Production Supervisor

Amcor; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Amcor, a global leader in packaging solutions, as a Manufacturing Supervisor. You’ll oversee production activities, ensure safety compliance, and drive continuous improvement while leading a dedicated team. This is a critical role in maintaining the quality and efficiency of our manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a supervisory position in manufacturing.
• Experience supervising more than ten employees.
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all plant production activities on second shift.
• Ensures compliance with safety standards and production schedules.
• Responsible for training employees in safe equipment operation.

Skills

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Interpersonal skills

Tools

MS Office Applications

Job description

Function: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Part-time or Full-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

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.

Supervises all plant production activities on second shift. Responsible for ensuring compliance with all company/plant policies, meeting production schedules and standards, producing product in accordance with applicable customer requirements, maintaining optimum production at the least possible cost. Defines problem areas, conducts investigations and implements solutions.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Supervises hourly employees performing various production operations and administers plant policies and procedures that pertain to direct reports. Directs the manufacturing and material handling activities for the plant during their shift.
• Responsible for on-the-job training of employees. Instructs new or reassigned employees in the safe and efficient operation of equipment. Responsible for promoting and enforcing safety rules and policies. Adhering to Company safety standards as they relate to daily operations.
• Effectively manages employee work schedules and provide optimal use of manpower, machinery, and materials to eliminate unfavourable labour variances. Responsible for scheduling and controlling overtime; working in conjunction with the plant production needs.
• Maintains standards of quality to meet customer and internal specifications. Strives for continuous improvement in quality performance through proper training, good communication, effective leadership / supervision, and follow-up with all members of shift.
• Drive an injury free culture and awareness of the importance of continuous improvement
• Maintains safe working conditions throughout the plant by taking corrective action on unsafe conditions or acts. Responsible for ensuring incident reports and associated corrective actions are completed in an accurate and timely manner. Implements all approved safety recommendation, and insures compliance with established safety standards, including lockout / tag out, hearing conservation and other required programs.
• Evaluates employees based on performance set forth in the evaluation guidelines. Recommends candidates for hire, promotion, demotion, transfer, or release.
• Observes production operation within area of control to ascertain compliance with safety, quality, production standards, work rules, and efficient operation of equipment and reporting through written or verbal communication. Utilizes problem solving skills and techniques and takes corrective action to eliminate any deviation.
• Effectively handles employee concerns, suggestions, questions, and conflicts in accordance with the guidelines established in the Employee Handbook, and in accordance with Company policy/procedure. Maintains employee morale and discipline through fairness and impartiality.
• Assists in the review of labour and manufacturing costs as they relate to production. Analyses, pursues and recommends methods for reducing these costs.
• Coordinates the implementation of any approved process or procedure changes. Responsible for communicating these changes to production personnel and follows-up to insure understanding and proper implementation.
• Keeps current on technical developments and changes in order to instruct and train employees.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a supervisory position in manufacturing environment
• Ability to communicate (verbal & written) effectively at all levels of the organization
• Problem solving and continuous improvement (TPM, Lean Six Sigma) experience required.
• Experience supervising more than ten (10) employees required.
• Shop floor reporting system experience required, MS Office Applications; SAP preferred.

Core Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Learning on the Fly
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Drive for Results

Building Effective Teams

Managerial Courage

Motivating Others

Managing Diversity

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Relationships:

• Corporate Management
• All Plant Employees

ADA Requirements:

Physical Requirements

☒ Pushing/Pulling

☐ Driving- Forklift

☐ Driving – Automobile/truck/van

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Work Environment: Plant Manufacturing Setting

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.
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