Manager Back End & Auxiliaries

Manager Back End & Auxiliaries, Ardagh Metal Packaging Europe (m/f/d)
in any Ardagh Metal plant in Europe

Key Responsibilities: 

• Leading Back End Team in the Engineering department.


• Member of the Engineering Management Team.


• Help implement the objectives and strategy of the Manufacturing Engineering Organization.


• Head of the Back End Department; lead, promote and motivate subordinate employees, continuously develop their abilities, assist in HR measures


• Identify training needs and devellopment opportunities according to the company future needs


• Ensure successful project management in case of Major Projects and smaller Process Improvement Projects in the field of responsibility.


• Responsible for the safety of the installed equipment, regarding legislation, norm or other regulations (e.g. CE-conformity).


• Maintain To do list to ensure efficient information flow within group and AMP-E can plants and to support continuous improvement


• Ensure continuous process improvement of Back End processes


• Define, Implement and Secure AMP-E Manufacturing standards.


• Support Technical managers of AMPE plants to define and prepare CAPEX.


• Assist in efficiency studies and cost reduction programmes


• Integrate technology and new development outflow into the manufacturing system, liaise with PotF where applicable


• Act as main contact for the functional business units and their process owners for all relevant topics such as application support, change requests, enhancement and new process requirements.


• Work proactively on Continuous Improvement and apply Lessons learnt to subsequent projects


• Lead and assist projects of various sizes, containing internal as well as external or internal global team members.


• Work with and guide external consultants in support cases and projects while ensuring “best cost value” for the Group.


• Work closely together with IT Application to integrate Business and Process functions, providing interope-rability between multiple IT systems where needed.


• Monitor and control outsourced Application Support Services in co-operation with the ERP AMPS team

Requirements: 

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering  or comparable


• Fluent English, other European Languages are advantageous


• MS Office


• > 10 years Manufacturing experience in the Can Business. (Plant Level and wide Leadership experience)


• International Project Experience


• Soft skills: resilience, stress management, communication, reflexion, teamplayer, leadership

About Ardagh Metal Packaging

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable metal beverage cans to brand owners globally. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas, with innovative production capabilities, 23 production facilities, more than 6,000 employees and recorded revenues of $4.8 billion in 2023.

AMP is 76%-owned by Ardagh Group and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMBP.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for brand owners around the world. We have grown to a team of approximately 20,000 people with revenues of more than $9 billion. Today we have a presence across the Americas, Europe and Africa.

· Ardagh produces many of the beverage cans and bottles that contain your favourite beverages.

· Our packaging is manufactured from metal and glass - permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.

· Ardagh produces more than 60 billion containers per year (more than 160 million containers per day).

The future we’re creating for Ardagh is built around our four Core Values of Inclusion, Trust, Teamwork and Excellence. We offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team - you’ll enjoy the journey!