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Operation Excellence Manager Capsules

Location: 

Saint Seurin, FR Chalon Sur Saone, FR Mareuil sur Ay, FR

Function:  Operations/Production/Manufacturing
Part-time or Full-time:  Full-Time
Job Type:  Employee
Workplace type:  Hybrid

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.

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JOB PURPOSE  

Amcor’s aspiration is to be the global leader in Flexible Packaging. The Amcor Flexibles EMEA Operations Excellence (OPEX) team plays a crucial role in building Continuous Improvement mindset and in supporting sites across the Business Group to deliver significant and sustainable cost savings through CI projects.

The Operational Excellence Manager Capsules will contribute in delivering the step change required in terms of operational performance improvement and CI mindset transformation, as part of the Fit For Growth agenda, by coaching, supporting and promoting continuous-improvement culture, projects and initiatives within the respective manufacturing sites.

JOB DIMENSIONS & SCOPE  

  • 6 plants across 4 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa and Americas. Central CI team initiatives.  

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES  

  • Support the coordination, development and drive of CI initiatives in the BU, within CI team, and across functions when required.
  • Coach and promote the development of Continuous Improvement mindset in the plants and within the BU team.
  • Participate actively in the development of Continuous Improvement agenda and Roadmap, within CI function and respective BU.
  • Diagnose plants and set aspirational improvement targets.
  • Support delivery of CI projects in line with the plan.
  • Introduce and apply appropriate CI tools and methodologies and best practices.
  • Engage, in conjunction with the rest of CI team, the site management, their teams and key stakeholders in the transformation effort.
  • Communicate progress and celebrate success.
  • Collaborate pro-actively with teams across AFEMEA to leverage best practice and drive a ‘’One Amcor’’ approach.
  • With the SMEs, develop, document and codify the Amcor Flexibles Production System (AFPS) including KPIs, standards and process best practices.
  • Embed the AFPS and Performance Boost/OperationsPlus principles at each site in a sustainable way, according to the deployment strategy.
  • Provide training around key Operations Excellence improvement levers.
  • Mentor and support all co-workers in up-skilling, also through promotion of internal trainings.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS  

  1. Formal Qualifications and Experience 
  • 5+ years of experience in Operations Excellence / Continuous Improvement, preferably in leadership roles.  
  • Knowledge of converting technologies (printing, lamination, slitting), capsules manufacturing technologies advantageous. 
  • Experience on supporting significant change / transformation projects within a multi-site manufacturing environment. 
  • Experience of Lean, WCM/IWS and continuous improvement methodologies e.g. Six Sigma/Kaizen
  • Degree in a science, technology or engineering subject preferred; advanced degree advantageous. 
  1.  Specific Skills and Abilities 
  • Genuine passion for this mission to transform Amcor’s Flexibles manufacturing globally. 
  • Fluent spoken and written English; 
  • Change management. 
  • Skilled communicator, facilitator and trainer. 
  • Customer orientation. 
  • Drive and energy. 
  • Hands-on. 
  • Pragmatic. 
  • Problem-solver. 
  • Analytical and structured. 
  • Can simplify complexity. 
  • Collaborative. 
  • Willingness to travel circa 30% to 50% within AMCOR, depending on business workload needs. 

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About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.
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