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Job characteristics



  • Communication of results, findings and solutions to all appropriate levels of management;

  • Prediction of energy consumption;

  • Benchmarking, monitoring and reporting of furnace energy consumption;

  • Development of a furnace energy prediction system based on heat balances (EBM) or simple models or ES III or other standards;

  • Taking relevant parameters like cullet, pull, ageing, wear, cooling, Redox etc. into account;

  • Use of operational data (from available systems) like temperatures etc. to calibrate model;

  • Show deviation of actual from predicted in a dashboard application for all furnaces;

  • Analysis of deviations and causes from operational data to identify issues like blocked packs, cold air ingression etc.

Furnace Start-up:



  • Supervision of furnace start-up, basic set-up and fine-tuning before SAT.

Furnace operation:



  • Operational support for all plants;

  • Support of operational furnace audits;

  • Continuous improvement of furnace operations;

  • Continuous improvement of environmental performance of furnaces;

  • Support and implementation of advanced control systems.

Ardagh Group is a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions for the world’s biggest consumer brands. We operate 100+ glass and metal manufacturing facilities in 22 countries, employing approximately 23,000+ people. We create packaging for numerous market sectors including, among others, beverage cans, food, aerosols, beers and spirits.

Job objective



  • Improvement of energy and environmental performance of furnaces;

  • Start-up, tuning and optimisation of furnaces after rebuild;

  • Operational support to plants and optimisation of furnace operation, energy consumption and environmental performance.

  • Languages: Fluent in English language;

  • Driver’s license;

  • Skilled to use office software;

  • Has a manufacturing background with complex costing processes and intercompany transactions;

  • BSc. in engineering, chemistry or glass technology or comparable technical education or equivalent working experience;

  • Excellent experience in furnace operation;

  • Good communication skills;

  • The job demands extensive travelling.

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Ervaring: Full-time

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