Plant General Manager

Amcor
United Kingdom
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Stakeholder management","Mentoring","Data-driven decision making"]

Lead the Blackburn manufacturing site with full accountability for safety, people, operations, quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance. Drive the site strategy, build and develop a cross-functional leadership team, and champion a continuous improvement culture using Lean and operational excellence practices. Own P&L responsibilities including budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and cost optimization, while delivering operational and customer outcomes and strengthening safety and engagement.

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Amcor
Amcor
21 hours ago

Plant General Manager

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Job Summary

Lead the Blackburn manufacturing site with full accountability for safety, people, operations, quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance. Drive the site strategy, build and develop a cross-functional leadership team, and champion a continuous improvement culture using Lean and operational excellence practices. Own P&L responsibilities including budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and cost optimization, while delivering operational and customer outcomes and strengthening safety and engagement.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide full site leadership to deliver safety, service, quality, productivity, and financial targets.
  • •Create and execute site strategy aligned to UK business goals and drive a high-performance, accountable culture.
  • •Lead and develop a cross-functional leadership team and deliver operational and customer outcomes.
  • •Improve operational excellence through productivity/efficiency optimization, asset utilization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • •Own financial performance including budgeting, forecasting, capital investment/resource allocation, and cost optimization.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant leadership experience in manufacturing, operations, or site management environments.
  • •Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through growth and change.
  • •Strong financial acumen with P&L responsibility, including budgeting and forecasting.
  • •Track record of improving operational performance, productivity, and profitability.
  • •Demonstrated success driving a positive safety culture and improving safety, quality, supply chain, and customer outcomes.
Experience:ManufacturingOperationsSite management
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStakeholder managementMentoringData-driven decision making
Tech Stack:P&LLean ManufacturingSix SigmaKaizenOperational Excellence

Company Brief

Amcor
Global packaging company that designs and manufactures flexible and rigid packaging solutions for food, beverage, healthcare, personal care, and home care products. Focuses on improving product protection, shelf life, recyclability, and sustainability.
Industry: Printing & Packaging
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 1860
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