Product Application Engineer

Amcor; Zele; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a Product Application Engineer to drive technical support for agriculture/industrial stretch film applications, based in Zele, Belgium with travel to Leominster, UK. You will collaborate across R&D and Sales to optimize products and lead development projects.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s in Applied Sciences, have project management experience, and are fluent in English with additional French/German as assets. The role is on-site with up to 50% travel.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in (Applied) Sciences.
• Project management experience.
• Fluency in English; French and German are assets.

Responsibilities

• Manage OEM technical relationships and field applications.
• Support stakeholders as application expert for stretch film.
• Coordinate trials and evaluate new applications with R&D.
• Lead project management of development programs.
• Ensure data management and knowledge transfer efficiency.
• Support safety in all activities.

Skills

Proactive communication

Problem solving

Relationship building

Structured, self-disciplined

Resilient and assertive

Team player

Fluent English

French/German asset

Education

Master’s degree in Applied Sciences

Job description

Product Application Engineer

Location: Zele/Belgium and partly Leominster/UK

Department: R&D/Innovation Management

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Shift: On site

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

Job Details

Position Job Title: Product Application Engineer

BG and BU: Amcor Flexible Europe, Middle East and Africa (AFEMEA)

Function: Research and Development

Line Manager’s Job Title: Product Development Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Purpose: The activities of the Amcor Zele and Leominster site focus on the extrusion of stretch films for the agricultural and industrial sector and on the printing of films mainly for the frozen food market. As part of the Global R&D organization, the searched Product Application Engineer will be mainly responsible for the technical follow-up on the field of the agriculture and industrial stretch film applications, for the OEM technical linked relationships and for defined R&D related projects. The role requires close links with internal and external stakeholders in order to generate and deliver profitable growth through support on OEM relationships, his application expertise, product optimizations and new product implementation, created by the selected R&D projects and in line with the defined mid and long term strategy of the stretch films applications. It requires up to 50% of travelling. This position will report to the Product Development Manager.

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for the OEM technical linked relationships.
• Supporting stakeholders as expert in the application and specialist of the stretch films.
• Follow-up new or adapted machines in the stretch film market.
• Technical investigate new potential applications when linked to R&D related projects.
• Organizing field trials from new developed or optimized stretch films.
• Advisor in the selection of projects in collaboration with the Product Development Team, Sales Director and Product Manager.
• Provide assistance and involved in claim handling in case of application related issues.
• Responsible for project management of appointed development programs.
• Optimizing efficiency in the field technical activities in data management, knowledge transfer and processes.
• Contributing for a safety environment during internal and external activities

Major Challenges & Complexities

• Coordination and effective communication with several functions and levels in the organization.
• Innovative thinking to find new and more effective solutions to drive for results.
• High responsiveness, flexibility and availability.
• Capable to work in autonomy and in teams.

Internal Relationships

• R&D team @site Amcor Zele/Belgium and Leominster/UK
• Quality department
• Product Management and Sales
• Global R&D

External Relationships

• R&D and/or Product Managers of the OEM
• Field experts in the application
• Machine manufacturers of new applications
• Customers, Contractors, Farmers
• Universities

Qualifications/Requirements

Formal Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in (Applied) Sciences
• Expertise in machine devices is an asset
• Agricultural background
• Project management experience
• Fluency in English. French and German is an asset

Specific Skills And Abilities

• Proactive and able to communicate clear to all stakeholders
• Excellent problem solving and prioritization skills
• Ability to build internal and external relationships
• Structured and self-discipline
• Resilient and assertive
• A strong team player

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.

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