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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

COMMISSIONERS: Lina M. Khan, Chair 

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter 

Christine S. Wilson 

Alvaro M. Bedoya 

) 

In the Matter of 

 

O-I Glass, Inc., 

a corporation. 

) DECISION AND ORDER 

) Docket No. C-4786 

) 

) 

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DECISION 

The Federal Trade Commission initiated an investigation of certain acts and practices of 

O-I Glass, Inc. (“O-I” or “Respondent”). The Commission’s Bureau of Competition prepared 

and furnished to Respondent the Draft Complaint, which it proposed to present to the 

Commission for its consideration. If issued by the Commission, the Draft Complaint would 

charge Respondent with violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as 

amended, 15 U.S.C. § 45. 

Respondent and the Bureau of Competition executed an Agreement Containing Consent 

Order (“Consent Agreement”) containing (1) an admission by Respondent of all the 

jurisdictional facts set forth in the Draft Complaint, (2) a statement that the signing of said 

Consent Agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by 

Respondent that the law has been violated as alleged in the Draft Complaint, or that the facts as 

alleged in the Draft Complaint, other than jurisdictional facts, are true, (3) waivers and other 

provisions as required by the Commission’s Rules, and (4) a proposed Decision and Order. 

The Commission considered the matter and determined that it had reason to believe that 

Respondent has violated the said Act, and that a complaint should issue stating its charges in that 

respect. The Commission accepted the Consent Agreement and placed it on the public record for 

a period of 30 days for the receipt and consideration of public comments; at the same time, it 

issued and served its Complaint. The Commission duly considered any comments received from 

interested persons pursuant to Commission Rule 2.34, 16 C.F.R. § 2.34. Now, in further 

conformity with the procedure described in Rule 2.34, the Commission makes the following 

jurisdictional findings: 

1. Respondent O-I Glass, Inc. is a corporation organized, existing, and doing business 

under, and by virtue of, the laws of the State of Delaware with its executive offices and 

principal place of business located at One Michael Owens Way, Plaza 1, Perrysburg, OH 

43551. 
 

 

 

2. The Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and over 

Respondent, and the proceeding is in the public interest. 

ORDER 

I. Definitions 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as used in this Order, the following definitions shall 

apply: 

A. “O-I” or “Respondent” means O-I Glass, Inc., its directors, officers, employees, agents, 

representatives, successors, and assigns; the joint ventures, subsidiaries, partnerships, 

divisions, groups, and affiliates controlled by O-I Glass, Inc., and the respective directors, 

officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns of each. 

B. “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission. 

C. “Agreement” means any agreement, contract, understanding, or provision or term thereof, 

whether express or implied, written or unwritten. 

D. “Employee” means a Person employed by, previously employed by, or in the process of 

being employed by, Respondent in the United States as specified in Appendix A. 

E. “Noncompete Agreement” means an Agreement between O-I and an Employee that 

restricts or restrains the right or ability of the Employee to seek or accept employment 

with any Person, to operate a business, or otherwise to compete with O-I for any period 

of time after the conclusion of the Employee’s employment with O-I. 

F. “Person” means both natural and artificial persons, including but not limited to, 

corporations, partnerships, and unincorporated entities. 

II. Injunction 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent, in connection with its activities in or 

affecting commerce, as “commerce” is defined in Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission 

Act, 15 U.S.C. § 44, shall cease and desist from, directly or indirectly, entering or attempting to 

enter into, maintaining or attempting to maintain, enforcing or attempting to enforce, or 

threatening to enforce a Noncompete Agreement or communicating to an Employee or any 

prospective or current employer of that Employee that the Employee is subject to, a Noncompete 

Agreement. 

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III. Notice to Employees 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall: 

A. No later than 30 days from the date this Order is issued, deliver to each Employee who is, 

or as of November 23, 2021 was, party to a Noncompete Agreement a letter in the form 

of Appendix B and a copy of this Order. 

B. No later than 30 days from the date this Order is issued, and continuing for the duration 

of this Order, post a clear and conspicuous notice in the documentation, electronic or 

otherwise, provided to each new Employee upon hire that states: 

“IMPORTANT: Your employment with O-I in this position is not and will not be subject 

to a noncompete provision. This means that once you stop working for O-I: 

• You may seek or accept a job with any company or person – even if they compete 

with O-I. 

• You may run your own business – even if it competes with O-I. 

• You may compete with O-I at any time following your employment with O-I.” 

