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Sr. Engineer Product Development - Food

Amcor Rigid Packaging
United States, Michigan, Manchester
Nov 18, 2024
We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference!

At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860's and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.

Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future?At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visitwww.amcor.com.

Job Description

Position Overview:

Leads new package development projects within the food & dairy space with expertise & knowledge of blow molding manufacturing processes, mold designs, and materials. Responsible for the development projects of ISBM & EBM blown packaging components including planning, execution, cost, timeline, and communication internally and externally.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Ability to run multiple high-profile projects simultaneously with a high level of autonomy
  • Provides technical leadership to various engineering projects and coordinate across all disciplines while giving work direction and inputs to business functional groups and provide leadership in resolving complex technical issues
  • Must have excellent communication skills in both written and verbal form - As the person who iscoordinating all aspects of the project communication isincredibly important.
  • Must be able to manage both internal and external customers
  • Must have a good understanding ofSPC and quality practices - As the project leader you willreceive data from the bottles throughout the project. ThePDE will need tointerpret the data and make decisions on the path moving forward
  • Must have the ability to lead a team of individuals that will not be reporting directly to you
  • Must have a expertise and understanding of EBM and/or ISBM manufacturing processes
  • Must have experience with materials such as PET, PP, HDPE, LDPE and barrier materials within the plastics space
  • Plastic processing experience is a plus
  • Tooling build experience a plus
  • Computer skills are very important... Excel, Word, , MS Project, is a must.
  • Ability to work within a procedure-based organization but capable of extending outside those boundaries if required
  • Willingness to make decisions and to learn from them when required
  • Makes decisions and sets direction based on financial measures and strategies while seeing the big picture that is necessary to understand Amcor's strategy, competitive position, and business environment
  • Creates clear policies and professional and engineering/design principles to address differing and variable situations and teaches these to others. Ensures these become standards for department
  • Understands and anticipates needs of customers; drives product opportunities
  • Has influence on commercial decisions
  • Develops, tracks and meets capital and expense budget for their responsibility
  • Adapts to changing workplace needs and works cross functionally continually improve processes and employee engagement.
  • Monitors and maintains a clear understanding of project needs, hurdles, and workload

Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's Degreein Engineering or related field; packaging discipline preferred
  • 8 or more years of experience working with blow molding equipment, tooling, and processing
  • Deep technical knowledge in this industry, and understanding of industry trends and how they apply to customers
  • Travel 20-40%

Competencies:

Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies

Core Competencies:

  • Customer Focus
  • Learning on the Fly
  • Interpersonal Savvy
  • Drive for Results

3-5 Applicable ARP Competencies:

  • Managerial Courage
  • Motivating Others
  • Building Effective Teams
  • Innovation Management
  • Dealing with Ambiguity

Relationships:

  • Commercial and Operations stakeholders.
  • Corporate R&D
  • Upper management, peers, Design team, and Project Management team.
  • Internal relationships with quality control, purchasing/procurement, and finance.
  • External relationships with clients and vendors.

ADA Requirements:

Physical Requirements

Normal Vision

Distant Vision

Near Vision

Hearing/ Listening

Sitting

Talking/Speaking

Hand/Finger Dexterity

Walking

Standing

Stooping

Pushing/Pulling

Bending

Kneeling

Climbing

Lifting (amount 50+ pounds)

Carrying (amount 50+ pounds)

Driving- Forklift

Lifting (amount < 50 pounds)

Carrying (amount < 50 pounds)

Driving - Automobile/truck/van

Work Environment : Office Environment

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

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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
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