Mechanical Engineer

Amcor; Swansea; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor Swansea is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead process improvement, drive cost reduction, and manage capital projects on the site. You will support production with technical leadership, ensure safe operations, and embed AFPS standards across the site.

The role requires strong mechanical and electrical engineering expertise, solid project management, and hands-on problem solving to meet annual budget targets while improving waste reduction and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Technical engineering subject required – preferably HNC grade or above.
• Multiskilled in both Mechanical and Electrical.
• Experience in a fast-paced operations environment with a strong focus towards operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical support for all production areas with focus on waste and quality.
• Lead capital expense projects from identification through installation and start-up.
• Maintain and update engineering drawing systems and provide drawings for new equipment.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical

Project management

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

HNC or higher in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

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.

BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA) / Meat, Fresh, Dairy & SA

Line Manager’s Job Title: Engineering Manager

Advertising Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Swansea

Job Purpose

To provide leadership and active participation in the reduction of costs, improvement of process, management of capital projects and resources connected to process improvement at the site. Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, the Mechanical Engineer will focus heavily on waste improvement and other large opportunities to ensure delivery of the annual budget, with an aggressive cost take out agenda while deploying technical support to operations as required.

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensure OHSE policy adherence and drive improvement to enhance safe operations on site
• Provide daily technical support for all production areas as required for efficient operation, specific focus on waste and quality.
• Maintain and update the engineering drawing systems
• Provide engineering drawings for new equipment installations and update existing drawings to show any modifications
• Identify, implement and recommend areas for improvement in process and equipment through creative innovation and design
• Liaise with equipment manufacturers to ensure equipment meets with safety and process requirements
• Lead capital expense projects; opportunity identification, project management through final installation and start-up
• Support function for maintenance and production teams
• Contractor control ensuring safe working procedures and adherence to Amcor policies
• Sustainably embed the Amcor Flexibles Production System (AFPS) including KPIs, standards and process best practices
• Diagnose key improvement opportunities and set aspirational improvement targets
• Establish annual targets and priorities around cost removal and plan
• Participate in the site production improvement programme; project selection, daily control and all associated activities
• Share knowledge and discuss improvements with technical and engineering staff at other plant locations within the company
• Ensure obsolete parts are identified and replaced in a timely manner

MAJOR CHALLENGES & COMPLEXITIES

• Driving a change agenda which is new, in a new role, and which comes with high aspirations and expectations
• Shifting focus to large opportunity areas for cost out; such as extrusion waste, energy savings and other
• Balancing the diverse demands of Manufacturing Engineer, supporting production, project management and driving out cost; including local and central priorities
• Moving the needle fast in an environment where ways of working are established, and business performance is regarded as successful

Qualifications/Requirements

• Formal Qualifications and Experience
• Technical engineering subject required – preferably HNC grade or above
• Multiskilled in both Mechanical and Electrical
• Experience in a fast-paced operations environment with a strong focus towards operational excellence
• 5+ years manufacturing, engineering, and process efforts
• 5+ years participation in process improvement / mechanical engineering
• CAD designer preferably SolidWorks & Autodesk Inventor
• Capital expense project management capabilities
• Manufacturing Engineering (Standard Operations, plant layout, waste elimination, continuous improvement, engineering change control, SPC, process capability)
• Specific Skills and Abilities
• Strong problem-solving skills (containment & countermeasure)
• Ability to analyse data and communicate results clearly
• Hands-on technical skill
• Project management and a high level of organisation
• Communication, influencing, negotiating and assertiveness
• Deep understanding of technical manufacturing
• Decision making, sound business judgement
• Report writing & presentation skills

The 3 Leadership competencies which will apply to all AFEMEA employees:

• Driving for Results
• Command Skills
• Customer Focus

The Leadership competencies which will apply to the Operations Function:

• Business Acumen
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Priority Setting

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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