Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Amcor Limited; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site car parking

Subsidised canteen

Reward and discount platform

Staff social events

Private medical

Job summary

Amcor Limited is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for our Winterbourne site. The role leads Production and Maintenance, guiding plant leadership and driving excellence, safety culture, and adherence to policies.

You will align plant objectives with customer requirements and spearhead continuous improvement initiatives across operations. You will manage budgets, improve processes, and ensure timely production, with a focus on KPI tracking, capital expenditure, and working capital

Qualifications

• Proven senior Operations Management experience in fast-paced, regulated manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver production budgets (volumes, costs, Capex).
• Define and manage processes, roles, headcounts, shifts per policy and budget.
• Ensure timely production plan execution by optimize capacity to meet demand.
• Define and verify KPIs to control process performance.
• Support inventory reduction to improve working capital.
• Lead continuous improvement plans across site operations.
• Promote Amcor values within the plant and develop team performance.

Skills

Senior operations management

Lean & continuous improvement

Change management

Leadership & people management

Safety culture advocate

Analytical & structured approach

Education

Degree in Science/Engineering

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.

Job Summary:
The Operations Manager within our Winterbourne site is responsible for managing Production and Maintenance areas. Along with the rest of the Plant Leadership Team the Operations Manager is critical in supporting the PGM in the effective plant management, ensuring a drive for excellence approach.The role is vital to the sites safety culture, compliance with company/plant policies & procedures and focus on continuous improvement and innovation. The Operations Manager is vital in aligning the plants objectives and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering budget in terms of production volumes, costs, Capex
• Defining and managing organisational processes and improvements (roles, responsibilities, number of headcounts, shifts, activities), according to company policies and budget
• Ensure timely execution of the production plan by optimising capacity to meet demand
• Defining and verifying the correct KPIs to control processes performance
• Support the optimisation of working capital through the reduction of inventory
• Deliver continuous improvement plans for all aspects of the site operations
• Promoting Amcor Values within the plant
• Heightening own team performances, knowledge, and leadership
• Maintaining high level of collaboration, motivation, and engagement
• Taking an active role in the plant’s safety programs and goals, spreading safety culture
• Supports the coordination of company functions in the application of the HSE System
• Implementation of safety and health measures in the workplace;
• Support the development of safety procedures for the various company activities;
• Support the training and informing workers about Safety issues and responsibilities
• Supports activities related to ISO 14001 and ISO 13485
• Strict adherence to the organization’s hygiene rules, understanding the importance of personal hygiene and wearing appropriate protective gear to avoid compromising product quality
• Excellent knowledge of quality standards , data integrity, and the importance of maintaining product integrity.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Proven senior Operations Management experience, gained in a fast paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment
• 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 experienceof Lean and continuous improvement methodologies e.g. Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.
• Degree in a Science, Technology or Engineering subject preferred.
• Proactive, positive leadership and people skills to ensure alignment with safety culture throughout organization
• Demonstrate employee engagement skills in an ongoing effort to create a positive & fulfilling work environment.
• Assertive problem - solver able to identify gaps and define implementable solutions
• Genuine passion to transform manufacturing capability
• Open, outgoing and team-oriented interpersonal style with strong motivation and facilitation skills
• Results-oriented: able to take actions and implement effective solutions in a timely manner
• Skilled communicator who is customer orientated with drive and energy
• Analytical and structured approach
• Private medical
• Free on site car parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Reward and discount platform
• Staff social events

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.
NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTube

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.
NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTube