About the position
Drive and contribute to programs, providing solutions valued by customers and driving profitable growth. Work may include research, applications development, materials enhancements, process improvement and/or cost-out initiatives. Level III: Intermediate level. Operates primarily within existing and adjacent technologies with occasional connection to new to market or new to Amcor technologies. Understands and applies core principles and processes with semi-limited, yet regularly cadenced guidance. Impact spans short- and mid-term goals. Regularly sought after for technical/product support in a core market, technology and/or process area – may include key customers.
Responsibilities
- Apply an understanding of customer needs and internal technology capabilities to recommend, design, develop and implement products and/or processes aligned to customer/market needs and business strategy.
- Represent the company’s technical voice with internal stakeholders and customers.
- Stay apprised of externally relevant technology changes and trends that may impact Amcor.
- Drive the critical to quality specifications.
- Leverage additional problem solving skills and methodologies.
- Responsible for leading or supporting programs through stage gate.
- Plan, execute and analyze production trials with Design of Experiment, Lean Six Sigma, and statistical analysis methodology.
- Ensure proper documentation of work and contribute to knowledge library.
- Protect Amcor Intellectual Property while meeting stakeholder needs with proper information sharing.
- Develop and support training on standard procedures to advance company operation.
- Leverage an understanding of material / polymer properties and equipment capability in order to meet customer needs.
- Use understanding of cross-functional connectivity of business processes to improve performance across the organization.
- Continuously learn and share knowledge in order to advance capability across the organization.
- Lead technical process developments and improvements in order to generate new technology and value to Amcor.
- Engage with a global technical community for information sharing relevant to assigned area(s).
- Collaborate with areas such as Engineering, Operations and Quality to resolve technical challenges, supporting sustained solutions.
- Collaborate with others to generate new, workable ideas to contribute to filling the pipeline.
- Contribute to, present and follow-up on research proposals.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree required (Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science preferred).
- 5-8+ years technical experience, preferably in a manufacturing R&D or Process role across multiple technical processes.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage design choices positively impacting market position.
- Experience leading product and process development projects with demonstrated sustained results.
- Demonstration of synthesizing information across a range of inputs and applying to business results.
- Demonstrated expertise in multiple technologies/processes leveraged to deliver value to the organization and business relationship.
- Demonstrated ability applying tools within Project Management, Design of Experiment, Design for Lean Six Sigma and Statistical Analysis.
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 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location.
- Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program.
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account.
- Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
- Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval).
- Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date).
