Plant Manager Blown Film

Overview

Position Summary: This position reports to the Corporate Director of Manufacturing and works closely with the Director and other Plant Managers to implement the strategic plan and standard operating practices for Amcor Operations. The primary focus of the job is directing and coordinating daily operations including manufacturing operations, quality, maintenance, and inventory management in a manner which assures accuracy and efficiency and a high return on assets.

This position must develop and apply good manufacturing principles and visual manufacturing, emphasizing many tools including lean manufacturing processes which minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of labor, equipment, facilities, materials and capital. Assures attainment of programs and production schedules while ensuring high quality standards and maintaining a safe working environment. Investigates and implements timely corrective action and innovative manufacturing processes to reduce costs and improve product quality.

Timely and accurate communication is critical to this position with daily interactions with the Director of Operations, Sales, Logistics, Technical Services, Human Resources and other managers within the corporation.

In summary:
Increase productively, improve quality, ensure safe manufacturing conditions, meet customer expectations and ensure data accuracy.

• Assist the Director of Operations in the creation and implementation of a strategic vision to increase production, quality, and labor utilization across the facility.
• Provide the necessary leadership to ensure that plant personnel and equipment are used effectively.
• Requires a high level of detail orientation and rapid response especially with communication of status of jobs, quality, scheduling, shipping and customer satisfaction.
• Assume plantwide responsibility for all processes, equipment, employees’ safety, and housekeeping towards meeting plant performance goals related to safety, waste, quality, and productivity.
• Create and follow documentation protocols and ensure that all operations records are properly maintained and reviewed.
• Manage all department / shift personnel by fostering a culture of employee engagement through empowerment and skill development by setting expectations, providing guidance, maintaining individual accountability, coaching, training on both technical and soft skills, conducting performance appraisals, rewarding, and disciplining as appropriate while addressing complaints and resolving problems of all team members.
• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our internal and external customers’ expectations.
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results.
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
• Recruit, train, and supervise employees.
• Review and improve products and processes.
• Create and implement organizational or departmental goals, procedures, and policies.
• Monitor operations and generate and conduct effective corrective actions.
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff.
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime.
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
• Establish/maintain effective working relationships with management, internal functional organizations, customers and suppliers.
• Ensure that established policies, rules and regulations and procedures are followed.
• Maintain a positive attitude and display good work ethic by modeling appropriate behaviors.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with team members such as visual management, problem solving, 5S towards improving production quality, cost, downtime, processes, and procedures.
• Facilitate robust communications within and across shifts and with other departmental and other facility resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position and the company.

Schedule - Monday-Friday,…