Opex Engineer Germany

Location: Remote in Germany

Travel: ~70% across 13 German sites

JOB PURPOSE

As an Operations Excellence Engineer, you will play a central role in deploying and embedding a new group manufacturing system across Amcor’s Rigid Packaging division, supporting a large-scale Lean transformation at group level .

The position sits within the Rigid Division of Amcor and reports to the Rigid Quality & CI Director. You will work in close partnership with plant leadership teams, department managers, and shopfloor teams across multiple European countries, acting as a hands-on coach and structured change agent .

This role offers a rare opportunity to drive a large-scale Lean transformation across a complex, German manufacturing network , working at the intersection of strategy and shopfloor execution. You will influence how 13plants operate every day, collaborate with diverse leadership teams across countries and cultures, and play a decisive role in rolling out a common manufacturing system that will shape operational standards across the Rigid Packaging division.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Deploy the new group manufacturing system (Level 2) across 13 sites:

• Lead preparation, deployment, and stabilization activities across the plants
• Ensure consistency and sustainability of the new manufacturing system practices across plants.

Train and coach teams at all levels of the organization:

• Teach Lean and manufacturing system tools to plant leadership, department managers, and shopfloor teams,
• Act as a hands-on coach to reinforce structured problem-solving, standard work, and daily management routines.

Drive change and adoption of continuous improvement ways of working:

• Support sites with low CI maturity and guide teams through behavioral and operational change,
• Address resistance to change through structured engagement and pragmatic change management.

Enable alignment and knowledge sharing across the plant network:

• Capture and share best practices, lessons learned, and standards across sites,
• Provide clear progress updates to Quality, CI, and Operations stakeholders.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineering degree or equivalent operational experience,
• Strong hands-on experience in Lean and Continuous Improvement :
• Advanced knowledge of Lean tools and methodologies
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt experience strongly preferred,
• Solid change management capability , including experience deploying CI tools in low-maturity environments,
• Strong experience in a manufacturing site production environment , with a deep understanding of shopfloor operations,
• Fluency in English and German mandatory,
• Proven ability to teach, coach, and influence teams from plant management to shopfloor level.