Operations Manager

Position Job Title: Operations Manager

BG and BU:  Dairy

Function: Operations

Location: LEZO

Line Manager’s Job Title: Plant General Manager

Advertising Legal Entity: AMCOR FLEXIBLES

Work contract Legal Entity: AMCOR FLEXIBLES ESPAÑA SLU

Contract Length: Permanent

Job Purpose

LEZO site belongs to our Meat & Dairy Business Unit. The Meat & Dairy Business Unit of Amcor Flexibles EMEA utilizes sophisticated coating, printing, laminating and specialist conversion technologies across a number of European sites, supplying a range of flexible packaging products to a prestigious, food customer base.

The Operations Manager within our LEZO site is responsible for managing:

• Pre-press.
• Production.
• Maintenance.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Engineering and CAPEX.
• Warehouse (indoor logistics).

Main priorities are:

• Compliance with company/plant policies e procedures.
• Alignment with plant objectives and customer requirements.
• Focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Within Plant Leadership Team, support PGM in the plant management, with a drive for excellence approach.

Job Dimensions & Scope

Process: transformation of raw materials in end products

Complexity: interaction with customers, suppliers, contractors, Amcor corporate (OHSE, R&D, Quality, Sales/Commercial, Procurement, Supply Chain, IT) and other AFEMEA plants.

Staff: 127 people (8 direct reports)

Scope & Geographical spread: Lezo Plant, Amcor plants, Corporate (OHSE, R&D, Quality, Sales/Commercial, Procurement, Supply Chain, IT) and other AFEMEA plants.

 Principal Accountabilities:

•  Driver of the organization for the management of the safety performance of the plant.
• Taking an active role in the plant’s safety programs and goals, and spreading safety culture.
• Promoting Amcor Values within the plant
• Delivering budget in terms of production volumes, efficiency, waste and  all costs components.
• Promoting, applying, implementing and controlling Capex.
• Requesting and supporting CI improvement projects.
• Defining and assigning goals and improvement projects to the CI Manager and  line managers focused on competitiveness, efficiency and business continuity.
• Defining and managing organizational processes and improvements (roles, responsibilities, number of headcounts, shifts, activities), according to company policies and budget.
• Creating value through best practices sharing with other plants and introduction of new technologies
• Defining  and verifying the correct KPIs to control processes performance.
• Leading innovation and changes.
• Supporting PGM and Plant Leadership Team in the plant management.
• Supporting  PGM and HR in industrial relations and disciplinary issues.
• Heightening own team performances, knowledge and leadership.
• Maintaining high level of collaborators’ motivation and engagement.

Directs reports of Operations Manager are:

• Maintenance Manager

He/she is responsible to develop and manage preventive and reactive maintenance for machineries, assets and facilities following legal requirements and supplier instructions. He/she coordinate electrician and mechanical supervisors, organizing jobs respecting safety and production priorities.

• Production Department managers are responsible for:

• OHSE performances and improvement plans.
• Compliance with company/plant policies e procedures.
• Alignment with plant objectives and customer requirements.
• Growth of team performances and knowledge.      
• Management of changes in production environment.
• Focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Management in terms of volume, productivity increases, scrap reductions, internal and external quality claims.
• Value creation through best practices shared with other plants and introduction of new technologies.
• Management of production and department targets.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Formal Qualifications and Experience.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and supervision.
• Experience in packaging is an advantage but not a pre-requisite for the role.
• Experience of successfully managing significant change / transformation projects within a manufacturing environment.
• First-hand experience of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies e.g. Six Sigma, Kaizen etc.
• Degree in a science, technology or engineering subject preferred, advanced degree advantageous.
• Knowledge of:
  • Production machines, tools and related process control equipment.
  • Infrastructure and installations (electric power, gas distribution, HVAC, compressed air,,…).
  • Energy management,
  • Shop floor systems.
  • Safety and environmental regulation (Spain, EU).
  • Use of statistic calculation tools.
  • Basics of finance,
  • Integrated Quality Assurance Systems (EHS, quality).

Not a pre-requisite for the role, but convenient:

• • ATEX principles and materials.
  • FDA, BRC or any other food safety and hygiene standard.
  • SAP

 Specific Skills And Abilities

• Always search team working and coordinated management of the dept.
• Execute promptly the activities established by the action plans
• Customer Orientation (final and internal customer)
• Promote active communication and keep a positive attitude towards problem solving.
• Have initiative and be adaptable towards internal and external opportunities and threats. 
• Guarantee the application and observance of AF Lezo Mission, Strategy, Style and Values in team management, assuring coherence and exemplarity of the people in their performance.
• Fluent Spanish, Fluent spoken and written English; other languages advantageous.
• Change management.
• Strong leadership & coaching skills
• Culturally sensitive.
• Drive and energy.
• Hands-on.
• Analytical and structured.

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