process improvements to reduce rejection and increase productivity.

• 4. Documentation & Reporting
• Maintain machine logs, maintenance schedules, breakdown reports, and performance analysis.
• Prepare weekly progress reports for management.

• 5. Team Coordination
• Supervise technicians, operators, mold fitters, and maintenance teams.
• Conduct training for operators on IS machine operation and safety.

• 6. Safety & Compliance
• Ensure compliance with plant safety standards.
• Maintain proper furnace-hot-end safety guidelines while testing machine operations.

Preferred candidate profile

Knowledge of Emhart, Bottero, BDF, or similar IS machine brands.