Production Supervisor

Job Description

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 ever changing 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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Supervises all plant production activities on a specific shift. Responsible for meeting production schedules and standards, producing product in accordance with applicable customer requirements, and maintaining optimum production at the least possible cost while adhering to all Amcor Rigid Packaging USA Inc. safety requirements. Supervises shift maintenance personnel and regular maintenance staff in the absence of the Plant Maintenance Manager.

• Directs the manufacturing and material handling activities on a given shift, ensuring employees perform tasks in accordance with safety policies, and trains and supervises hourly employees in these activities.
• Administers plant rules and procedures; recommends employees and candidates for hire, promotion, demotion, transfer, disciplinary action and/or termination.
• Effectively manages the work schedule within the department to prevent idle time and provides for the optimal use of personnel, machinery, and material, including the proper use of any established work standards and incentive plans.
• Maintains standards of quality to meet customer and internal specifications, and strives for continuous improvement in quality performance through proper training, good communication, effective leadership/supervision, and follow‑up with all members of the shift.
• Maintains safe working conditions throughout the plant by taking corrective action on unsafe conditions or acts, and may serve as a member of the Plant Safety Committee.
• Implements all approved safety recommendations and ensures compliance with established safety standards, including lockout/tagout, hearing conservation, and other programs required by law and/or management.
• Conducts safety meetings with the shift and effectively handles employee complaints, suggestions, questions, and conflicts in accordance with the guidelines established in the Employee Handbook and company policies/procedures.
• Maintains employee morale and discipline through fairness and impartiality, monitors and approves employee hours worked using the Kronos timekeeping system, and reports the following information at the end of each shift:
• Production achieved by department/machine/product
• Runtime/downtime by department/machine
• Maintenance, installation, and/or test work performed
• Deviations from acceptable quality standards and product disposition
• Material receipts and shipments
• Material problems, outages, and action taken
• Personnel problems, absenteeism, time worked
• Assists in the review of labor and manufacturing costs as they relate to production, analyzes, pursues, and recommends methods for reducing these costs, and coordinates the implementation of any approved material or method changes.
• Communicates these changes to production personnel and follows up to ensure understanding and proper implementation.
• Keeps current on technical developments and changes to appraise or make recommendations to management and supervisors, and to instruct and train employees.
• Performs other…