EHS & Quality Lead

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Lenexa, KS, USA
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Consumer Web • Food • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Lead EHS and Quality programs in manufacturing, promoting safety, conducting audits, training, and managing compliance and improvement initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.


To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook  I YouTube

Job Description

Ensuring a proactive safety and quality excellence culture, systems, and processes for all employees within a manufacturing site. Provides comprehensive EHS and Quality support to the plant. This includes driving implementation of Amcor EHS and Quality programs to ensure safe people and safe products that meet or exceed regulatory and company standards that leads to top delivery

for our customers.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

  • Lead in implementing and maintaining EHS and Quality programs, policies, improvement and sustainment initiatives, and compliance requirements.
  • Promote a proactive safety and quality culture to reduce risk, injuries, and environmental impact while deliver quality product.
  • Administer and/or develop and sustain procedures, including risk assessments and compliance documentation.
  • Coordinate and deliver training (new hire, annual, and ongoing), ensuring regulatory and company compliance.
  • Conduct internal and external audits (EHS, GMP, quality systems), including preparation, reporting, corrective actions, and follow-up.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain the various components of the Quality System in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and other external Customer requirements
  • Perform compliance assessments and manage improvement plans.
  • Lead the plant’s HACCP program through training and awareness.
  • Oversee environmental programs, including hazardous waste management, regulatory reporting, and permitting compliance.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to drive improvements, waste reduction, cost savings, and process optimization.
  • Investigate and resolve internal and external quality issues, complaints, and non-conformances.
  • Manage quality operations, including daily activities and supervision of people / processes.
  • Support product trials and customer-driven initiatives to ensure quality and compliance standards are met.
  • Administer notification and tracking systems, ensuring timely resolution and accurate documentation.
  • Monitor material dispositions, returned goods, and related quality metrics to ensure timely and accurate processing.
  • Provide immediate response or coordination for workplace incidents and medical needs.
  • Ensure adherence to all company, safety, environmental, and GMP policies and procedures.
  • Lead or support special projects and continuous improvement initiatives as needed.

WHAT WE VALUE

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence all levels of the organization
  • Proven leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, and empower teams
  • Self-motivated, independent worker with a strong work ethic and team-oriented mindset
  • Effective presentation and training capabilities
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills
  • Collaborative approach with strong interpersonal and influencing abilities
  • Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to quality and service excellence
  • Solid technical aptitude and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Commitment to continuous learning and professional development in EHS and Quality
  • Demonstrates company values through energy, accountability, and execution

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Safety, Environmental, Quality, or a related field
  • 1–3+ years of experience in EHS, Quality, or manufacturing environments
  • Experience in flexible packaging manufacturing preferred
  • Working knowledge of safety, environmental, and quality regulations
  • Quality systems experience preferred
  • Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt certification (or ability to obtain) preferred

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

  • Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
  • Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
  • Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
  • The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

  • Medical, dental and vision plans

  • Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees

  • Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

  • Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

  • Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match

  • Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

  • Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Safety, Environmental, Quality, or a related field
  • 1-3+ years of experience in EHS, Quality, or manufacturing environments
  • Experience in flexible packaging manufacturing preferred
  • Working knowledge of safety, environmental, and quality regulations
  • Quality systems experience preferred
  • Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt certification (or ability to obtain) preferred
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The Company
HQ: Zürich
18,447 Employees
Year Founded: 1864

What We Do

A global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharma, medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content.

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