Production Manager

Production Manager

Full time Americas
- North America
- United States
- Hot Springs - RPSNA Hot Springs AR

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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 ever changing 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.

Summary

Reporting to the Plant Manager, directs, plans and administers the activities of the Injection molding and support operations by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Essential Jobs and Responsibilities

• Defines and recommends objectives in each area of manufacturing. Develops specific short term and long term plans.
• Directs activities of assigned plant personnel and continuously drives improvement on the production floor. Provides supervision, motivation and work direction to Shift Supervisors and other personnel.
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products in accordance to Berry quality, and budget specifications.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems relevant to labor, material or equipment to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Reviews production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations. Reviews production schedule to ensure equipment capabilities and maximum production efficiencies.
• Coordinates new product trails and the introduction of new materials into the production process to ensure quality and compatibility to process. Approves new product setup prior to input into JDE.
• Monitors blend recipes and resin pricing. Initiates resin substitutions based on resin availability and costs.
• Reviews and utilizes existing plant accounting reporting to ensure cost control on production floor. Makes capital recommendations for budgeting purposes. Works with engineering, tool shop and maintenance for the purchase of tooling an auxiliary equipment.
• Monitors the operations and makes cost effective changes to existing methods to improve safety, quality and production expenses. Reports progress.
• Collaborates with Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Development, Tool Shop and Quality in sampling new molds and getting molds and machines on standard cycle producing acceptable quality parts.
• Organizes and leads employee driven teams to address scrap, quality, safety or other Continuous Improvement production related issues.
• Oversees the safety of all Injection and production support employees holding Supervisors accountable for checking the production floor and Injection building for safety/housekeeping hazards throughout the shift and addressing issues immediately. Performs duties in a safe manner; acts as a role model for Safety for Plant personnel. Directly manages and leads the Supervisors to accomplish above goals.
• Participates in development of plant policies and administers and enforces all rules and policies.
• Reviews annual performance assessments, identifies training needs to develop Staff. Provide ongoing coaching/counseling to Supervisors for employee performance.
• Makes recommendations on hiring and…