IV. Compliance Obligations 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall: 

A. No later than 10 days after the date on which this Order is issued: (a) take all steps 

necessary to void and nullify all existing Noncompete Agreements and notify 

Commission staff in writing that all existing Noncompete Agreements are voided and 

nullified, once completed; and (b) not require any Employee who is party to an existing 

Noncompete Agreement to pay back any remuneration or otherwise to be penalized as a 

result of the voided and nullified Noncompete Agreement. 

B. No later than 30 days after the date on which this Order is issued, provide a copy of this 

Order and the Complaint to each of Respondent’s directors, officers, and employees with 

responsibility for hiring or recruitment in the United States. 

C. For a period of 10 years from the date this Order is issued, provide a copy of this Order 

and the Complaint to any Person who becomes a director, officer, or employee of 

Respondent with responsibility for hiring or recruitment in the United States, and provide 

such copies within 30 days of the commencement of such Person’s employment or term 

as a director or officer. 

D. Require each Person to whom a copy of this Order is furnished pursuant to Paragraph 

IV.B and IV.C above to sign and submit to Respondent within 30 days of the receipt 

thereof a statement that (1) represents that the undersigned has read the Order, and (2) 

acknowledges that the undersigned has been advised and understands that non3 
 

 

 

 

compliance with the Order may subject Respondent to penalties for violation of the 

Order. 

E. Retain documents and records sufficient to record Respondent’s compliance with its 

obligations under Section IV of this Order. 

V. Compliance Reports 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file verified written reports 

(“Compliance Reports”) in accordance with the following: 

A. Respondent shall submit: 

1. Interim Compliance Reports 30 days after the date this Order is issued, and every 

60 days thereafter for a period of one year; 

2. Annual Compliance Reports one year after the date this Order is issued, and 

annually for the next 9 years on the anniversary of that date; and 

3. Additional Compliance Reports as the Commission or its staff may request. 

B. Each Compliance Report shall contain sufficient information and documentation to 

enable the Commission to determine independently whether Respondent is in compliance 

with this Order. Conclusory statements that Respondent has complied with its 

obligations under the Order are insufficient. Respondent shall include in its reports, 

among other information or documentation that may be necessary to demonstrate 

compliance, (1) a full description of the measures Respondent has implemented and plans 

to implement to comply with each paragraph of this Order, including a list of all persons 

who received the notice required by Section III.A of this Order, together with proof of 

service of the notice; and (2) upon the Commission’s request, a copy of any employment 

agreement (apart from a collective bargaining agreement) Respondent enters or 

implements in the United States after execution of the Consent Agreement. 

C. For a period of 5 years after filing a Compliance Report, Respondent shall retain all 

material written communications with each party identified in each Compliance Report as 

required by Paragraph IV.B and all non-privileged internal memoranda, reports, and 

recommendations concerning fulfilling Respondent’s obligations under this Order during 

the period covered by such Compliance Report. Respondent shall provide copies of these 

documents to Commission staff upon request. 

D. Respondent shall verify each Compliance Report in the manner set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 

1746 by the Chief Executive Officer or another officer or employee specifically 

authorized to perform this function. Respondent shall file its Compliance Reports with 

the Secretary of the Commission at ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov and the Compliance 

Division at bccompliance@ftc.gov; as required by Commission Rule 2.41(a), 16 C.F.R. § 

2.41(a). 

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VI. Change in Respondent 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall notify the Commission at least 30 

days prior to: 

A. The dissolution of O-I Glass, Inc.; 

B. The acquisition, merger, or consolidation of O-I Glass, Inc.; or 

C. Any other change in Respondent, including assignment and the creation, sale, or 

dissolution of subsidiaries, if such change might affect compliance obligations arising out 

of this Order. 

VII. Access 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the purpose of determining or securing 

compliance with this Order, and subject to any legally recognized privilege, and upon written 

request and upon 5 days’ notice to Respondent, Respondent shall, without restraint or 

interference, permit any duly authorized representative of the Commission: 

A. Access, during business office hours of the Respondent and in the presence of counsel, to 

all facilities and access to inspect and copy all books, ledgers, accounts, correspondence, 

memoranda and all other records and documents in the possession, or under the control, 

of the Respondent related to compliance with this Order, which copying services shall be 

provided by the Respondent at their expense; and 

B. To interview directors, officers, or employees of Respondent, who may have counsel 

present, regarding such matters. 

