Production Manager

Amcor; Chalon-sur-Saône; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor, a global leader in responsible packaging, seeks a Production Manager for the Chalon-sur-Saône site. You will lead a multi-shift operation within the 24/7 plant, champion safety, productivity and continuous improvement across the 120-strong team including 7 shift leaders and a CI engineer.

You will report to the Plant Leadership Team, manage budgets, and drive changes that improve cost, quality and delivery. Fluent French and English are required; packaging experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and supervision.
• Experience in packaging is an advantage but not prerequisite.
• Lean and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Kaizen).
• Degree in science/technology/engineering preferred; advanced degree advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support plant safety performance and safety programs.
• Define goals and improvement projects for line managers.
• Manage organizational processes and headcount in line with budget.
• Promote Amcor culture and drive engagement.
• Lead CI improvements and KPI reporting.
• Support Plant Leadership Team and HR on industrial relations.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Analytical

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Communication

Language-French

Language-English

Hands-on

Pragmatic

Drive & energy

Education

Science/Engineering degree

Advanced degree advantageous

Tools

SAP

Shop floor systems

Statistical tools

Job description

Production Manager

Location: Chalon Sur Saone, FR Froges, FR

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Shift: On site

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.

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Job Purpose

Chalon site belongs to our Wine & Spirits (W&S) Business Unit. The W&S Business Unit of Amcor Flexibles EMEA utilises sophisticated coating, printing and forming technologies across several sites in Europe and Americas, supplying a range of closures and overcaps to prestigious actors of the Wine & Spirits global market.

• Safety
• Compliance with company/plant policies and procedures
• Alignment with customer satisfaction objectives, plant performance and cost control targets
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Within Plant Leadership Team, support PGM in the plant management, with a drive for excellence approach.

Job Dimensions & Scope

• Turnover for the Plant: €45Mil
• Process: transformation of raw materials in end products
• Member of the Site Management Team
• Staff: 120 people (8 direct reports, shift leaders and CI Engineer)
• Scope & Geographical spread: Chalon-sur-Saône Plant, France.
• Plant operating 24/7

Principal Accountabilities

• Supporting the organisation for the management of the safety performance of the plant
• Taking an active role in the plant’s safety programs and goals, and spreading safety culture
• Delivering budget in terms of production volumes, cost-to-produce and cost-out.
• Defining and assigning goals and improvement projects to the line managers focused on competitiveness, efficiency and business continuity
• Defining and managing organisational processes and improvements (roles, responsibilities, number of headcounts, shifts, activities), according to company policies and budget
• Promoting Amcor Culture (Values and Behaviour) within the plant
• Maintaining high level of motivation and engagement within his organisation.
• Heightening own team performances, knowledge and leadership
• Leading and supporting CI improvement projectsDefining, reporting and analysing the correct KPIs to control processes performance
• Supporting PGM and Plant Leadership Team in the plant management
• Supporting PGM and HR in industrial relations and disciplinary issues
• Creating value through best practices sharing with other plants and introduction of new technologies

Directs reports of Production Manager are:

• Production Shift Leaders (7), who are responsible for:
• Leading the people on the floor
• Managing daily operations, quality and safety,
• Ensuring the shift runs smoothly
• Solving problems in real time
• Implementing improvement initiatives
• CI Engineer, who is responsible for:
• Improving the performance of the production (Cost, Quality, Delay) towards the ideal stage
• Leading Daily Performance Meetings,
• Introducing appropriate tools, methodologies and best practices

Qualifications/Requirements

• Formal Qualifications and Experience
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and supervision
• Experience in packaging is an advantage but not a pre-requisite for the role
• Experience of successfully managing significant change / transformation projects within a manufacturing environment.
• First-hand experience of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies e.g. Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.
• Degree in a science, technology or engineering subject preferred, advanced degree advantageous.
• Knowledge of production machines, tools and related process control equipment, energy management, SAP and shop floor systems, safety and environmental regulation (France, EU), use of statistic calculation tools, basics of finance, Integrated Quality Assurance Systems (EHS, quality);
• Specific Skills and Abilities
• Always search team working and a coordinated management of the dept.
• Execute promptly the activities established by the action plans
• Customer orientation (final and internal customer)
• Promote active communication and keep a positive attitude towards problem solving.
• Have initiative and be adaptable towards internal and external opportunities and threats.
• Fluent French, Fluent spoken and written English; other languages advantageous.
• Strong leadership & coaching skills
• Drive and energy.
• Hands-on.
• Pragmatic.
• Analytical and structured.

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers.

We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.

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