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Intern, Ball Operational Excellence

Ball Corporation

Ball Corporation

Westminster, CO, USA
Posted on Oct 9, 2024

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Primary Purpose of this Position:

Our future success relies on our ability to attract, develop and retain top talent. Our Internship program is designed for students enrolled in an accredited University or College who are interested in developing on-the-job skills, experiences and insights that last a lifetime. Over the course of 10 weeks, you will have opportunities to learn about several areas of our business, network and collaborate with Ball leaders, and get involved in challenging project work.

What will you be responsible for?

  • Corporate interns will gain hands-on experiences while working on various projects throughout the summer:
  • Assist in reviewing, monitoring, and analyzing performance in Personal & Home Care (P&HC) to identify optimization opportunities.
  • Support key projects aimed at improving efficiency, product quality, and overall operational performance.
  • Assist with identifying and analyzing improvement opportunities in Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations.
  • Support the implementation of small-scale projects that drive cost savings and efficiency improvements.
  • Help gather and analyze data from multiple systems to monitor performance and identify trends.
  • Contribute to the preparation of reports and presentations on key performance metrics.
  • Establish tracking systems for Ball Operational Excellence (BOE) competition metrics to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
  • Collaborate with teams to support problem-solving initiatives and process improvements.
  • Participate in centrally-hosted professional development activities.
  • Participate in weekly check-in meetings with members of the team.
  • Participate in day-to-day office activities.
  • Attend a full-cohort week in Colorado during the internship.
  • Participate and report out/present on projects/other work assignments as needed.

What are we looking for?

  • Minimum of a high school diploma and currently pursuing and enrolled to complete a Bachelor’s degree in a business related discipline at an accredited University or College.
  • Applicants must have completed at least one year of their degree prior to applying and have a graduation date of December 2025 or later.
  • job-related activities in a related field usually acquired through college courses or work-related experience

Compensation & Benefits

- Hiring Salary Range: $ 24 - 26 Hourly (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
- [This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.]
- Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.


When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.

Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
No agencies please.

Job Grade: Intern