VIII. Purpose 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the purpose of this Order is to remedy the harm to 

competition the Commission alleged in its Complaint and to prevent the Respondent from 

entering into, attempting to enter into, maintaining or attempting to maintain, enforcing or 

attempting to enforce, or threatening to enforce a Noncompete Agreement. 

IX. Term 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall terminate 20 years from the date it is 

issued. 

By the Commission, Commissioner Wilson dissenting. 

April J. Tabor 

Secretary 

SEAL: 

ISSUED: February 21, 2023 

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APPENDIX A 

Employees 

1. Account Manager 

2. Account Manager I 

3. Account Manager II 

4. Account Manager III 

5. Administrator Benefits 401(k) - Senior 

6. Administrative Assistant - Intermediate 

7. Administrative Assistant - Senior 

8. Analyst Analytics and Business Intelligence 

9. Analyst Benefits - Associate 

10. Analyst Benefits - Intermediate 

11. Analyst Benefits - Senior 

12. Analyst Business Insurance - Senior 

13. Analyst Business - Payroll 

14. Analyst Commercial - Intermediate 

15. Analyst Commercial - Senior 

16. Analyst Commercial Quotation 

17. Analyst Compensation - Senior 

18. Analyst Corporate Development – Intermediate 

19. Analyst Costing & Supply 

20. Analyst Demand & Supply Chain 

21. Analyst Financial – Hyperion 

22. Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis 

23. Analyst Global Business Process 

24. Analyst Global Consolidation & Reporting - Senior 

25. Analyst Global Loss Control 

26. Analyst Human Resource Information System – Intermediate 

27. Analyst Human Resource Information System – Senior 

28. Analyst I Technical - Associate 

29. Analyst I Technical - Intermediate 

30. Analyst I Technical - Principal 

31. Analyst II Solution - Intermediate 

32. Analyst II Solution - Intermediate (Order to Cash) 

33. Analyst II Solution - Principal 

34. Analyst II Solution - Senior 

35. Analyst II Solution-Intermediate (SAP/Human Resource Information System) 

36. Analyst II Technical - Associate 

37. Analyst II Technical - Expert 

38. Analyst II Technical - Intermediate 

39. Analyst Manufacturing 

40. Analyst Marketing 

41. Analyst Marketing - Senior 

42. Analyst Operations 

43. Analyst Payroll - Intermediate 

44. Analyst Project 

45. Analyst Research – Junior 

46. Analyst Research – Senior 

47. Analyst Sales Service 

48. Analyst Sales Spirits 

49. Analyst Solution - Associate 
 

 

 

 

 

 

50. Analyst Solution - Intermediate 

51. Analyst Solution - Principal 

52. Analyst Solution – Senior 

53. Analyst Supply Chain – Intermediate 

54. Analyst Supply Chain – Senior 

55. Analyst Tax – Associate 

56. Analyst Tax - Intermediate 

57. Analyst Tax - Senior 

58. Analyst Technical - Senior 

59. Architect Enterprise - Principal 

60. Architect Enterprise - Senior 

61. Assistant Controller Accounting - NA 

62. Assistant Controller Reporting Compliance 

63. Assistant Manager Quality 

64. Attorney Environmental – Senior 

65. Auditor Cyber Security – Senior 

66. Auditor IT – Staff 

67. Business Partner Industrial Design 

68. Business Partner Marketing Communications 

69. Computer Aided Design Designer – Intermediate 

70. Computer Aided Design Designer – Senior 

71. Capacity Planner – Associate 

72. Capacity Planner – Senior 

73. Clerk Litigation 

74. Concept Designer – Associate 

75. Content Strategist 

76. Controller Financial Planning & Analysis Sales 

77. Controller HR 

78. Coordinator Dispatch 

79. Coordinator Ethics & Compliance 

80. Coordinator Finance – Senior 

81. Coordinator Information Systems – Global Manufacturing Fundamentals 

82. Coordinator Inventory 

83. Coordinator IT Administrative 

84. Coordinator Job Change 

85. Coordinator Job Change – Senior 

86. Coordinator Materials 

87. Coordinator Sales Service 

88. Coordinator Security 

89. Coordinator/Scheduler Flight 

90. Customer Service Representative 

91. Customer Service Representative – Senior 

92. Demand Planner 

93. Demand Planner – Senior 

94. Developer – Intermediate 

95. Discipline Leader II 

96. Discipline Leader IV 

97. Discipline Leader-Global Glass & Materials 

98. Discipline Leader-Glass Science 

99. Engineer - Assistant 

100. Engineer - Principal I 

101. Engineer - Senior 
 

 

