Operations/Production/Manufacturing

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 behaviours 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.

The Cramlington site is a part of the Amcor Flexibles Healthcare Business Unit. The site supports the wider Amcor network in the printing and slitting of flexible packaging products mainly to a blue chip Pharmaceutical industry customer base. The Operations Manager within the Cramlington site is responsible for the Management of all Production, Engineering / Maintenance / Despatch and Continuous Improvement activities.

The main priorities will be as follows:

• Safety & Environment
• Compliance to company & Plant policies and procedures
• Alignment with Plant objectives and customer requirements
• High focus on continuous Improvement & Manufacturing efficiency
• Support PGM as an active member of the Site Senior Management team (SMT)

Job Dimensions & Scope:

• Turnover for the plant: >£20M
• Process: Printing & Slitting of flexible packaging for Healthcare market (Transform raw materials to finished goods)
• Staff: 40 employees (3 Direct Reports)

Principal Accountabilities:

• Ensure safety is prioritised in everything you do and make sure all the Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE) site rules are adhered to at all times
• Lead & manage all aspects of operational activity on the Cramlington site
• Set & influence your team to achieve all operational targets and operational excellence programmes and deliver measurable continuous improvement
• Ensure excellent levels of customer service and product quality
• Be a key member of the site SMT
• Defining and assigning goals and improvement projects to the line managers focused on competitiveness, efficiency and business continuity
• Defining and managing organisational processes and improvements (roles, responsibilities, number of headcounts, shifts, activities), according to company policies and budget
• Defining and verifying the correct KPIs to control processes performance
• Leading innovation and changes
• Heightening own team performances, knowledge and leadership
• Maintaining high level of collaborators’ motivation and engagement
• Promoting Amcor Values within the plant
• Supporting PGM and HR in industrial relations and disciplinary issues
• Requesting and supporting CI improvement projects
• Creating value through best practices sharing with other plants and introduction of new technologies
• Delivers budget in terms of production volumes, costs, Capex
• Ensures timely execution of the production plan by optimising capacity to meet demand
• Responsible for a smooth warehousing operation to support the production planning and service levels
• Supports the optimisation of working capital through the reduction of inventory
• Delivers continuous improvement plans for all aspects of the site operations
• Supervises Maintenance, responsible to develop and manage preventive and reactive maintenance for machineries, assets and facilities following legal requirements and supplier instructions
• Develops exceptional practices to maximise quality, output and minimise waste/downtime and manufacturing cost
• Support apprenticeship programs and training

Direct reports of the Operations Manager are:

• The Maintenance Manager; is responsible to develop and manage preventive and reactive maintenance for machines, assets and facilities following legal requirements and supplier instructions
• The Production Shift Managers; are responsible for OHSE performance and improvement plans, compliance with company/plant policies & procedures, management of production and department targets, alignment with plant objectives and customer requirements, growth of team performances and knowledge, management of changes in production environment, focus on continuous improvement and innovation, management of volume, productivity increases, scrap reduction, internal and external quality claims, value creation through best practices shared with other plants and introduction of new technologies, maintain levels of housekeeping and hygiene as expected by customers and defined by the company, take part in 6S activities as required and ensure your working area is always clean and safe

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 10 years + Proven Operations Management experience, gained in a fast paced, manufacturing environment
• Experience in (flexible) 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, Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.
• Degree associated subject preferred but not essential

Specific Skills and Abilities:

• Facilitate team working and a coordinated management of the dept.
• Execute promptly the activities established by the action plans
• Customer orientation focused (final and internal customer)
• Promote active communication and keep a positive attitude towards problem solving
• Have initiative and be adaptable towards internal and external opportunities and threats
• Change management
• Strong leadership & coaching skills
• Drive and energy
• Hands-on and pragmatic
• Analytical and structured

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.