Engineer I- Controls Advance Manufacturing

Amcor

About The Position

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 Advances Manufacturing (Automation) Team - Is the first working level of the engineering series. Incumbents perform routine engineering project tasks independently and receive closer supervision when assisting in more complex engineering project tasks. This role has no direct reports. WHAT YOU GET TO DO Safety Aligns with and actively supports Amcor values by putting safety first in all situation. Integrity Determines customer’s needs by identifying problems and safety concerns. Develop and evaluate solutions thereby defining project scope. Coordinates, prepares and/or assembles the engineering package/project documentation for each assigned project based on direction provided from manager. Collaboration Interfaces with people, departments, and/or companies to ensure that equipment is safe, made on schedule and to specification. Provides the purchasing services for project materials required. This includes reviewing potential vendors, contacts with vendors, coordinating with the Purchasing department, issuing purchase orders, some price negotiation, and expediting delivery. Accountability Manages project costs, project scheduling, and communicates pertinent data to appropriate areas for engineering projects which may vary in terms of scope and responsibilities. Results and Outperformance Actively participates on continuous improvement / kaizen teams. Secures and maintains knowledge of current industry practices as they may apply to Amcor products and equipment. Assists with installation, checkout, start-up and training as necessary. WHAT WE VALUE Talent Able to apply basic engineering and design principles to designs and troubleshooting approaches. Commercial Excellence Develops skills for efficient communication with internal and external customers, team members and leadership. Communicates in a timely manner and develops listening skills. Operational Leadership Uses a consistent and organized methodology to gather and analyze data. Follows-up on action items and communicates with internal and external parties. Innovation Identify engineering problems, research and evaluate solutions (with coaching from manager). Demonstrates aptitude for conducting useful research, and able to present conclusions and suggestions. Cash and Capital Discipline Able to understand and apply basic cash discipline when organizing and placing parts and equipment orders to keep projects within budget. Role Emphasis Facilities Understanding of engineering concepts (electrical or mechanical base on job emphasis) Assists with testing and validation facility and manufacturing infrastructure designs and systems. Assists with engineering calculations to support facility and manufacturing infrastructure engineering work. Reviews technical plans, drawings and specifications for manufacturing infrastructure engineering work. Controls Understanding of electrical engineering concepts Assists with testing and validation of machine instrumentation with the controls package. Assist with the integration and development of team IT resources related to engineering functions such as PLC/machine control, HMI function and edge device use. Reviews technologies to be used for future applications and extensions of current architecture. Mechanical Understanding of mechanical engineering concepts Assists with testing and validation mechanical machine designs and systems. Assist with engineering calculations to support mechanical engineering work. Reviews technical plans, drawings and specifications for mechanical engineering work. Electrical Understanding of electrical engineering concepts Assists with testing and validation electrical machine designs and systems. Assists with engineering calculations to support electrical engineering work. Reviews technical plans, drawings and specifications for electrical engineering work. Industrial Understanding of industrial/manufacturing engineering principles and practices. Assists in conducting studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems. Based on these studies, assists to develop and implement optimized product flow. Assists in validating IE requirements with multiple automation integrators and verifies that automation solution/proposals aligned with business strategies using Just-In-Time/Lean manufacturing tools and techniques. Assists in collecting/analyzing data and works with the Sr. IEs to validate current state processes/flows to establish an accurate model of the operation of a system. Learns how to create Discrete Event Simulation (DES) baselines and collaborates with the Sr. IE to propose/validate future automation solutions that improve cycle time, WIP, bottlenecks, throughput, capacity, resource utilization, and production rate changes of complex production systems. Automation Understanding of electrical engineering, controls, robotics, and/or automation Assists with developing test plans to burndown risk for automation projects and set requirements for FATs and SATs. Assists with testing and validation automation systems. Assists in reviewing technical drawings, plans, proposals, RFQs, RFQ responses, and specifications for automation work. Assists with estimating, developing, and deploying automation technology solutions. IoT Understanding of electrical engineering and or computer science concepts Assists with testing and validation IoT systems. Assists with developing and deploying IoT technology solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering Electrical, Mechanical, CS&E, Controls/Automation Engineering or related technical field
0 - 3 years of experience
Able to apply basic engineering and design principles to designs and troubleshooting approaches.
Develops skills for efficient communication with internal and external customers, team members and leadership. Communicates in a timely manner and develops listening skills.
Uses a consistent and organized methodology to gather and analyze data. Follows-up on action items and communicates with internal and external parties.
Identify engineering problems, research and evaluate solutions (with coaching from manager). Demonstrates aptitude for conducting useful research, and able to present conclusions and suggestions.
Able to understand and apply basic cash discipline when organizing and placing parts and equipment orders to keep projects within budget.
Understanding of engineering concepts (electrical or mechanical base on job emphasis)
Understanding of electrical engineering concepts
Understanding of mechanical engineering concepts
Understanding of industrial/manufacturing engineering principles and practices.
Understanding of electrical engineering, controls, robotics, and/or automation
Understanding of electrical engineering and or computer science concepts
30% travel requirement

Nice To Haves

Coop or Internship Preferred

Responsibilities

Aligns with and actively supports Amcor values by putting safety first in all situation.
Determines customer’s needs by identifying problems and safety concerns. Develop and evaluate solutions thereby defining project scope.
Coordinates, prepares and/or assembles the engineering package/project documentation for each assigned project based on direction provided from manager.
Interfaces with people, departments, and/or companies to ensure that equipment is safe, made on schedule and to specification.
Provides the purchasing services for project materials required. This includes reviewing potential vendors, contacts with vendors, coordinating with the Purchasing department, issuing purchase orders, some price negotiation, and expediting delivery.
Manages project costs, project scheduling, and communicates pertinent data to appropriate areas for engineering projects which may vary in terms of scope and responsibilities.
Actively participates on continuous improvement / kaizen teams.
Secures and maintains knowledge of current industry practices as they may apply to Amcor products and equipment.
Assists with installation, checkout, start-up and training as necessary.

Benefits

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)