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Plant Manager
- Berry Global (Fremont, IN)
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Overview
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.
To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTube
Responsibilities
1. Manage plant operations; maintain equipment and processes appropriately; staff operations effectively.
2. Meet operational goals and objectives; meet product cost targets; meet product quality objectives; meet safety goals and objectives.
3. Foster a safe and healthy work environment; conform to all city, state and federal regulations; encourage employee participation.
4. Motivate and empower employees; encourage team participation; empower employees in decision making; encourage employee self-improvements.
5. Promote product safety (assuming responsibility for prerequisite and food safety programs in the absence of the Quality Manager).
6. Responsible for establishing and maintaining the plant safety plans and policies.
7. Responsible for coordinating production distribution, and warehousing in accordance with policies, principles, and procedures established by the corporate headquarters.
8. Responsible for conferring with vendor sales and technical representatives.
9. Responsible for conferring with sales representatives to evaluate and promote improved and expanded services in area.
10. Responsible for developing plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
11. Responsible for reviewing production costs and product quality, and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of division.
12. Responsible for monitoring production process to ensure efficiency and highest quality products.
Qualifications
1. Manage 4 - 6 supervisors who oversee a total of 125 employees in all departments of the plant. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit.
2. If plant manager is out of the facility, the production manager will assume the responsibilities.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
1. High school education and some college and/or related experience required; Clerical and computer skills and good verbal communications
2. Equal amounts of time spent sitting, standing and walking.
3. Enclosed office space with frequent exposure to warehouse space and workshop floor; hearing protection required in certain locations.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
1. Preferred B.A./B.S. in Engineering, Operations or Management or equivalent experience in manufacturing, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Operations Management
2. Understand spreadsheets, charts and technical manuals; Good phone skills required.
3. Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication); Ability to convert units of measure; Must have fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
KEY BEHAVIORAL TRAITS FOR SUCCESS:
1. Commitment to Task: Able to take responsibility for actions and outcomes and persist despite obstacles; give dedication to the position; demonstrate dependability in difficult circumstances and show a sense of urgency about getting results.
2. Communication: Able to clearly present information through the spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; talk with internal / external customers; listen well.
3. Decision Making & Problem Solving: Able to take action in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of issues; able to use reason, even while dealing with emotional topics; review facts and weigh options.
4. Policies, Processes, & Procedures: Able to act in accordance with established guidelines; follow standard procedures in crisis situations; communicate and enforce organizational policies and procedures; recognize and constructively conform to unwritten rules or practices.
5. Tolerance of Ambiguity: Able to withhold actions or speech in the absence of important information; deal with unresolved situations, frequent change, delays and unexpected events.
Contact
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 224-313-700 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. (https://careers-amcor.icims.com/jobs/35168/plant-manager/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=-1834445335)
**Location** _US-IN-FREMONT_
**Job ID** _2025-35168_
**Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_
**Category** _Manufacturing_
**Location : Address** _701 E DEPOT STREET_
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