SHIFT LEAD

Overview

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 | LinkedIn | YouTube

Responsibilities

Job Summary: 

This position ensures that production runs efficiently, meets safety and quality standards, and supports production operations while maintaining a clean, organized work environment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provide clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk.
• Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, and applicable laws.
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Vacation coverage for Shift Supervisor.
• Along with Shift Supervisor, lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre-shift, Department, Change Management, General communication, etc.).
• Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly and in a timely and thorough manner.
• Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible.
• Sets goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work toward achieving goals.
• Motivates and coaches’ employees through excellent communication and frequent performance feedback. Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed. 
• Security diligence, including maintaining control of personal key cards, preventing unauthorized entry to the facility by non-employees, and proper maintenance / security of information and equipment within your direct responsibility.
• Constant vigilance and participation in Safety, Food Safety, and Quality practices.
• Prevent nonconforming products from being shipped to customers.
• Identify and record problems relating to product, process, and quality system.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Safety Leadership – Embodies commitment for a safe workplace; acts as a role model on safety leadership, activities, and communication.

Accountability –holds self-accountable evidenced by say/do ratio, initiative, and ownership actions (such as ensuring safety is more important than productivity).

Communication – ability to communicate safety, goals and company expectations with appropriate levels of the organization; create clear, timely audience appropriate messages (both written and verbal). 

Engagement – communicate and support the vision of plant leadership; celebrate the wins, and ensure employees actively participate in safety-related activities.

 PRIMARY DUTIES

• Observe all Safety precautions, Food Safety requirements and Plant policies & rules to prevent injury to self or others and to prevent loss of material or damage to equipment.
• Follow and wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Maintain good housekeeping and 6S principles.
• Check production reports and production paperwork and labels.
• Interface with maintenance and set-up operators as needed.
• Coordinate the movement of raw materials from the staging area to the production lines and back to the staging area when not needed on the floor.
• Train new employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor and production manager.
• First Responder training and certification encouraged.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION REQUIRED:   

• Capable of physical mobility including sitting, bending, twisting, standing, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Maintain an attendance record within company guidelines and working required overtime.
• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Read, write, and speak English.
• Capable of Utilizing Amcor's operating and support systems (JDE, Ignition, WebEFF, etc.).
• Experience/proven ability within the specified disciplines.
• Previous manufacturing experience a plus
• Leadership abilities with good interpersonal skills.

Contact

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-700 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. 

About AmcorAmcor 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.