Production Manager
Amcor
Product
Posted on Mar 28, 2026
Production Manager
Location:
Teningen, DE
Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing
Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time
Job Type: Employee
Shift: On site
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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Position Job Title: Production Manager
Location: Teningen, Germany
Line Manager’s Job Title: Plant General Manager AF Teningen
Contract Length: Permanent
Job Purpose
As Production Manager you will be responsible for managing and directing all operational activities to achieve safe, efficient and economical production within established manufacturing costs; and to maintain the highest standards of quality and volume requirements.
Principal Accountabilities
- Develop short and long-term plans, policies, programs, operating procedures and objectives
- Delegate responsibilities provide guidance and give direction on all production & service areas within the plant.
- Maintain close surveillance over production & service areas through reports, staff meetings, observation and personal contact to assure integration of workflow, timely production, budgetary compliance and use of personal skills and machines
- Assist and advise others to solve problems and implement permanent corrective action
- Act as a liaison between co-workers and management team to keep people informed on matters of communication, decisions and policies
- Identify and implement creative cost reduction opportunities
- Administer or assist in coordination of various programs such as, safety, quality, waste, 6S, Zero Pull, SMED, cost reduction, plant security, staffing and hourly wage administration
- Ensure all plant productivity, quality and safety goals are achieved– ensure waste management programs are on track
- Ensure all quality and process procedures are followed at all levels in Production department
- Manage production cost centres
- Identify target performance levels for plant awards program; challenge team to achieve goals
- Support Six Sigma/Lean efforts
- Establish accurate production standards, monitor productivity performance regularly
- Oversee and coordinate Occupational Safety program for the plant including reporting, compliance, auditing and training
- Work on building development to the teams and succession planning, talent management – strong support to the Front-line managers
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
1. Formal Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering required. Advanced degree and Blackbelt certification desirable.
- 10+ years’ management experience in a manufacturing environment required. Knowledge of lacquering, lamination, coating applications, printing, slitting, process control and validation protocols are nice-to-have.
2. Specific Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership skills and ability to lead teams
- Solid safety culture
- Able to handle multiple tasks
- Possess a thorough knowledge and understanding of manufacturing systems and a good working knowledge of processes and products
- Knowledge of Safety practices and a commitment to maintain them
- Understanding of quality principles and techniques
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong presentation skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to make quick decisions
- Advanced teambuilding / people management skills, strong interpersonal skills
- Solid financial reporting acumen
- Experience in implementing Operational Excellence projects (SMED, Six Sigma, Lean, 6S)
- Good level of English, fluent German
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About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.
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