Project Manager - ESS
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Job summary
Amcor is seeking a driven Project Manager – Equipment Solutions & Support (ESS) to lead automation projects from scope to delivery, coordinating with engineering, operations and external suppliers. You will maintain schedules, budgets, and risk monitoring while guiding documentation and technical inputs across teams.
In this role, you will support quoting, define scopes, and ensure seamless handoffs between mechanical, electrical, controls and operations teams, enabling high-impact,
Qualifications
- Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Prior project management experience in manufacturing or engineering.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across teams and plants.
- Highly organized, detail-focused, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment.
- Experience with ISO or structured quality systems is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead and organize automation projects from initial scope through delivery.
- Maintain project schedules, action logs, and status updates to ensure alignment and continuity across all teams.
- Track project performance against timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
- Support engineering teams by coordinating documentation, requirements, and technical inputs.
- Provide routine communication to corporate and plant stakeholders on project status, risk, and progress.
- Develop and manage action plans that drive accountability and on-time completion.
- Ensure clear task handoffs and seamless workflow between mechanical, electrical, controls, and operations teams.
- Facilitate targeted cross-functional collaboration to maintain project momentum.
- Identify gaps in processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist engineering and plant teams in defining accurate scopes of work for new projects.
- Support estimating and quoting activities by gathering requirements and validating system needs.
- Coordinate with vendors and integrators to align proposed solutions, costs, and safety requirements.
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Job description
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.
We are seeking a driven Project Manager – Equipment Solutions & Support (ESS) to support the execution, coordination, and delivery of automation engineering projects. This position plays a critical role in maintaining task continuity, supporting the quoting process, and ensuring disciplined project management from concept through installation.
You will guide automated equipment projects ranging in scale, working closely with engineering, operations, and external suppliers to deliver world-class automation solutions.
- Lead and organize automation projects from initial scope through delivery.
- Maintain project schedules, action logs, and status updates to ensure alignment and continuity across all teams.
- Track project performance against timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
- Support engineering teams by coordinating documentation, requirements, and technical inputs.
- Provide routine communication to corporate and plant stakeholders on project status, risk, and progress.
- Develop and manage action plans that drive accountability and on-time completion.
- Ensure clear task handoffs and seamless workflow between mechanical, electrical, controls, and operations teams.
- Facilitate targeted cross-functional collaboration to maintain project momentum.
- Identify gaps in processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist engineering and plant teams in defining accurate scopes of work for new projects.
- Support estimating and quoting activities by gathering requirements and validating system needs.
- Coordinate with vendors and integrators to align proposed solutions, costs, and safety requirements.
- Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Prior project management experience in manufacturing or engineering.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across teams and plants.
- Highly organized, detail-focused, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment.
- Experience with ISO or structured quality systems is a plus.
- Experience with automation in injection molding, thermoforming, or blow molding.
- Exposure to AutoCAD or other design tools.
- Prior experience developing automated equipment solutions.
- Familiarity with project management tools (Microsoft Project, Wrike, etc.).
- Prior leadership or team-coordination experience.
- Understanding of safety risk assessment processes.
- Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact automation initiatives.
- Collaborative environment with strong cross-functional support.
- High-visibility role with opportunities for professional growth.
- Work on cutting-edge automation technology in a fast-moving environment.
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
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.
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- 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)
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