Program Manager

Socket.dev

Manchester (MI)

On-site

USD 112,800 - 169,200

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Flexible time off

Company-paid holidays

Wellbeing program

Health Savings Account

Life insurance, AD&D, disability

Parental Leave

Retirement Savings Plan with company 3

Tuition Reimbursement

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Engineer to manage complex capital projects for PET preforms and rigid containers across multiple sites. You will oversee feasibility, budgeting, scheduling, and productivity improvements from concept to qualification.

Ideal candidates have seven years in plastics packaging engineering with strong project management, collaboration, and communication skills. Occasional travel is required to support site initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
Minimum seven years of professional engineering experience in plastics packaging with project management.
Experience handling plant layouts, infrastructure equipment, and multi-resource projects.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

Create bills of materials for new capital projects and support capital appropriation.
Ensure safety and environmental requirements are built into project scope and budget.
Refine feasibility studies into actionable implementation plans with cost/timing targets.
Review plant infrastructure and equipment against project requirements, and plan upgrades.
Analyze performance and cost of new or existing equipment, including tooling and vendors.
Publish weekly status reports on project progress and issues.
Develop and maintain division-level technical specifications and documentation.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem-solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

SPC

Job description

Position Overview

This position will manage complex capital projects directly related to the manufacturing of PET preforms and rigid containers. Review new products from a manufacturing perspective; manage multiple projects at multiple sites from conception to qualification with overall responsibility for productivity, timing and budget. Support productivity and cost reduction projects within manufacturing locations.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Create bills of materials for new capital projects and provide support for the capital appropriation process.

Ensure that corporate safety and environmental requirements are incorporated into the project scope and budget.

Upon approval, refine feasibility studies, with input from Regional Directors, Plant Managers and Plant resources, into a mutually acceptable action implementation plan, which meets cost and timing criteria.

Review plant infrastructure, layout and equipment against project requirements. Develop and manage plans for upgrades and expansion requirements.

Analyze and evaluate the performance and cost of new, proposed or existing equipment. Includes evaluation of machinery, tooling, work flow, and vendors.

Communicate and resolve technical, timing and budgetary issues related to projects as they arise. Publish weekly project status reports outlining projects status and issues.

Create and maintain division level technical specifications, standards and documentation for Operations Engineering department.

Communicate with plants on a regular basis to understand long term project performance and support resolution of plant issues.

Review and comment on plant CEAV requests to ensure accuracy and compliance to standards.

Travel ~60%

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in mechanical or electrical engineering.

Minimum of seven years professional engineering experience in the plastics packaging industry, including seven years of project management experience. Knowledge of plant layouts and infrastructure equipment. Proven experience managing multiple resources and complex projects.

Strong interpersonal skills to communicate technical information and to complete project assignments.

Strong management, communication and people skills required to influence and manage multiple resources, most of which do not report to the senior program manager.

Experience managing direct reports

Strong technical, analytical and problem solving skills.

Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Experience in evaluating on-site manufacturing opportunities and managing on-site projects from concept to completion.

Experience with SPC.

Our Expectations

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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Compensation

The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $112,800 to $141,000; however, base pay offered may vary within the full salary range $112,800 to $169,200 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on national averages and a geographic differential may be applied based on work location. Position may also be eligible for Amcor’s Management Incentive Plan / Sales Incentive Plan, which is an annual bonus program based on business and individual performance, as well as medical coverage and other health and welfare benefits. The salary range provided reflects the anticipated base pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range is applicable to positions performed in jurisdictions with pay transparency requirements, including CA, CO, CT, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA, Washington DC, as well as remote roles that may be performed in these locations. Compensation for roles performed outside of these jurisdictions may vary. The Company reserves the right to modify this range at any time.

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