Plant Director

Amcor•Valdosta, GA

19d

About The Position

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 www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTube

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience
Knowledge of and experience with injection molding manufacturing processes
Knowledge of and experience in leading a progressive manufacturing facility
Strong organizational skills with proven ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously
Excellent analytical skills required
Knowledge of Microsoft office tools
Strong planning/organizing skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced team setting
Ability to effectively communicate/present findings to a wide variety of audiences

Responsibilities

Foster and enhance the safety culture to achieve safety excellence
Provide operational and employee leadership to the facility
Manage financial performance and make required changes as needed to meet business commitments
Manage all aspects of the plant cost structure including direct and indirect labor, maintenance and consumable spending and pro-actively control to business volume swings to preserve profitability
Assist operating management with budgeting, production statistics, cost analysis, justification of capital expenditures and asset management
Lead the facility in establishing and meeting continuous improvement objectives
Partner with department managers to develop and maintain a positive culture consistent with Amcor values, behaviors and mission
Encourage and support the development of all plant employees
Responsible for overall performance efficiencies and competitive service level for the plant
Participate in process improvement and cost savings efforts
Responsible for incorporating continuous quality improvement principles into daily quality culture
Assures compliance with state and federal regulatory matters including OSHA, EPA, EEO and Affirmative Action, Quality Audits
Overall management responsibility for the implementation of mandatory and best practice sharing for cost savings, safety compliance and reduced employee hazard exposure
Coordinates the effective utilization of production capacity, staffing and equipment through planning, organizing and scheduling
Continuously improves customer satisfaction through programs to provide on-time delivery that meets and/or exceeds customer quality and cost expectations
Overall management responsibility for all aspects of quality including product performance, complaint resolution, customer satisfaction and maintenance and improvement of quality systems
Maintains a sense of urgency and accountability in the plant to ensure prompt responses to employee needs
Ensures the protection of company assets through appropriate maintenance methodologies
Monitors raw materials and supplies on hand to ensure adequate supply
Maintain 24 hour/day on call availability to deal with potential problems/issues