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Operations Manager

Location:

Winterbourne, GB

Function: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Part-time or Full-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Workplace type: 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

The Winterbourne site belongs to our Healthcare (HC) Business Unit. The HC Business Unit of Amcor Flexibles EMEA utilises sophisticated extrusion, coating, printing, laminating and specialist conversion technologies across a number of European sites, supplying a range of flexible packaging products to a prestigious, blue-chip, medical & pharma customer base.

The Operations Manager within our Winterbourne site is responsible for managing Production, Maintenance and Technical Services 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.

Principal Accountabilities

Safety:

• Taking an active role in the plant’s safety programs and goals, spreading safety culture
• Coordination of company functions in the application of the HSE System
• Implementation of safety and health measures in the workplace;
• Development of safety procedures for the various company activities;
• Training and informing workers about Safety issues and responsibilities
• Supports activities related to ISO 14001 and ISO 13485,

Operations:

• 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
• Responsible for a smooth warehousing operation to support the production planning and service levels
• 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
• Creating value through best practices sharing with other plants and introduction of new technologies
• Support development of all maintenance functions for machinery, assets and facilities following legal requirements and supplier instructions.
• Develop exceptional practices to maximise quality, output and minimise waste, downtime and manufacturing cost.

Qualifications/Requirements

Formal Qualifications And 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 experience of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies e.g. Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.
• Degree in a Science, Technology or Engineering subject preferred.

Specific Skills And Abilities:

• 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
• Customer orientation
• Drive and energy
• Analytical and structured approach

Benefits

• Free onsite parking
• Onsite canteen
• Private health cover
• Life assurance
• Amcor rewards
• Pension plan
• Cycle to work Scheme

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 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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

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