Manufacturing Supervisor

We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference!

At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860’s and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites. 

Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future? At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit www.amcor.com.

Job Description

The role of the Manufacturing Supervisor is to manage shift production in achieving safety, quality, service, waste, productivity and culture goals. This will be achieved through providing strong leadership to the team and managing the systems, equipment, people, and materials according to the established policies, procedures, specifications, and customer requirements.  

Shift: 2-2-3 Straight Nights 6PM-6AM.
 

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities. Works in conjunction with the EHS Manager to establish and maintain all 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.

WHAT WE VALUE

• A strong commitment to safety and quality.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills with ability to gather and analyze data to identify and resolve problems using both an individual and collaborative approach.
• Ability to handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure.
• A leadership style that encourages team involvement, improved morale, and continuous improvement.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years’ experience in operations, production supervision, quality, maintenance or related experience preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Computer proficiency required (MS Office Suite experience preferred), SAP experience preferred

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the links  "EEO is the and "EEO is the Law" Poster Supplement. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• 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 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location

• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)