Manufacturing Supervisor - Safety-Driven Production Leader

Amcor; New London (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Flexible time off

Company-paid holidays

Wellbeing program

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Amcor in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead shift production, driving safety, quality, service, waste reduction and productivity while upholding customer requirements. You will provide strong leadership to the team and manage systems, equipment, people, and materials according to policies and specifications.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 2+ years in operations/production supervision or 5+ years equivalent experience, plus manufacturing and SAP/MS Office

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 2 years’ experience in operations, production supervision, quality, maintenance or related experience preferred OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience totaling 5 or more years
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Computer proficiency required (MS Office Suite experience preferred), SAP experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities. Works with the EHS Manager to establish and maintain policies and programs to assure a safe working environment.
• Monitor colleague practices to ensure they comply with regulatory and company safety and quality policies.
• Investigate and recommend improvements related to near miss, property damage, or employee injury incidents.
• Support plant safety programs by actively participating in daily audits, GEMBAs, incident investigation and continuous improvement programs.
• Monitor products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Oversee daily production to ensure production goals are achieved.
• Manage employee timecards and time-off requests to ensure accurate payroll and adequate coverage.
• Champion continuous improvement projects and ensure gains made from initiatives are sustained.
• Manage daily production schedules, providing recommendations on areas for improved efficiency.
• Evaluate equipment and material problems and interact with Maintenance, Process Engineering, and others to resolve them.
• Investigate and report when production standards are not met.
• Analyze production information using the production dashboard and SAP.
• Foster and support a High Performance Culture; help to build and promote a strong "Teamwork" environment in each individual work group.
• Supervise production employees and proactively act upon employee relations opportunities.
• Monitor colleague interactions to ensure they comply with Amcor’s Values.
• Create an open two-way dialogue with all colleagues; initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Evaluate employee performance and conduct performance reviews while supporting employee growth and career development.
• Interpret and enforce company disciplinary process in a consistent and fair manner.
• Ensure employee training is current and concepts have been retained by the employee.

Skills

Safety leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Leadership

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Amcor in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead shift production, driving safety, quality, service, waste reduction and productivity while upholding customer requirements. You will provide strong leadership to the team and manage systems, equipment, people, and materials according to policies and specifications.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 2+ years in operations/production supervision or 5+ years equivalent experience, plus manufacturing and SAP/MS Office