Team Leader - First Shift

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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The Team Lead is responsible for their assigned area and specific lines to oversee. Team Leads will assist the Production Supervisor with guiding Operator Technicians daily tasks, ensuring quality and the Operators are following SOPs and overseeing scrap and held ware for their area. The Team Lead reports to the Production Supervisor.

• Assists in the coordination of production, distribution and warehousing in accordance with policies.
• Provides leadership, training and coaching to production staff along with managing break schedules, ensuring production staff is appropriately allocated to their areas with guidance of the supervisor and provides feedback on the performance of their Operators to the Supervisor.
• Train new Inspector/Packers in accordance with the training matrix.
• Complete accurately hourly updates to tier 1 board for assigned work cell.
• Implements plans for efficient use of resources including materials, equipment and personnel.
• Demonstrates ability to schedule staff appropriately (full-time and temporary staff).
• Reviews production output and product quality for their assigned area.
• Modifies processes or introduces new methods and ideas to enhance profitable operations and waste reduction.
• Applies current manufacturing techniques (Lean Principles, 5-S, 6-Sigma, etc.) to ensure safe, efficient and effective operations.
• Applies metrics to evaluate performance in key operating areas (throughput, quality, efficiency, output, scrap, etc.).
• Ensures all machine guards and mold guards are in place (assists with keeping parts off the floor).
• Ensures auxiliary equipment is in place and in working condition.
• Adjusts mold settings; clamp pressures, mold and material temperatures using measuring instruments, hand tools and gauges as required, per the setup sheet.
• Ensures the press and work-station areas are clean after completing setup.
• Analyzes mold problems and assists production supervisor in making adjustments.

• Prefer 4-years of experience in a manufacturing/plastics injection environment and/or operational experience.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Ability to work in a high paced and multi-task environment and maintain positive team spirit.
• Demonstrates very detailed organizational skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Computer experience is preferred, including Microsoft Products.
• Ability to hold teams accountable, ensure safety, quality and delivery is priority and ensures great communication with their team.

We Expect Our People To Be Guided By The Amcor Way And Demonstrate Our Values Every Day To Enable The Business To Win. We Are Winning When

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products