 

102. Engineer Administrative Industrial - Intermediate 

103. Engineer Combustion 

104. Engineer Combustion - Senior 

105. Engineer Controls 

106. Engineer Electrical - Principal 

107. Engineer Environmental Admin - Intermediate 

108. Engineer Forming Controls & Electrical 

109. Engineer Furnace & Refractory Design 

110. Engineer Furnace Design - Senior 

111. Engineer Furnace Design - Principal 

112. Engineer Global Environmental 

113. Engineer Global Manufacturing Asset Reliability 

114. Engineer Graduate Manufacturing 

115. Engineer II 

116. Engineer II Forming Process 

117. Engineer Mechanical Systems - Principal 

118. Engineer Operations Process Control 

119. Engineer Packaging - Principal 

120. Engineer Process Research 

121. Engineer Quality - Senior 

122. Engineer Regional Manufacturing - Senior 

123. Engineer Replication Lead 

124. Engineer Robotics Reliability 

125. Engineer Technical Service 

126. Executive Assistant 

127. Executive Assistant to CEO 

128. Facilitator Security Systems 

129. Finance Leadership Development Program 

130. Forming Process Specialist - Associate 

131. Forming Process Specialist - Intermediate 

132. Forming Process Specialist - Senior 

133. Group Leader - Building Maintenance 

134. Group Leader - Innovation & Product Design 

135. Group Leader - Mold Design 

136. Group Leader - Product Development 

137. HR Generalist 

138. HR Generalist - Senior 

139. IS Machine Discipline Network Leader 

140. Leader Batch & Furnace – Innovation Center 

141. Leader Category Sales 

142. Leader Communication News Desk 

143. Leader Content & Editorial Strategy 

144. Leader Continuous Improvement 

145. Leader Continuous Improvement - Senior 

146. Leader Customer Excellence Sales Process - Senior 

147. Leader Customer Excellence 

148. Leader Forming Process 

149. Leader Global Cullet 

150. Leader Global Data Management 

151. Leader Global Environmental Health & Safety Projects 

152. Leader Global IT Service Management & Customer Engagement 

153. Leader Global Melting Maintenance 
 

 

 

