Production Team Leader

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 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

Position:         Production Team Leader          

Reports To:    Production Supervisor    

Starting pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills and experience between $21.00/hr and $23.00/hr.                  

Summary

The mission of the Group Leader is to help their team produce a quality product for our customers. To be able to communicate priority information from all areas of the plant to include daily numbers, safety topics, maintenance and quality issues.  To run their shift according to standard helping the plant run at optimal efficiency.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Supervisor, oversees the activities of all team employees.
• Performs duties in a safe manner; acts as a role model for Safety.
• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safety work expectations.
• Ensures the safety of all team employees by checking their work areas for safety/housekeeping hazards and addressing issues immediately.
• Reports any infractions to their Supervisor.
• Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk.
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Assists Supervisor in conducting preliminary investigations on safety incidents, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
• Lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre-shift, Department, General Communication, etc.)
• Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible using selected safety topics as identified and assigned by the Safety Manager or their immediate Supervisor.
• Reviews and documents daily safety topic discussion at meetings.
• Supports team goals and objectives. Assists Supervisor with dissemination information and updates to employees.
• Organizes and leads employee driven teams to address safety, quality, or other operational issues as assigned by Supervisor.
• Motivates and coaches employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback. Addresses complaints and helps to resolve problems.
• Provides input on employee performance appraisals, readiness for promotion, participates and recommends appropriate candidate for vacancies; provides or recommends training as needed.
• Assists with the retention of appropriate documentation.
• Attends meetings and provides information to Supervisor in his/her absence.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Attributes

• High level communicator and able to foster a team environment
• Strong Mechanical Aptitude
• Analytical Thinking
• Integrity
• Independence
• Cooperation
• Adaptability/ Flexibility

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

Education:  Knowledge normally acquired through completion of a High School diploma or GED is required.

Experience:  In addition to the educational requirements, previous manufacturing experience preferred. Individuals with 2 - 4 year technical degree highly desirable.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Safety Leadership – Embodies commitment for a safe workplace; acts as a role model on safety leadership, activities and communication.
• Accountability – Holds self-accountable evidenced by say/do ratio, initiative and ownership actions (such as ensuring safety is more important than productivity).
• Communication – Ability to communicate safety, goals and company expectation with appropriate levels of the organization; create clear, timely audience appropriate messages (both written and verbal).
• Engagement – Communicate and support the vision of plant leadership; celebrate the wins, and ensure employees actively participate in safety related activities.
• Team Development – Understand the development needs of employees in your organization; drive the culture of employees as safety leaders; champion talent development from pre-hire to continuous learning.
• People Agility – Understand personal strengths and weaknesses; leads by example; promotes change through listening skills and seeking frequent input from employees; is genuine and approachable; firm but fair – consistent.
• Problem Solving/ Conflict Resolution – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; mitigates relationship conflicts and encourages constructive (problem-solving) conflict.

Other Skills & Abilities:

In addition to the above, candidates should be able to demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

• Ability to make practical decisions without appreciable direction or advance preparation.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work activities and to handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to utilize a variety of computer software (Microsoft products preferred).
• Possess technical aptitude.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to occasionally climb platforms to train/assist employees with job duties, lift up to 30 pounds, and be able to work 12 hour shifts.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often subjected to changing priorities. The work environment requires incumbents to wear hearing protection, safety glasses and steel toed boots.  Incumbents must be able to work any shift.

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 Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/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.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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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

• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location

• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

• Wellbeing programs & 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 bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)