Process Engineer

Amcor; New London (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Flexible PTO

Company holidays

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a manufacturing process engineer to maintain safe operations and optimize processes within our AFNA facility. You will help reduce conversion costs while enhancing quality, waste reduction, and productivity across the line.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 3–5 years of experience. You’ll work with cross-functional teams, train operators, and participate in improvements to safeguard uptime and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial).
• 3–5 years of engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and basic software tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety as the top priority while improving quality, waste and productivity.
• Support World Class Operations Management pillars.
• Investigate causes of process and quality issues and develop solutions.
• Train machine operators on new equipment and procedures.
• Maintain standard operating conditions and procedures.
• Collaborate with maintenance and supervision to troubleshoot problems.
• Participate in project evaluations to minimize downtime and waste.
• Work with engineering to implement equipment modifications to boost productivity.
• Document procedures to safely increase productivity while maintaining quality.
• Provide supervision to engineering co-ops as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Packaging knowledge

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

SharePoint

Job description

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

Provide technical support to maintain safety and improve and optimize manufacturing operations and processes within manufacturing facility. This position has responsibility for maintaining safe working practices while improving conversion costs in manufacturing, directly impacting competitiveness and profitability in the AFNA business.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Maintains Safety as the number one priority in conducting daily responsibilities, responding to production crew needs, and developing and implementing process improvements for quality, waste and productivity improvement.
• Supports the World Class Operations Management implementation as an active participant on teams and/or pillars.
• Investigates causes of ongoing process, quality, production efficiency and high waste problems. Then develops solutions using problem solving techniques.
• Trains machine operators on new equipment installations, modifications, and new operating procedures.
• Maintains standard operating conditions system which ensures consistent manufacturing equipment processing conditions.
• Works with plant BPI resources to ensure technical support resources are available to production at all times.
• Works with manufacturing supervisors, production crews, and maintenance to troubleshoot manufacturing problems and develop corrective actions to eliminate the return of those problems
• Participates in the evaluation of projects and waivers to aid in the effective scheduling and necessary product development coverage to minimize the risk of machine downtime and high waste due to developmental efforts in manufacturing.
• Works with plant project engineering to facilitate equipment modifications to increase machine productivity and reduce waste.
• Initiates and documents procedures to safely increase machine productivity and reduce waste while maintaining product quality per customer expectations.
• Participates in the training of machine operators on new equipment installations, equipment modifications and new operating procedures.
• May provide supervision to engineering co-op students depending on experience and workload, including performance evaluations, training and directing activities

WHAT WE VALUE

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, to work with manufacturing operations personnel.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• General knowledge of flexible packaging products, including the desired properties and quality standards for those products.
• Must have strong time management skills to handle multiple ongoing projects in addition to day to day process problems.
• Solid computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel, Outlook, Share Point, and the ability to quickly learn software needed to perform job specific duties.
• Strong knowledge of process used to manufacture and convert flexible packaging. Especially blown film, metallization, flexographic printing, extrusion coating, adhesive laminating, and slitting/winding operations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial) with 3-5 years of experience.
• Trade journals, trade shows, technical seminars, management seminars, equipment supplier contacts and raw material contacts.
• Professional development classes in the areas of communication, conflict resolution, problem solving skills, statistical process control, advanced uses of software packages, world class manufacturing principles, quality systems, and other related fields.

OurExpectations

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

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• 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)