Production Manager

Amcor plc

About the role

Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full Time

EMEA - Europe - France - Chalon Sur Saone - undefined

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Job Purpose

Chalon site belongs to our Wine & Spirits (W&S) Business Unit. The W&S Business Unit of Amcor Flexibles EMEA utilises sophisticated coating, printing and forming technologies across several sites in Europe and Americas, supplying a range of closures and overcaps to prestigious actors of the Wine & Spirits global market.

The Production Manager within our Chalon site is responsible for managing Production and Operations Excellence areas and the main priorities will be as follows:

Safety

Compliance with company/plant policies and procedures

Alignment with customer satisfaction objectives, plant performance and cost control targets

Focus on continuous improvement

Within Plant Leadership Team, support PGM in the plant management, with a drive for excellence approach.

Job Dimensions & Scope

Turnover for the Plant: €45Mil

Process: transformation of raw materials in end products

Member of the Site Management Team

Staff: 120 people (8 direct reports, shift leaders and CI Engineer)

Scope & Geographical spread: Chalon-sur-Saône Plant, France.

Plant operating 24/7

Principal Accountabilities

Supporting the organisation for the management of the safety performance of the plant

Taking an active role in the plant’s safety programs and goals, and spreading safety culture

Delivering budget in terms of production volumes, cost-to-produce and cost-out.

Defining and assigning goals and improvement projects to the line managers focused on competitiveness, efficiency and business continuity

Defining and managing organisational processes and improvements (roles, responsibilities, number of headcounts, shifts, activities), according to company policies and budget

Promoting Amcor Culture (Values and Behaviour) within the plant

Maintaining high level of motivation and engagement within his organisation.

Heightening own team performances, knowledge and leadership

Leading and supporting CI improvement projects

Defining, reporting and analysing the correct KPIs to control processes performance

Supporting PGM and Plant Leadership Team in the plant management

Supporting PGM and HR in industrial relations and disciplinary issues

Creating value through best practices sharing with other plants and introduction of new technologies

Directs reports of Production Manager are

Production Shift Leaders (7), who are responsible for

Leading the people on the floor

Managing daily operations, quality and safety,

Ensuring the shift runs smoothly

Solving problems in real time

Implementing improvement initiatives

CI Engineer, who is responsible for

Improving the performance of the production (Cost, Quality, Delay) towards the ideal stage

Leading Daily Performance Meetings,

Introducing appropriate tools, methodologies and best practices

Qualifications/Requirements

Formal Qualifications and Experience

A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and supervision

Experience in packaging is an advantage but not a pre-requisite for the role

Experience of successfully managing significant change / transformation projects within a manufacturing environment.

First-hand experience of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies e.g. Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.

Degree in a science, technology or engineering subject preferred, advanced degree advantageous.

Knowledge of production machines, tools and related process control equipment, energy management, SAP and shop floor systems, safety and environmental regulation (France, EU), use of statistic calculation tools, basics of finance, Integrated Quality Assurance Systems (EHS, quality);

Specific Skills and Abilities

Always search team working and a coordinated management of the dept.

Execute promptly the activities established by the action plans

Customer orientation (final and internal customer)

Promote active communication and keep a positive attitude towards problem solving.

Have initiative and be adaptable towards internal and external opportunities and threats.

Fluent French, Fluent spoken and written English; other languages advantageous.

Strong leadership & coaching skills

Drive and energy.

Hands-on.

Pragmatic.

Analytical and structured.

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