154. Leader Global Technology Strategy & Sustainability 

155. Leader Global Treasury 

156. Leader Integrated Strategy Communications 

157. Leader IT 

158. Leader Laboratory 

159. Leader Manufacturing Operations 

160. Leader Marketing Communications 

161. Leader Melting Strategic Discipline 

162. Leader New Product & Quality 

163. Leader Quality 

164. Leader Quality Systems Improvement 

165. Leader Research & Development Technology Advancement 

166. Leader Recycling Systems Development 

167. Leader Regional Operations Integrated System 

168. Leader Security Shift 

169 Leader Squad – MAGMA 

170. Leader Supplier Development 

171. Leader Sustainability Customer Collaboration 

172. Leader Sustainability Squad 

173. Leader Team - IT Audit 

174. Leader Technical Capabilities - Americas 

175. Lead Area People & Culture Operations 

176. Lead Customer Excellence Product 

177. Lead Distribution Services 

178. Lead Forehearth Discipline Network 

179. Lead Forming Mechanical Engineer 

180. Lead Global People & Culture Technology & Reporting 

181. Lead Global Social Engagement 

182. Lead Intellectual Property Operations 

183. Lead Maintenance - Innovation Center 

184. Lead Manufacturing Excellence Country Group 

185. Lead Order to Cash 

186. Lead People & Culture Operations - Perrysburg 

187. Lead Public Relations 

188. Lead Sustainability Policy & Governance 

189. Lead Sustainability Strategy - Manufacturing 

190. Lead Systems Discipline Network 

191. Lead Talent Acquisition – North America 

192. Lead Technical - Innovation Center 

193. Legal Assistant 

194. Legal Clerk - Intellectual Property 

195. Legal Counsel 

196. Line Leader 

197. Line Leader - Senior 

198. Maintenance Planner - Associate 

199. Maintenance Planner – Intermediate 

200. Maintenance Planner - Senior 

201. Manufacturing Development Program Trainee 

202. Mechanic Aircraft 

203. Mechanic Aircraft - Lead 

204. Manufacturing Specialist Trainee - Intermediate 

205. Manufacturing Specialist Trainee - Senior 
 

206. Manager Advanced Procurement - CapEx 

207. Manager Aircraft Maintenance & Facility 

208. Manager Application Delivery 

209. Manager Application Delivery – Inventory to Fulfill 

210. Manager Area Environmental Health & Safety 

211. Manager Area Quality 

212. Manager Batch & Furnace - Associate 

213. Manager Batch & Furnace - Intermediate 

214. Manager Benefits 

215. Manager Business Process & Warehouse 

216. Manager Business 

217. Manager Business & Market Intelligence 

218. Manager Business Development & Accounts 

219. Manager Business Development 

220. Manager Category Quality 

221. Manager Country Group Process Area 

222. Manager Commercial Activation 

223. Manager Commercial Finance 

224. Manager Communications - Americas North 

225. Manager Corporate Development 

226. Manager Credit 

227. Manager Deployment 

228. Manager Environmental Health & Safety Operational Excellence MAGMA 

229. Manager Environmental Health & Safety 

230. Manager Enterprise IT Service Delivery HR 

231. Manager Enterprise IT Service Delivery 

232. Manager Environmental 

233. Manager Facilities 

234. Manager Financial Reporting - Corporate 

235. Manager Finished Products 

236. Manager Forming Equipment Strategy Planning 

237. Manager Forming Services 

238. Manager Global Asset Reliability 

239. Manager Global Collaboration Services 

240. Manager Global Foresights 

241. Manager Global Process Safety 

242. Manager Global Procurement 

243. Manager Global Quality 

244. Manager Global Quality - Senior 

245. Manager Global Real Estate 

246. Manager Global Reporting & Analytics 

247. Manager Global SAP Basis & Data Base Administration 

248. Manager Global SAP Security 

249. Manager Global Security 

250. Manager Global Sourcing – Capital Expenditure 

251. Manager Global Sourcing Research & Development 

252. Manager Global Talent Learning & Culture 

253. Manager Global Tax Planning 

254. Manager Global Manufacturing Fundamentals 

255. Manager Global Manufacturing Information Systems 

256. Manager Government Affairs - US 

257. Manager HR 
258. Manager Inventory Control 

259. Manager IT Audit 

260. Manager Line 

261. Manager Litigation Support & Records Management 

262. Manager Logistics Center of Excellence 

263. Manager Logistics Operations & Compliance 

264. Manager Logistics Service 

265. Manager Machine Service & Support 

266. Manager Maintenance 

267. Manager Maintenance - Senior 

268. Manager Manufacturing Fundamentals 

269. Manager Management Reporting (IO) 

270. Manager Mold Design 

271. Manager North America Operations - IT 

272. Manager Operations - Americas North 

273. Manager Operations - Senior 

274. Manager Operations & Materials 

275. Manager Order To Cash 

276. Manager Payroll 

277. Manager People & Culture 

278. Manager People & Culture Business Partner 

279. Manager Plant - Assistant 

280. Manager Plant Environmental Health & Safety 

281. Manager Plant Environmental Health & Safety - Senior 

282. Manager Plant HR 

283. Manager Plant HR -Senior 

284. Manager Plant Materials 

285. Manager Plant People & Culture 

286. Manager Plant Quality - Associate 

287. Manager Plant Quality - Intermediate 

288. Manager Plant Quality - Senior 

289. Manager Procurement 

290. Manager Procurement – Maintenance, Repair and Operations/Services 

291. Manager Procurement - Senior 

292. Manager Product Safety 

293. Manager Production 

294. Manager Program - Senior 

295. Manager Project 

296. Manager Project - Global Quality 

297. Manager Project - Intermediate 

298. Manager Project - Marketing 

299. Manager Project - Senior 

300. Manager Project - Senior (IO) 

301. Manager Project Engineering - Senior 

302. Manager Project Innovation – Senior 

303. Manager Regional Manufacturing Engineering 

304. Manager Regional Total Systems Cost Operations Integrated System 

305. Manager Regulatory & Compliance 

306. Manager Supply & Operations Planning 

307. Manager Sales Service 

308. Manager Service Delivery - Cloud Mobile Systems 

309. Manager Service Delivery - Automation & Workflow 
 

 

