Operations Head

Job Description : OPERATIONS HEAD AUSTRALIA FOR VISY CAN BEVERAGES Visy is a beverage can expert with a thirst for creating new packaging solutions for our customers. We produce a significant amount of beverage cans every year - last year we produced multi-billion aluminum cans. Many of Australia and New Zealand’s most recognised beverage brands are delivered in cans we make. This is a newly created and influential leadership role where you will support our Visy Beverage Can Plant Managers to achieve their targets with a focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement. The Role: Reporting to the General Manager - Beverage Can, you will lead the team responsible for delivering the KPI’s for 5 Beverage Can plant operations across Australia. As Head of Operations, you will also form part of the Beverage Can Leadership Team, and as such will contribute to the strategic planning for the business. Key to your success, will be your ability to continually improve the manufacturing performance of the business, identifying initiatives to meet safety, quality, efficiency, people, volume and commercial targets. Further to the above you will: · Ensure our Beverage Can plants are compliant to Visy’s Health Safety and Environment (HSE) policies and regulatory requirements. · Drive consistency and standardisation across the network for key equipment and processes that deliver performance improvements. · Partner with the Sales & Operations Planning Manager to achieve targets for the business and support the efficient operation at Plant level to meet customer needs. · Partner with the Head of Engineering, to ensure capital requirements are targeted to optimise business performance and are executed without undue impacts on operations. · Utilise Lean principles to support continuous improvement and team member engagement initiatives across all sites. What you will bring to the team: · Experience in a similar leadership role in a multi-site environment, preferable within packaging, food & beverage or FMCG industry. · You are highly motivated and adaptable leader, who thrives within a dynamic and challenging environment. · Your strong communication skills, ability to build trusting relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels, will be crucial to the success of his role. · Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies, and their implementation. ·

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