Senior Manufacturing Director

About the role

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.

Position is responsible for working cross-functionally and proactively in a matrix environment to plan, direct and drive operations across multiple manufacturing locations. Ultimately, responsible for ensuring safe and profitable operations, quality products and exceptional service to customers. This job also has responsibility for coordinating capital project strategy and execution, supply chain oversight and engineering, executing critical initiatives, talent development & optimization across all locations.

Responsibilities

• Leads and drives plant safety culture and puts safety first in all responsibilities.
• Works with Plant Managers to proactively and cross-functionally identify and solve problems, drive new best practices, and improve the productivity, profitability, quality and customer service levels of Amcor’s operations.
• Addresses day-to-day operational issues, as well as the execution of broad, North America‑wide initiatives.
• Drives safety initiatives and improvement; works closely with plant managers to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
• Oversees multiple sites in North America, in addition to business‑unit wide capital, program and engineering responsibilities.
• Recommends, plans, monitors and supports capital improvements across all plants to ensure adherence to short and long term goals.
• Manages the expense and capital budgets associated with manufacturing to achieve operational and financial targets.
• Works with Commercial organization to understand contractual obligations, competition, and product group quality and profitability; assures conformance of finished product to division, industry, and customer specifications across locations.
• Builds intimate relationships, collaboration and clear communication with colleagues, customers and suppliers.
• Develops and achieves budget objectives, product cost, safety, continuous improvement and quality targets.
• Leads the internal capital procurement as well as teaming with suppliers to build lower cost, high quality supply relationships for capital assets.
• Develops, manages, coaches and optimizes General Managers and talent across sites; includes involvement in talent selection, executing succession plans, development plans, and talent reviews in collaboration with HR Managers.
• Oversees ERP/SAP implementation at assigned facilities in accordance with roadmap and established timelines, ensuring adherence to established procedures.
• Supports and provides leadership in Union Avoidance at non‑union facilities.
• Provides strategic direction for contract negotiations for organized facilities.
• Ensures proper action planning for driving employee engagement at assigned facilities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of leadership experience, preferably in flexible packaging.
• Demonstrated passion for safety and demonstrated safety leadership.
• Previous experience with large scope Plant Management, preferably with multiple geographies.
• Experience leading a geographically dispersed team.
• Proven ability to lead and drive continuous improvement; Six Sigma certification strongly preferred.
• Strong Customer Service mindset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated in‑depth knowledge of BNA customers, markets and manufacturing capabilities.

Skills

• Strong financial acumen.
• Results Orientation / Delivers on Plan.
• Team Leadership.
• Develops Organizational Capability.
• Strategic Orientation / Enterprise Thinker.
• Collaboration & Influence.
• Change Leadership.
• Facility Business Acumen/Market Knowledge.

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 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).