310. Manager Service Delivery - Information Services 

311. Manager Service Delivery - Information Technology/Operational Technology 

312. Manager Service Delivery - Manufacturing Applications 

313. Manager Service Delivery Engineering Research & Development Environmental 

Health and Safety 

314. Manager Service Delivery-SAP Development Services 

315. Manager Software Asset 

316. Manager State Tax 

317. Manager Supply Chain 

318. Manager Tank Production 

319. Manager Tax 

320. Manager Tax Operations 

321. Manager Unit Plant 

322. Manager Unit Plant - Senior 

323. Manager Vendor Quality 

324. Manager Warehouse 

325. Manager Warehouse Operations & Packaging 

326. Operations Controller 

327. Plant Accountant - Senior 

328. Plant Clerk - Payroll 

329. Plant Clerk - Payroll - Principal 

330. Plant Clerk - Payroll - Senior 

331. Plant Controller 

332. Plant Controller - Senior 

333. Plant Engineer 

334. Plant Engineer - Assistant 

335. Plant Forehearth Specialist 

336. Plant Health & Safety Administrator - Associate 

337. Plant HR Generalist 

338. Plant Health & Safety Administrator - Intermediate 

339. Plant People & Culture Generalist 

340. Production Planner - Associate 

341. Production Planner - Senior 

342. Project Quality Engineer In Training 

343. Quality Service Technician - Senior 

344. Recruiter 

345. Representative Building Property Maintenance 

346. Representative Building Property Maintenance - Associate 

347. Representative Business 

348. Representative Payroll - Senior 

349. SAP Preventative Maintenance Planner 

350. Scientist - Associate 

351. Scientist - Senior 

352. Shift Leader 

353. Sales and Marketing Development Program 

354. Specialist Batch System Training 

355. Specialist Billing 

356. Specialist Design - Principal 

357. Specialist Engineering Equipment 

358. Specialist Environmental 

359. Specialist Forehearth 

360. Specialist Global Learning & Dev 
 

361. Specialist Global Mobility & Immigration - Senior 

362. Specialist Global Manufacturing Information Systems 

363. Specialist Governance 

364. Specialist Government Affairs 

365. Specialist Job Change - Senior 

366. Specialist Lead Forming II 

367. Specialist Line Systems 

368. Specialist Logistics - Intermediate 

369. Specialist Melter Training 

370. Specialist Melting Principal II 

371. Specialist Packaging - Senior 

372. Specialist Process Facility 

373. Specialist Process Facility - Senior 

374. Specialist Procurement - Associate 

375. Specialist Procurement - Intermediate 

376. Specialist Procurement - Senior 

377. Specialist Returnable Packaging 

378. Specialist Sustainability & Corporate Affairs 

379. Specialist Sustainability Data 

380. Specialist Technical - Intermediate 

381. Specialist Technical - Lead 

382. Specialist Technical - Senior 

383. Specialist Warehouse Domestic - Senior 

384. Specialist Warehouse International - Senior 

385. Specialist - Associate 

386. Specialist - Intermediate 

387. Specialist - Senior 

388. Squad Lead - Cold End 

389. Squad Lead - Controls & Digitalization 

390. Squad Lead - Facilities 

391. Squad Lead - Raw Material 

392. Storeroom Attendant 

393. Supplier Quality Professional-Senior 

394. Supply Planner 

395. Supervisor Assurance of Quality Lab 

396. Supervisor Finished Products Shift 

397. Supervisor Global Treasury 

398. Supervisor Line 

399. Supervisor Machine Mold Repair - Senior 

400. Supervisor Machine Mold Repair 

401. Supervisor Machine Repair 

402. Supervisor Maintenance Shift 

403. Supervisor Mold Repair 

404. Supervisor Production Shift 

405. Supervisor Quality Assurance 

406. Supervisor Quality Shift 

407. Supervisor Regional Machine Repair 

408. Supervisor Sales Service 

409. Supervisor Shift - Associate 

410. Supervisor Shift - Intermediate 

411. Supervisor Shift – Senior 
 

 

 

 

 

