Production Manager

Production Manager

Location: Chalon Sur Saone, FR Froges, FR

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Employment: Full-time

Job Purpose

Chalon site belongs to our Wine & Spirits (W&S) Business Unit. The W&S Business Unit of Amcor Flexibles EMEA utilises sophisticated coating, printing and forming technologies across several sites in Europe and Americas, supplying a range of closures and overcaps to prestigious actors of the Wine & Spirits global market.

The Production Manager is responsible for managing Production and Operations Excellence areas. Main priorities include:

• Safety
• Compliance with company/plant policies and procedures
• Alignment with customer satisfaction objectives, plant performance and cost control targets
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Support Plant General Manager in plant management and drive for excellence within the Plant Leadership Team

Job Dimensions & Scope

• Turnover for the Plant: €45 Mil
• Process: transformation of raw materials into end products
• Member of the Site Management Team
• Staff: 120 people (8 direct reports, shift leaders and CI Engineer)
• Scope & Geographical spread: Chalon-sur-Saône Plant, France
• Plant operating 24/7

Principal Accountabilities

• Support the organization for the management of the plant’s safety performance
• Take an active role in the plant’s safety programs and goals, and spread safety culture
• Deliver budget in terms of production volumes, cost-to-produce and cost-out
• Define and assign goals and improvement projects to line managers focused on competitiveness, efficiency and business continuity
• Define and manage organizational processes and improvements (roles, responsibilities, headcount, shifts, activities) in accordance with company policies and budget
• Promote Amcor culture (values and behavior) within the plant
• Maintain high motivation and engagement within the organization
• Enhance own team performance, knowledge and leadership
• Lead and support continuous improvement projects
• Define, report and analyze KPIs to control process performance
• Support Plant General Manager and Plant Leadership Team in plant management
• Support Plant General Manager and HR in industrial relations and disciplinary issues
• Create value through best practice sharing with other plants and introduction of new technologies

Direct Reports of Production Manager

• Production Shift Leaders (7)
  • Lead people on the floor
  • Manage daily operations, quality and safety
  • Ensure smooth shift operation
  • Resolve problems in real time
  • Implement improvement initiatives
• CI Engineer
  • Improve production performance (cost, quality, delay) towards optimal stage
  • Lead daily performance meetings
  • Introduce appropriate tools, methodologies and best practices

Qualifications / Requirements

• Formal qualifications and experience
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and supervision
• Experience in packaging is an advantage but not a prerequisite
• Experience of successfully managing significant change / transformation projects in a manufacturing environment
• First‑hand experience of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Kaizen)
• Degree in a science, technology or engineering subject preferred; advanced degree advantageous
• Knowledge of production machines, tools and related process control equipment, energy management, SAP and shop floor systems, safety and environmental regulation (France, EU), use of statistical calculation tools, basics of finance, Integrated Quality Assurance Systems (EHS, quality)
• Specific skills and abilities
  • Team working and coordinated departmental management
  • Execute promptly activities established by action plans
  • Customer orientation (final and internal customer)
  • Promote active communication and maintain positive attitude toward problem solving
  • Initiative and adaptability toward internal and external opportunities and threats
  • Fluent French; fluent spoken and written English; other languages advantageous
  • Strong leadership and coaching skills
  • Drive and energy
  • Hands‑on
  • Pragmatic
  • Analytical and structured