Manufacturing Supervisor - Night Shift
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 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. Safety is our guiding principle and core value, and our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future.
About the role
The Manufacturing Supervisor manages shift production to achieve safety, quality, service, waste, productivity, and culture goals. This is accomplished by providing strong leadership, managing systems, equipment, people, and materials according to established policies, procedures, specifications, and customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Act as a safety leader, putting safety first in all responsibilities and working with the EHS Manager to establish and maintain safety policies and programs.
- Monitor colleague practices to ensure compliance 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 investigations, and continuous‑improvement initiatives.
- 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 from initiatives are sustained.
- Manage daily production schedules, providing recommendations for improved efficiency.
- Evaluate equipment and material problems and collaborate 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; build and promote a strong “Teamwork” environment in each work group.
- Supervise production employees and proactively address employee‑relations opportunities.
- Monitor colleague interactions to ensure they comply with Amcor’s Values.
- Create open two‑way dialogue with all colleagues; initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
- Evaluate employee performance, conduct performance reviews, and support employee growth and career development.
- Interpret and enforce the company disciplinary process consistently and fairly.
- Ensure employee training is current and concepts have been retained.
What we value
- A strong commitment to safety and quality.
- Strong communication skills.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills, with the ability to gather and analyze data to identify and resolve problems both individually and collaboratively.
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (preferred) and a minimum of 2 years’ experience in operations, production supervision, quality, maintenance, or related fields; or an 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.
Benefits
- 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, 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).