Operations Manager

About the role

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Position Overview

This position directs the day-to-day operations of the facility in an industrial organization. Manages local scheduling and real-time operations that facilitate the maximization of resources (human and automated) to achieve customer satisfaction, productivity, schedule adherence and economic goals.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Prepare operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Evaluate production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan facility operations.
• Maintains production efficiencies and scrap minimization and is responsible for scrap reduction.
• Reports and Team efforts to reduce scrap and increase efficiencies.
• Directs and coordinates production processes, and, operational functions to all performance and safety standards to achieve goals and optimal production performance.
• Oversees the functions of all production activities on the respective shift to ensure compliance to
• Assist in directing plant activities to achieve optimum utilization of machinery and equipment and maximum efficiency of operations.
• Recommend capital improvements to the plant which result directly in improved safety conditions, improved quality of finished product, resulting in value-added, improved efficiency, or reduction of plant variable or fixed operations costs.
• Develop or revise standard operational and working practices and observe to ensure compliance with standards.
• Resolve operational, manufacturing, and delivery problems.
• Communicate areas of accountability and performance expected of personnel assigned.
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring positive overall morale of the facility.
• Keeps informed of technical and management developments to ensure continued personal growth and to coach employees toward optimum performance.
• May be assigned special projects by the Plant Director.

Managerial Responsibilities

• Manage the departmental manager(s) who in turn supervise department personnel of the facility. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the facility.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities also include interviewing, addressing complaints, problem solving, and coordination of the financial and political responsibilities of the plant.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, or equivalent.
• Eight to ten or more years of related experience or the combined equivalent.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, forecasting, scheduling, real-time operations management and coordination of people and resources.
• Ability to write and analyze reports, and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond in group environments.

Competencies: Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Learning on the Fly
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Drive for Results 3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies:
• Business Acumen
• Influencing Others
• Managerial Courage
• Process Management
• Managing & Measuring Work

Relationships

• Direct Reports
• Amcor co-workers
• Amcor Leadership
• Internal/External Customers

Pay and benefits

The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $130,000 to $160,000; however, base pay offered may vary within the full salary range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on national averages and a geographic differential may be applied based on work location. Position may also be eligible for Amcor’s Management Incentive Plan, which is an annual bonus program based on business and individual performance, as well as medical coverage and other health and welfare benefits.

Benefits Overview Statement

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
• Company-paid holidays starting at 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location
• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

Physical Requirements

• ☒Normal Vision
• ☐Distant Vision
• ☒Near Vision
• ☒Hearing/ Listening
• ☒ Sitting
• ☒Talking/Speaking
• ☒Hand/Finger Dexterity
• ☒ Walking
• ☒Standing
• ☒Stooping
• ☒Pushing/Pulling
• ☒Bending
• ☒Kneeling
• ☒Climbing
• ☐Lifting (amount 50+ pounds)
• ☐Carrying (amount 50+ pounds)
• ☐Driving- Forklift
• ☒Lifting (amount < 50 pounds)
• ☒Carrying (amount < 50 pounds) ☐Driving – Automobile/truck/van
• ☒Safety Sensitive position may be subject to drug testing
• Work Environment: Plant Manufacturing Setting & Office Environment
• Expected Travel: 10% Travel (up to)

Additional information

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity:

Compensation

The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $129,200 to $177,650 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on national averages and a geographic differential may be applied based on work location. Position may also be eligible for Amcor’s Management Incentive Plan / Sales Incentive Plan, which is an annual bonus program based on business and individual performance, as well as medical coverage and other health and welfare benefits.

The salary range provided reflects the anticipated starting salary base pay for this role at the time of this posting and does not necessarily reflect full earning potential over the course of employment. This range is applicable to positions performed in jurisdictions with pay transparency requirements, including CA, CO, CT, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA, Washington DC, as well as remote roles that may be performed in these locations. Compensation for roles performed outside of these jurisdictions may vary. The Company reserves the right to modify this range at any time.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave