Plant Director-ARP

Amcor•Nicholasville, KY

1d•$176,100 - $264,100•Onsite

About The Position

This Plant Director position directs the day-to-day and strategic activities of a highly complex, large plant to achieve plant EBIT targets and operating objectives as determined by RPSNA and the Business Unit. The Plant Director is a key leadership role which manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for safety, production, maintenance, warehouse, quality, customer relations, continuous improvement, human resources, and finance. This position serves as the senior Amcor representative locally and is responsible for compliance with the Amcor code of conduct and for ensuring plant compliance with all regulations (federal and local), as well as other Amcor policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Engineering or related field preferred; minimally, Business Administration or similar
Master’s degree preferred
Minimum Ten (10) years Plant leadership experience required, including three (3) years in operation management.
Proven track record of success in a large operation in the plastics packaging industry
Experience overseeing functions such as accounting or finance, safety and human resources, and quality preferred
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, and business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond in group environments.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistics inference, and fundamentals of geometry, trigonometry, and statistics

Nice To Haves

Core Customer Focus
Learning on the Fly
Interpersonal Savvy
Drive for Results
Managerial Courage
Motivating Others
Building Effective Teams
Developing Direct Reports
Managing Vision & Purpose

Responsibilities

Promotes a proactive and sustainable environmental, health and safety culture that supports Amcor “zero incident” goal and that exceeds local, state and federal requirements
Directs operational effectiveness to maximize efficiency and productivity
Ensures customer delivery and quality expectations are met
Plans and oversees the implementation of capital improvement projects to ensure adherence to approved plans, schedules and budgets
Responsible for all aspects of financial management of the plant; controls spending in all areas including capital, labor, energy and inventory
Resolves operational, manufacturing, employee and customer issues
Prepares and compiles various analysis and reports pertaining to plant utilization, labor efficiencies, materials usage, scrap, and labor
Responsible for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) in food and/or pharmaceutical to consistently manufacture products according to quality standards, as well as other customer and regulatory quality standards
Works closely with customer contacts (quality and purchasing) to ensure coordination of activities and facilitation of customer relationship; participates in the resolution and prevention of customer complaints, and promotes solid customer relations in partnership with the commercial organization
Responsible for the overall development of people and skills throughout the plant to support talent management
Actively works to build high engagement of coworkers
Manages team of direct reports and is responsible for employee selection, development, mentoring, and performance management.
Responsible for overall talent management and employee engagement; cultivates an environment of safety, high performance, and ethical and legal compliance; addresses employee relations issues
Keeps informed of technical and management developments to assure continued personal growth and to coach employees toward optimum performance

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)