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

Position Overview:

The Operations Manager directs and coordinates day-to-day and strategic operations of the facility in an industrial organization. Manages local scheduling and real-time operations that facilitate the maximization of resources (human and automated) to achieve customer satisfaction, productivity, schedule adherence and economic goals.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Responsible for driving a safety culture with the goal of “Zero Injuries” in all areas of the plant. Assures all plant safety and accident prevention policies are adhered to, including maintaining a safe work environment and safe work practices, accident investigation when necessary, and ensuring any outside contractors adhere to Amcor policies and procedures
• Reviews production orders/schedules/reports to ascertain product data such as types, quantities and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates and/or resolve operational, manufacturing and delivery issues
• Plans production to ensure customer deadlines are met
• Assists in directing plant activities to achieve optimum utilization of machinery and equipment and maximum efficiency of operations
• Assists in controlling and reducing scrap
• Controls the financial spending of all related departments
• Recommends capital improvements which result in improved safety conditions, quality of finished product, value added, improved efficiency or reduction of plant variable or fixed operational costs.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes to ensure compliance with standards
• Manage the departmental managers who, in turn, supervise department personnel
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring positive overall morale of the facility
• Responsible for plant continuous improvement activities in all departments
• Additional responsibilities as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Business or equivalent in related field preferred
• Eight (8) years related experience or the combined equivalent
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing preferred
• Ability to effectively write reports and business correspondence and to present information and respond in group environments
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts, such as probability and statistics
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw value conclusions
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, forecasting, scheduling, real-time operations management and coordination of people and resources

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Wa