412. Supervisor Shipping & Storing 

413. Supervisor Shipping & Storing - Senior 

414. Supervisor Technical Service 

415. Supervisor Traffic 

416. Supervisor Warehouse 

417. Training Architect 

418. Writer Engineering Specialist - Senior 

419. Writer Technical – Global Manufacturing Fundamentals 

420. Writer Technical – Intermediate 

421. Advanced Operator 

422. Apprentice 

423. Apprentice Machine Operator 

424. Auto Machine Attendant 

425. Auto Palletizer Attendant 

426. Auto Palletizer & Depalletizer Operator 

427. Auto Strap-Pallet Operator 

428. Auto Strapper – Palletizer – Hi-Lift Trucker 

429. Basement Cullet Trucker – Compressor Room Attendant 

430. Batch & Furnace 

431. Batch & Furnace Auto Control Attendant 

432. Batch & Furnace Crew Leader 

433. Batch & Furnace Operator 

434. Batch & Furnace Unloader 

435. Batch Deliverer – Monorail 

436. Batch House Auto Control Attendant 

437. Batch Unloader – Cullet Trucker 

438. Batch & Furnace Auto Control Attendant 

439 Bulk Palletizer Attendant/Lift Driver 

440. Carton Assembler 

441. Carton Assembler I 

442. Carton Assembler II 

443. Carton Assembly Handyworker-Trucker 

444. Carton Assembly Setup Worker 

445. Carton Inventory 

446. Certified Operator 

447. Cleaner 

448. Cleaner – Oiler 

449. Clerk & Stores Attendant 

450. Compressor Room Attendant 

451. Crew Leader 

452. Crew Leader A 

453. Crew Leader B 

454. Crew Leader C 

455. Crew Leader D 

456. Cullet Trucker 

457. Decorating Line Set-Up 

458. Dropper Assembler 

459. Electro-Mechanic 

460. Electro-Mechanical Apprentice 

461. Electro-Mechanical Lead 

462. Finished Products Lead 

463. Floor Attendant 

464. Flow Floor Attendant 

465. Forehearth Control Man 

466. Forklift Operator 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

467. Forming Lead 

468. Forming Machine Mechanic, First Class 

469. Forming Machine Mechanic, First Class Specialist 

470. Forming Machine Mechanic, Helper (Oiler) 

471. Forming Machine Mechanic, Relief Foreman 

472. Forming Machine Mechanic, Second Class 

473. Forming Manufacturing Technician 

474. Forming Operator 

475. Forming Process Technician 

476. Forming Upkeep 

477. Furnace Utility 

478. General Labor 

479. General Labor Crew Leader 

480. General Maintenance Electrician 

481. General Maintenance Mechanic 

482. General Utility – Utility Worker 

483. Graduator & Tester 

484. Handyman 

485. Handyman (Mechanical Repairman Helper) 

486. Handyworker 

487. Hi-Lift Operator – Decorating 

488. Hi-Lift Tractor Operator 

489. Hot Repairman 

490. Inspector & Production Counter 

491. Janitor 

492. Job Change Coordinator 

493. Job Change Crew Leader 

494. Job Change Specialist 

495. Job Set-Up Worker 

496. Journeyman Machine Operator 

497. Lab 

498. Lab Monitor 

499. Label Machine Operator 

500. Lehr Attendant 

501. Lehr Quality Controller 

502. Light Station/Line Observer 

503. Line Driver (Warehouse Shift) 

504. Line Repair Person, Job Changer 

505. Load Plan/Palletizer 

506. Lehr Quality Control 

507. Machine Upkeep Men 

508. Machine Repair 

509. Machinist Helper 

510. Machinist Line Repair 

511. Maintainer 

512. Maintenance Crew Leader 

513. Maintenance Crew Leader E 

514. Maintenance Crew Leader E Relief 

515. Maintenance Helper 

516. Maintenance Journeyman 

517. Maintenance Journeyman - Days 

518. Maintenance Journeyman – Shift 

519. Maintenance Lead 

520. Maintenance Repair Crew Leader E 

521. Maintenance Technician 

522. Material Processor/Monitor 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

523. Material Servicer 

524. Mechanical - Electrical - Controls Technician 

525. Mold Cleaner 

526. Mold Cleaner - Off Premise Trucker 

527. Mold Cleaner – Shift Line Trucker 

528. Mold/Machine Repair Lead 

529. Mold/Machine Repair Utility Worker 

530. Mold Maker 

531. Mold Storage Attendant 

532. Mold Technician Apprentice 

533. Mold Technician 

534. Mold Technician Lead 

535. Mold Trucker/Cullet Hauler 

536. Monitor 

537. Over Inspector – Decorating Department 

538. Packaging Palletizer Operator 

539. Palletizer 

540. Palletizer/Trucker/Inverter 

541. Principal Floor Attendant 

542. Process Attendant I 

543. Process Attendant II 

544. Process Checker 

545. Process Technician Lead 

546. Production Crew Leader 

547. Production Crew Leader Relief 

548. Production Crew Leader E 

549. Production Operator 

550. Production Recorder/Line Helper 

551. PlastiShield Label Machine Operator 

552. Purchasing & Stores Clerk Attendant 

553. Quality Assurance Tester 

554. Quality Inspector 

555. Quality Inspector – Warehouse Stock 

556. Quality Lab Technician 

557. Quality Specialist 

558. Raw Material Unloader 

559. Receiving & Dispensing Clerk 

560. Relief 

561. Relief Line Foreman 

562. Relief Operator 

563. Relief Supervisor – Salary Replacement 

