Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Amcor; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor Blackburn is seeking a high-caliber manufacturing leader to own the site, drive safety, quality, and productivity, and shape its strategic direction. Reporting to the UKI General Manager, you will lead the management team and be accountable for financial results across the plant.

This role requires a proven track record in large-scale manufacturing, strong commercial acumen, and a commitment to developing people and a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within manufacturing/operations or site management.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through growth/change.
• Strong financial acumen with P&L responsibility.
• Track record of improving operational performance, productivity, and profitability.
• Lean/Six Sigma or Operational Excellence experience.
• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide inspirational leadership across all plant performance areas, delivering safety, service, quality, productivity and financial targets.
• Create and execute the site strategy aligned with UK business goals.
• Lead and develop a cross-functional leadership team.
• Deliver exceptional operational and customer outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost optimisation.

Skills

Strategic leadership

P&L ownership

Operational excellence

Safety culture

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Education

Engineering degree

MBA or related

Tools

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Job description

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-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.

Lead a High-Performing Manufacturing Operation and Shape Its Future

At Amcor, we're looking for an exceptional manufacturing leader to take responsibility for our Blackburn site and help shape the next chapter of its success.

This is more than a plant leadership role. It's an opportunity to lead a strategically important manufacturing operation, inspire and develop a talented workforce, drive operational excellence, and influence the future direction of the business.

Reporting directly to the UKI General Manager, you will have full accountability for plant performance across safety, people, operations, quality, customer satisfaction, and financial results. You'll lead an experienced management team while championing a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and engagement.

If you're a commercially minded manufacturing leader who thrives on building high-performing teams and delivering sustainable business results, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Blackburn?

Our Blackburn facility plays a critical role within the UK business, serving major customers and operating within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

As Plant General Manager, you'll have:

• Full site leadership responsibility with significant autonomy and influence.
• The opportunity to shape strategy and drive meaningful change.
• Direct visibility with senior leadership across the UK and wider organisation.
• The chance to build a culture that empowers people and delivers exceptional results.
• A platform for future leadership progression within a global manufacturing business.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Leading the Site

You'll provide inspirational leadership across all aspects of plant performance, ensuring the business consistently delivers against safety, service, quality, productivity, and financial targets.

Key areas include:

• Creating and executing the site strategy in line with UK business goals.
• Driving a high-performance culture centred on accountability and teamwork.
• Leading and developing a cross-functional leadership team.
• Delivering exceptional operational and customer outcomes.

Driving Operational Excellence

You'll lead a complex manufacturing operation and continuously raise performance standards by:

• Optimising productivity, efficiency, and asset utilisation.
• Delivering operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting transformation projects that strengthen competitiveness and growth.

Creating a World-Class Safety Culture

Safety is our number one priority.

You will:

• Lead from the front on Health, Safety and Environmental performance.
• Foster a proactive safety-first culture where every employee feels empowered.
• Ensure compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in wellbeing, risk management, and site safety performance.

With full P&L accountability, you'll play a key role in shaping the site's commercial success.

Responsibilities include:

• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
• Capital investment and resource allocation.
• Driving productivity improvements and cost optimisation.
• Supporting profitable growth through excellent operational execution.

Building Great Teams

People are at the heart of our success.

You'll:

• Coach, mentor, and develop future leaders.
• Drive employee engagement and retention.
• Build succession pipelines and organisational capability.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where people can perform at their best.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a proven manufacturing leader with experience managing large-scale operations and delivering measurable business results.

• Significant leadership experience within manufacturing, operations, or site management environments.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through growth and change.
• Strong financial acumen with P&L responsibility.
• Track record of improving operational performance, productivity, and profitability.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customer requirements.
• Demonstrated success in driving a positive safety culture.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Data-driven, commercially minded decision maker.
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen or Operational Excellence experience.
• Experience leading organisational change and transformation programmes.

What Success Looks Like

Within your first year, you will:

• Establish yourself as a trusted and visible leader across the site.
• Further strengthen safety and employee engagement performance.
• Deliver operational and financial commitments.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Develop leadership capability throughout the organisation.
• Strengthen customer relationships and service excellence.
• Create a clear roadmap for the future growth and success of the Blackburn operation.

What's In It For You?

• Lead a strategically important manufacturing site.
• Full plant P&L and operational responsibility.
• High visibility within a global industry leader.
• Opportunity to influence business strategy and operational direction.
• Be part of a company committed to sustainability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Work with talented colleagues who are passionate about manufacturing excellence.

Location: Blackburn, Lancashire
Working Pattern: Full-time, On-site
Reporting To: UKI General Manager

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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