Senior Engineer

Amcor LLC; Manchester (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid time off (FT)

Company-paid holidays

Wellbeing program & EAP

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a senior engineer to provide technical leadership and innovation in injection molding, ensuring products meet cost, timing and performance targets. A strong background in part design, tooling, processing, materials and secondary operations is required.

The role focuses on managing engineering projects, defining scope, leading design reviews, and coordinating with customers and Amcor plants to optimize part design and tooling. Travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Requires strong background in injection molding related to part design, tooling, processing, materials and secondary manufacturing operations.
• 6–8 years of relevant engineering and injection molding experience.
• Capable of process optimization using scientific molding principles.
• Ability to explain the implications of engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute engineering, innovation and development projects.
• Define project scope with applicable teams and maintain timelines.
• Lead relationships with customers from a technical and design perspective.
• Lead design reviews with vendors, customers and Amcor plants.
• Specify and quote injection equipment and tooling.
• Work with customers and internal resources to optimize part design for injection molding.
• Deliver products for plant handoff and train team members.
• Develop foundational processes with operations and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Injection molding

Project leadership

Design reviews

Process optimization

Customer collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

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

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for providing technical leadership, innovation, and project engineering regarding machine, process and design in order to ensure products satisfy cost, timing and performance requirements. A strong background in injection molding related to part design, tooling, processing, materials and secondary manufacturing operations, is required.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Successfully manage and execute engineering, innovation and development projects
• Collaborate with applicable teams to define project scope
• Determine project objectives, create and maintain timelines, outline project requirements, assign tasks, and oversee progress
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, with all deliverables satisfied
• Establish and lead relationships with customers from a technical and design perspective
• Lead design reviews with vendors, customers and Amcor plants
• Demonstrate strong subject matter expertise specific to injection molding projects
• Review and / or initiate new business opportunities, primarily related to injection molding
• Specify and quote injection equipment and tooling
• Work with customers and internal resources to ensure optimized part design for injection molding
• Interface with operations to ensure product, tooling and manufacturing aspects satisfy operational requirements
• Work with operations to develop foundational processes
• Participate in troubleshooting and resolution of issues related to product, process, deliverables, timing and manufacturing
• Work with applicable teams to successfully deliver products for plant handoff
• Train and empower others and provide guidance to team members
• Maintain current knowledge of technical innovations through research, conferences, training, and industry contacts

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Requires 6-8 years of relevant engineering and injection molding experience
• Experience in small-part injection molding with a preference towards manufacturing pharmaceutical and medical device products, child-resistant closures, triggers, sprayers, applicators, and secondary operations such as decoration, assembly, etc.
• Capable of process optimization using scientific molding principles
• Requires the ability to explain the implications of engineering work.

Travel 20%

Competencies:

Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies Core Competencies: Customer Focus Learning on the Fly Interpersonal Savvy Drive for Results 3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies: Functional/Technical Skills Influencing Others Priority Setting Command Skills Relationships: Amcor Rigids Global R&D Internal cross functional, including Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, Innovation, and Operations External Customers, Suppliers and Vendors.

ADA Requirements:

Physical Requirements Normal Vision Hearing/ Listening Sitting Talking/Speaking Walking Standing Driving – Automobile/truck/van Work Environment : Office Environment

Work Environment :

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

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.

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Benefits

• 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)

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. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC www.amcor.com|LinkedIn|YouTube

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