Plant Manager I
Amcor
Russellville, AR
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JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Russellville, AR
POSTED
15 days ago
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.
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Job Description
As the Plant Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for a small to mid‑sized facility (typically <300 employees) to ensure consistent achievement of key performance targets in Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost.
You'll lead the plant’s leadership team, develop talent at all levels, and ensure that systems, processes, equipment, and materials operate in full alignment with company policies, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
This role reports directly to the Director, Manufacturing, with 10 direct reports on the Plant Lead Team.
What You’ll Do
Lead a Strong Safety-First Culture
+ Champion a proactive safety culture to ensure every employee goes home injury‑free.
+ Ensure compliance with all safety, product safety, fire protection, and housekeeping standards.
Drive Operational Excellence
+ Analyze and leverage KPI data (safety, quality, waste, productivity) to identify improvement opportunities and address performance gaps.
+ Manage process control systems and ensure SOPs are current, effective, and aligned with quality and safety requirements.
+ Oversee plant budgeting and ensure execution of capital expenditure plans.
+ Ensure effective planning and utilization of manpower, materials, and machinery.
Develop Talent and Build Organizational Capability
+ Lead all plant human‑capital planning, including workforce planning, performance management, salary planning, and leadership development.
+ Attract, hire, and develop top talent, ensuring strong succession pipelines across the facility.
+ Promote a high‑performance culture rooted in accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
Strengthen Communication and Engagement
+ Provide clear, timely, and consistent communication across all levels of the plant.
+ Lead employee engagement efforts and action planning.
+ Ensure transparent updates to associates on business objectives, performance, and priorities.
Elevate Continuous Improvement
+ Foster and grow a Continuous Improvement (CI) culture by allocating resources and actively leading or participating in CI teams.
+ Share and adopt best practices across facilities.
Ensure Regulatory and Compliance Excellence
+ Maintain compliance with all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
Deliver Results
+ Meet or exceed all plant business plan metrics and KPI targets.
+ Deliver operational performance within budget and aligned to strategic objectives.
What We Value
+ Solid financial and business acumen
+ Results orientation and accountability
+ Team leadership and talent development
+ Strategic and enterprise thinking
+ Collaboration and influence
+ Change leadership
+ Market knowledge and facility expertise
What You Bring
+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline.
+ 7+ years of experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
+ 5+ years of leadership experience; flexible packaging experience preferred.
+ Demonstrated passion and leadership in workplace safety.
+ Proven ability to lead and sustain continuous improvement initiatives.
+ Solid customer‑service mindset and communication skills.
+ Financial acumen with the ability to interpret and act on financial and operational performance.
+ Six Sigma Certification preferred.
Our Expectations
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
Equal OpportunityEmployer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/SexualOrientation/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.
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
+ Medical, dental and vision plans
+ Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
+ Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
+ Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
+ Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
+ Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
+ Paid Parental Leave
+ Retirement Savings Plan with company match
+ Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
+ Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)
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. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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