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Plant Director

Amcor Rigid Packaging
life insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, flex time
United States, Indiana, Franklin
3201 Bearing Dr (Show on map)
Dec 03, 2025
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, visitwww.amcor.comILinkedInIGlassdoorIFacebook IYouTube

Job Description

This position directs the day-to-day and strategic activities of a highly complex, large plant to achieve financial and operating objectives as determined by ARP and the Business Unit. The Plant Director is a key leadership role which manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for safety, production, maintenance, warehouse, quality, customer relations, human resources, and finance. This position serves as the senior ARP representative locally, and is responsible for compliance with the Amcor code of conduct and for ensuring plant compliance with all regulations (federal and local), as well as other Amcor and ARP policies and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Promotes a proactive and sustainable environmental, health and safety culture that supports Amcor "zero incident" goal and that exceeds local, state and federal requirements
  • Directs operational effectiveness to maximize efficiency and productivity
  • Ensures customer delivery and quality expectations are met
  • Plans and oversees the implementation of capital improvement projects to ensure adherence to approved plans, schedules and budgets
  • Responsible for all aspects of financial management of the plant; controls spending in all areas including capital, labor, energy and inventory
  • Resolves operational, manufacturing, employee and customer issues
  • Prepares and compiles various analysis and reports pertaining to plant utilization, labor efficiencies, materials usage, scrap, and labor
  • Responsible for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices ("GMP") in food and/or pharmaceutical to consistently manufacture products according to quality standards, as well as other customer and regulatory quality standards
  • Works closely with customer contacts (quality and purchasing) to ensure coordination of activities and facilitation of customer relationship; participates in the resolution and prevention of customer complaints, and promotes solid customer relations in partnership with the commercial organization
  • Responsible for the overall development of people and skills throughout the plant to support talent management
  • Actively works to build high engagement of coworkers
  • Manages team of direct reports and is responsible for employee selection, development, mentoring, and performance management. Responsible for overall talent management and employee engagement; cultivates an environment of safety, high performance, and ethical and legal compliance; addresses employee relations issues
  • Keeps informed of technical and management developments to assure continued personal growth and to coach employees toward optimum performance
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree: Engineering or related field preferred; minimally, Business Administration or similar
  • Master's degree preferred
  • Minimum of ten years plant supervisory experience required, including three years in operations management
  • Proven track record of success in a large operation in the plastics packaging industry
  • Experience overseeing functions such as accounting or finance, safety and human resources, and quality preferred
  • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
  • Valid driver's license
  • Travel 10%

Amcor Leadership Framework:

  • Leading Self - Managerial Courage; Command Skills and Driving for Results;
  • Leading Teams - Building Effective Teams; Influencing & Motivating Others; Organizational Awareness; Process Management.
  • Leading the Business - Business Acumen; Customer Focus; Strategic Agility; Delegating & Directing Others;
  • Exhibiting Amcor Behaviors and Values

Relationships:
Reports directly to the VP of Manufacturing, and all Plant Staff report directly to this role.

Physical Requirements
Normal Vision
Distant Vision
Near Vision
Hearing/ Listening
Sitting
Talking/Speaking

Hand/Finger Dexterity
Walking
Standing
Driving - Automobile/truck/van
Work Environment : Office and Manufacturing Environment

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

OurExpectations

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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CompensationThe starting salary for this position is expected to be between $176,100 to $220,100; however, base pay offered may vary within the full salary range $176,100 to $264,100 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on national averages and a geographic differential may be applied based on work location. Position may also be eligible for Amcor's Management Incentive Plan / Sales Incentive Plan, which is an annual bonus program based on business and individual performance, as well as medical coverage and other health and welfare benefits. 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 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location

*Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

*Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

*Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available

*Paid Parental Leave

*Retirement Savings Plan with company match

*Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

*Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

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