564. Repairman Journeyman 

565. Reselector 

566. Reselect/Resort Server-Loader 

567. Resort – Depalletizer – Palletizer – Trucker 

568. SAL Machine Attendant 

569. Scale Operator/Cullet Inspector 

570. Screen Maker 

571. Selector 

572. Selector – Decorated Ware 

573. Service Worker B 

574. Service Worker C 

575. Service Worker D 

576. Shift Polisher/Line Trucker 

577. Signing Supervisor Electrician 

578. Solid Film Lubricant Operator 
 

 

 

 

 

 

579. Solid Film Lubricant Operator & Polisher 

580. Specification Tester 

581. Specialist Quality & Gauge Control Worker 

582. Storing & Shipping Handyworker 

583. Storeroom Attendant 

584. Storeroom Clerk 

585. Storeroom Clerk/Purchaser 

586. Storeroom – Shipping & Receiving Attendant 

587. Surface Spray Attendant 

588. Tester – General Work 

589. Trainee 

590. Unloader – Inspector/Color Mixer/Cullet Trucker 

591. Upkeep 

592. Utility & Clean up Worker 

593. Utility (Machine Repair) 

594. Utility Worker 

595. Utility Worker – General 

596. Utility Worker – General Work 

597. Ware Server 

598. Warehouse - Days 

599. Warehouse Auditor – Packed Ware Auditor 

600. Warehouse Service Worker 

601. Any position that has a functionally equivalent job description to a position listed above. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O-I Glass, Inc. 

One Michael Owens Way, Plaza 1 

Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 

567-336-5000 | o-i.com 

APPENDIX B 

Re: Your Past Noncompete Agreement with O-I 

Dear [name of Employee]: 

You are receiving this letter because you are an Employee affected by a consent Order that we 

have entered into with the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”). 

As you know, O-I had previously required certain categories of employees not to compete with 

O-I for one year following their employment with the company. In early 2022, we decided that such 

Noncompete Agreements for these categories of employees are no longer aligned with our talent goals. 

We previously announced this change, stating that we rescinded and will no longer enforce our 

Noncompete Agreement with you. 

The Commission has been investigating the use of noncompete agreements by O-I and other 

companies in the glass-manufacturing industry. As part of this investigation, O-I has entered into a 

settlement agreement with the Commission. The Commission has alleged that O-I’s use of Noncompete 

Agreements with you and other employees has a tendency to restrict job mobility and harm competition 

and is unlawful. We have entered into a consent Order with the Commission under which we will not 

reinstate these Noncompete Agreements for 20 years. Consistent with our prior announcement, any 

Noncompete Agreement between you and O-I is null and void. 

What is a Noncompete Agreement? 

A Noncompete Agreement restricts an employee’s ability to seek or accept a job with another 

company, to operate their own business, or otherwise to compete with their former employer after 

they’ve left the company. These agreements sometimes (but not always) use words like “noncompetition” or “non-compete.” 

How the FTC Order affects you 

The FTC Order requires us to: 

1. Cancel all Noncompete Agreements with current or former employees in the positions 

identified in the Order; 

2. Stop entering into Noncompete Agreements with employees in those positions, and 

3. Release you from the Noncompete Agreement with us. 

This means that once you stop working for O-I: 

• You may seek or accept a job with any company or person – even if they compete with O-I. 

• You may run your own business – even if it competes with O-I. 

• You may compete with O-I at any time after you leave O-I. 

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We can still enter or enforce Agreements that prevent current or former employees from using or 

disclosing O-I’s trade secrets – for example, if the employee goes to work for someone else. 

Where to get more information 

To learn more about this case, please read the attached Decision and Order in In re O-I Glass, 

Inc., C-xxxx, or visit [URL that goes to the ftc.gov press release]. This letter summarizes the main points 

of the case, but the only official source of information is the FTC Order. The Decision and Order reflects 

a settlement between the FTC and O-I and does not constitute an admission by O-I that it has violated 

the law or that any of the facts alleged by the FTC regarding O-I’s conduct are true. 

If you have concerns about whether O-I or any O-I employees are complying with their 

obligations under the Order – or how the Order applies to you or your colleagues – contact the O-I legal 

department at [phone], [email], or the FTC by contacting [name], [phone], [email]. 

Sincerely, 

[name and title] 

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