Operational Excellence Director Latam

Amcor Ltd; Capulhuac; Presencial; MXN 1,800,000 - 2,342,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global packaging company is seeking an Operational Excellence Director for its LATAM operations. This role involves fostering Continuous Improvement methodologies and driving operational excellence across multiple sites. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 5 years of experience in Continuous Improvement environments. The company values safety and innovation, making it an exciting opportunity for experienced professionals looking to lead impactful change.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years leading regional or multi-plant Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence program.
• Proven experience implementing Integrated Work System (IWS) or similar methodologies with measurable impact.
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain management, with strong exposure to shop-floor environments.

Responsabilidades

• Facilitate and integrate Lean Production System (LPS) and Integrated Work System (IWS) into the organizational culture.
• Lead the deployment and standardization of AMS across LATAM.
• Promote the use of Daily Management for effective performance control.

Conocimientos

Knowledge transfer

Analytical capacity

Problem solving

Team effectiveness

Flexibility

Ambiguity management

Assertive communication

Impact and influence

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics or related field

Certified Lean / Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Master's degree (a plus)

Herramientas

Lean manufacturing tools

6 sigma tools

Problem solving tools

Descripción del empleo

Operational Excellence Director Latam

Amcor

Location(s) : Multiple locations across LATAM (e.g., Cali, Colombia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mexico, etc.)

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.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit LinkedIn | Glassdoor | Facebook | YouTube

Responsible for fostering, promoting, and deploying Continuous Improvement methodologies across LATAM, following the Lean Production System (LPS) and Integrated Work System (IWS) within the framework of the Amcor Manufacturing System (AMS).

The role leads the regional implementation and governance of AMS, integrating legacy methodologies (Performance Boost / O+ and BOS) into a unified operational excellence model.

It plays a key role in defining the regional roadmap, building capabilities, and driving sustainable performance improvement, loss elimination, and cultural transformation across all sites.

Principal accountabilities

• Facilitate and integrate the philosophy of Lean Production System (LPS) and Integrated Work System (IWS) as part of the Amcor Manufacturing System (AMS), embedding continuous improvement into the organizational culture.
• Lead the deployment and standardization of AMS across LATAM, ensuring alignment with global standards and integration of Performance Boost (PB), O+ and BOS.
• Support operations to ensure production of high-quality products, delivery on customer commitments, and continuous improvement in efficiency and productivity.
• Develop, coach, and motivate site and regional leaders to build strong management and problem-solving capabilities throughout the CI and IWS journey.
• Maintain a strong presence on the shop floor (Gemba) to communicate expectations, evaluate results, and reinforce IWS principles and Daily Management System (DMS) discipline.
• Promote the use of Daily Management, including tiered meetings, Gemba walks, and visual management to ensure effective performance control and issue resolution.
• Lead Kaizen events, pillar workshops, and improvement initiatives to accelerate loss elimination and performance improvement.
• Define and execute the regional IWS roadmap, including capability assessments, pillar maturity evaluations (AM, PM, FI, E&T, etc.), and deployment tracking.
• Partner with Plant Directors, Engineering, and OpEx teams to identify and prioritize the most impactful cost-out and waste reduction projects.
• Coach and support local CI Managers and pillar owners in developing site-level IWS capabilities and ensuring standard work execution.
• Drive policy deployment and KPI alignment to ensure clear visibility of operational objectives and consistent performance governance.
• Ensure consistency and governance of AMS practices through audits, maturity assessments, and continuous feedback loops.
• Communicate progress, best practices, and success stories to regional and global stakeholders, fostering a strong CI and AMS community across LATAM.

Education, qualifications, training & experience required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics or related field (Master's a plus)
• Certified Lean / Six Sigma Master Black Belt
• Minimum 5 years leading regional or multi-plant Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence program
• Proven experience implementing Integrated Work System (IWS) or similar methodologies (TPM, WCM, OpEx) with measurable impact.
• Demonstrated success in developing and deploying pillar structures (Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Focused Improvement, Education & Training, etc.) at site or regional level.
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain management, with strong exposure to shop-floor environments.
• Track record of coaching CI leaders and site managers through maturity assessments and cultural transformation.
• Experience integrating different operational systems or legacies into a unified excellence model (e.g., PB, BOS, AMS).

Skills & competencies

• Knowledge transfer
• Analytical capacity
• Problem solving, focus on results
• Team effectiveness
• Flexible
• Ambiguity management
• Assertive communication
• Impact and influence

Analysis and data processing

Systemic approach, lean manufacturing tools, 6 sigma tools, problem solving tools, process mapping, kaizen event facilitation.

Business acumen

Change and thought leadership

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 | LinkedIn | YouTube

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing