Plant Director

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. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit  www.amcor.com  I  LinkedIn  I  Glassdoor  I  Facebook   I  YouTube Job Description The Plant Manager will monitor and coordinate the effective and efficient utilization of employees through proactive, high participation work team involvement.  The position directs all day to day activities of the plant consistent with company policies and procedures. • Foster and enhance the safety culture to achieve safety excellence • Provide operational and employee leadership to the facility • Manage financial performance and make required changes as needed to meet business commitments • Manage all aspects of the plant cost structure including direct and indirect labor, maintenance and consumable spending and proactively control to business volume swings to preserve profitability • Assist operating management with budgeting, production statistics, cost analysis, justification of capital expenditures and asset management • Lead the facility in establishing and meeting continuous improvement objectives • Partner with department managers to develop and maintain a positive culture consistent with Berry Global values, behaviors and mission • Encourage and support the development of all plant employees • Responsible for overall performance efficiencies and competitive service level for the plant • Participate in process improvement and cost savings efforts • Responsible for incorporating continuous quality improvement principles into daily quality culture • Assures compliance with state and federal regulatory matters including OSHA, EPA, EEO and Affirmative Action, Quality Audits • Overall management responsibility for the implementation of mandatory and best practice sharing for cost savings, safety compliance and reduced employee hazard exposure • Coordinates the effective utilization of production capacity, staffing and equipment through planning, organizing and scheduling People: -Supervise employees and activities  to support 24/7 production facility. -Plans and maintains schedules. -Conduct new hire training and continuous training to improve efficiencies -Empower employees and develop continuous improvement philosophy throughout operations team. -Develop personnel to grow and assume greater responsibilities that fit into a succession plan for future growth. -Maintains staff job results by training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; answering grievances; planning, monitoring, and appraising performance results. -Consult with Human Resources and Plant Manager regarding hiring, transfer and discipline of employees as it relates to company policy.  CAPEX & Budget Control: -Participates in recommending purchase of new capital equipment, plant layout, production methods, material handling, and parts inventory. -Adhere to maintenance spend budget. -Issue request for capital