Ball Corporation is a 16,000-person aluminum packaging manufacturer operating 25+ countries with a manufacturing-heavy workforce (149 active roles) and a stack focused on operational scale: SAP, Rockwell Automation, PLCs, and monitoring tools (Datadog, Dynatrace, SolarWinds). The company is migrating from SAP ECC to S/4HANA, a multi-year systems modernization typical of large manufacturers consolidating legacy infrastructure. Current project velocity centers on factory automation, waste reduction, and compliance (ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001), while persistent pain points—spoilage, maintenance costs, equipment downtime, technical skill gaps—reflect the capital-intensity and operational complexity of high-volume container production.
Ball Corporation manufactures aluminum cans, bottles, and aerosol containers for beverage and personal care brands worldwide. The company employs 16,000 people and operates facilities across North America, Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia. Core operations span beverage-can production, aerosol filling, paint and general-line containers, and proprietary container formats. The organization runs capital-intensive manufacturing plants requiring continuous maintenance, compliance monitoring, and production-line upgrades, with active hiring concentrated in manufacturing engineering, operations, and technical roles across Europe, the Americas, and select emerging markets.
Core systems: SAP (migrating to S/4HANA from ECC), JD Edwards, AutoCAD, Rockwell Automation PLCs, Siemens S7 controllers, Essbase, ADP, and monitoring via Datadog, Dynatrace, and SolarWinds. Cloud infrastructure on Azure with Hyper-V virtualization and Active Directory identity management.
Spoilage reduction, maintenance cost control, equipment downtime, technical skill gaps, waste reduction, and compliance with EHS regulations. Current projects address factory automation, safety improvements, and electrical system efficiency across plant networks.
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