Manufacturing Supervisor

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 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.  
 

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 minimum of 2 years’ experience in operations, production supervision, quality, maintenance or related experience preferred OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience totaling 5 or more years
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Computer proficiency required (MS Office Suite experience preferred), SAP experience a plus
• Must be able to work 12 hour shifts.

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 "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. 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 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)