Location:
Swansea, GB
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Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing
Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time
Job Type: Employee
Shift: On site
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Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
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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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Position Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA) / Meat, Fresh, Dairy & SA
Function: Operations
Location: AF Swansea
Line Manager’s Job Title: Production Manager
Advertising Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Swansea
Contract Length: Permanent Contract
Job Purpose
To provide leadership and active participation in the reduction of costs, improvement of process, management of capital projects and resources connected to process improvement at the site. Reporting directly to the Production Manager, the Manufacturing Engineer will focus heavily on waste improvement and other large opportunities to ensure delivery of the annual budget, with an aggressive cost take out agenda while deploying technical support to operations as required.
Principal Accountabilities
Ensure OHSE policy adherence and drive improvement to enhance safe operations on site
Provide daily technical support for all production areas as required for efficient operation, specific focus on waste and quality.
Lead capital expense projects; opportunity identification, TRACE submission and project management through final installation and start-up
Support function for maintenance and production teams
Contractor control ensuring safe working procedures and adherence to Amcor policies
Contribute to & implement to the strategic plan for the business
Sustainably embed the Amcor Flexibles Production System (AFPS) including KPIs, standards and process best practices
Coordination and collaboration activities with central teams on transformation work
Diagnose key improvement opportunities and set aspirational improvement targets
Establish annual targets and priorities around cost removal and plan
Implement site production improvement programme; project selection, pillar development, daily control and all associated activities
Report outs of savings associated with waste and cost removal to internal and external stakeholders
MAJOR CHALLENGES & COMPLEXITIES
Driving a change agenda which is new, in a new role, and which comes with high aspirations and expectations
Shifting focus to large opportunity areas for cost out; such as extrusion waste, energy savings and other
Balancing the diverse demands of Manufacturing Engineer, supporting production, project management and driving out cost; including local and central priorities
Moving the needle fast in an environment where ways of working are established, and business performance is regarded as successful
Qualifications/Requirements
Formal Qualifications and Experience
Degree in a science, technology or engineering subject required
Experience in a fast-paced operations environment with a strong focus towards operational excellence
5+ years manufacturing, engineering, and process efforts
5+ years participation in process improvement / manufacturing engineering
Large capital expense project management capabilities
Manufacturing Engineering (Standard Operations, plant layout, waste elimination, continuous improvement, engineering change control, PFMEA, SPC, process capability, value stream mapping)
Specific Skills and Abilities
Strong problem-solving skills (containment & countermeasure)
Ability to analyse data and communicate results clearly
Advanced excel capabilities
Hands-on technical skill
Project management and extremely high level of organisation
Communication, influencing, negotiating and assertiveness
Deep understanding of technical manufacturing
Decision making, sound business judgement
Report writing & presentation skills
Amcor Leadership Framework
The 3 Leadership competencies which will apply to all AFEMEA employees:
Driving for Results
Command Skills
Customer Focus
The Leadership competencies which will apply to the Operations Function:
Business Acumen
Dealing with Ambiguity
Priority Setting
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About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.
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