Department Manager III

About the role

Manage all aspects of the Converting (pouching) department including safety, quality, productivity, cost and culture in accordance with established procedures, standards and customer requirements.

This role is located in a large plant, has 4 supervisors as direct reports, and has oversight to more than 100 hourly employees.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Establishes, maintains, communicates, and enforces safety, quality, waste and productivity standards to meet plant goals.
• Maintains department housekeeping per 5S and GMP (Good Mfg. Practices) standards.
• Maintains quality standards consistent with customer’s and the company’s requirements.
• Oversees and manages the Performance Control System (PCS) for the department including establishing key performance indicators (KPI’s), auditing Supervisor/Operator shift meetings, and leading department meetings.
• Ensures that standards are met and action item registers are maintained to document, communicate, and eliminate exceptions.
• Works with the Plant Leadership team to determine the greatest continuous improvement opportunities in the department. Assists with the execution of CI efforts to address the opportunities and ensures standards are updated and adhered to following close out of each improvement team.
• Provides feedback to the department and individual employees on performance against standards.
• Supervises salaried staff of Shift Supervisors. Is responsible for all elements of supervision including hiring, terminations, recognition, discipline, training, employee relations, performance management and salary administration.
• Ensures that Best Practice teams related to process discipline have appropriate representation. Implements changes based on recommendations of the BP team where applicable.
• Ensures that investigations are completed for any injuries, incidents and near misses and that follow-up action items are completed in a timely manner.
• Recommends capital projects and ensures needs, ROI and KPI related to these projects are documented and submitted per Amcor policies.
• Safeguards customer complaints are investigated, and corrective actions are implemented and evaluated for effectiveness according to established standards. Includes staff involvement and communication of the issues to crews.
• Maintains productivity standards based on SOC’s, best practices and continuous improvement.
• Promotes a strong safety culture and environment.
• Adheres to Amcor values and actively contributes to a high-performance culture.
• Mets or exceeds plant business plan and KPI’s.
• Operates within established budget.
• Bests Practices establishment & execution.
• Effective, cost-efficient planning and utilization of manpower, materials and machinery.
• Strong Human Capital planning, development and management for direct reports.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree with emphasis on a technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• A minimum of 5 years supervisory/leadership experience.

Skills

• Results Orientation
• Team Leadership
• Develops Organizational Capability
• Drives High Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Facility Business Acumen/Market Knowledge
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Collaboration and Best Practice Leadership

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
• Retail Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

N/A