Plant General Manager

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 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.

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JOB SUMMARY
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Provide leadership and direction to all manufacturing departments. Ensure compliance to all company policies and procedures. Responsible for all manufacturing‑related activities in the areas of safety, environmental, sustainability, quality, productivity, and cost control. Establish and maintain a culture of engagement, empowerment, and continuous improvement.

• Responsible for establishment, compliance, and leadership of plant safety objectives; ensure compliance to all safety policies and procedures.
• Initiate plans and processes to minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital.
• Ensure compliance with all government regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain a culture of continuous improvement, quality, high performance, and process excellence.
• Establish team and individual accountabilities for problem‑solving and cost reduction.
• Ensure effective labor utilization within departments to allow for maximum return on labor investment.
• Manage spending against budget and in relation to production volume.
• Establish management practices throughout facility to encourage employees' positive involvement with the opportunity for constructive input and action.
• Conduct operations plant communications meetings. Ensure effective communication with all employees.
• Plan, organize, and direct the manufacturing, process engineering, and maintenance functions to ensure the most effective return on assets.
• Ensure budget and financial forecasts are developed and met; partner with Finance function to ensure all business‑related decisions are financially/legally/ethically justified.
• Ensure timely, effective and efficient procurement, inventory levels, and delivery of finished goods.
• Partner with the Human Resources function to ensure effective management of human capital.
• Participate in long‑term strategic planning involving the optimum utilization of company assets and human resources.
• Through leveraged knowledge of current technology and market trends, participates in the definition of advanced products required to sustain a cost‑effective competitive position.
• Responsible for driving the full implementation of cost improvement programs to consistently maintain a cost competitive edge in the manufacturing of products.
• Direct or support the effective implementation of investment projects approved for capacity or facility expansion and upgrades.
• Creates and maintains contingency plans.
• Directs and supports ISO requirements.
• Continuously validate quality indicators and best practices developed in other company plants (internal benchmarking).
• Prepare and present annual budget to senior management.
• Supervise/Manage direct reports (including decision‑making for hiring, promotions, and discharges).
• Interact regularly with Frontline Leaders and employees to provide direction and leadership; be a visible presence in manufacturing and distribution areas.
• May lead or participate in regional or global…