Senior Injection Systems Leader - Platform & Performance

Amcor Rigid Packaging; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 129,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental and vision

Flexible time off

Holidays

Wellbeing program

HSA/FSA

Life insurance

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Annual bonus

Job summary

Amcor Rigid Packaging seeks a senior Injection Systems Engineer to lead enterprise-wide strategy for injection molding equipment and system performance. You will define standards, drive integration of machine, mold, and tooling interfaces, and guide lifecycle planning across the network.

You will partner with Product Development, Tooling Engineering, and Operations to align design with manufacturing capability, mentor across sites, and travel up to 50% to support plant assessments and supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10-15+ years of experience in injection molding machinery operation, process optimization, or equipment engineering within the plastics or packaging industry.
• In-depth knowledge of injection machine systems (Husky experience preferred), controls, hydraulics, and auxiliary equipment.
• Demonstrated experience in equipment strategy, platform standardization, or multi-site technical leadership.
• Strong understanding of mold-machine interaction and its impact on product quality and process capability.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions across functions and sites without direct authority.
• Strong collaboration skills; ability to work effectively across functions and with OEM partners.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to support plant assessments and supplier evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the technical strategy for injection molding equipment and system architecture across the network.
• Establish machine platform standards, including controls, hydraulics/electric systems, auxiliaries, and integration requirements.
• Provide technical direction on future-state injection platform design, including scalability, flexibility, and lifecycle cost optimization.
• Serve as the primary authority on machine capability requirements influencing product and tooling decisions.
• Lead the development of mold-machine interface standards, ensuring alignment between tooling design and machine capability.
• Partner with Product Development and Tooling Engineering to define design guardrails that improve manufacturability and reduce downstream variability.
• Evaluate and influence tooling design decisions based on machine performance, clamp characteristics, and process capability.
• Drive improvements in system-level performance, addressing interactions between machine, mold, material, and auxiliaries.
• Lead enterprise-wide efforts to improve injection system performance, including cycle time, repeatability, and reliability.
• Establish frameworks for diagnosing and resolving chronic, multi-variable performance issues across plants.
• Define and standardize machine setup philosophies and performance expectations across platforms.
• Support critical plant issues requiring advanced technical expertise and system-level troubleshooting.
• Own the injection equipment lifecycle strategy, including obsolescence planning, modernization, and capital prioritization.
• Develop and maintain a fleet-level view of equipment performance, risk, and capability gaps.
• Lead evaluation of equipment retrofits, upgrades, and replacement strategies based on total cost of ownership and performance impact.
• Influence capital investment decisions through data-driven business cases and technical justification.
• Lead benchmarking of injection machinery OEMs and auxiliary equipment suppliers, defining preferred technologies and platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (electric platforms, advanced controls, digital monitoring, etc.) for network adoption.
• Establish technical criteria and validation approaches for equipment selection and qualification.
• Partner with OEMs to influence future equipment design and capability development.
• Develop and implement enterprise standards for injection machinery, system configuration, and performance metrics.
• Lead creation of technical documentation, specifications, and best practices across the network.
• Drive adoption of standards through training, workshops, and plant engagement.
• Ensure consistency in machine setup, operation, and maintenance practices across facilities.
• Partner with Product Development, Tooling Engineering, and Operations to align product design, tooling, and manufacturing capability.
• Influence plant engineering teams and leadership to adopt platform standards and strategic initiatives.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering teams across the network.
• Operate as a key technical leader across a matrixed, multi-site organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10-15+ years of experience in injection molding machinery operation, process optimization, or equipment engineering within the plastics or packaging industry.
• In-depth knowledge of injection machine systems (Husky experience preferred), controls, hydraulics, and auxiliary equipment.
• Demonstrated experience in equipment strategy, platform standardization, or multi-site technical leadership.
• Strong understanding of mold-machine interaction and its impact on product quality and process capability.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions across functions and sites without direct authority.
• Strong collaboration skills; ability to work effectively across functions and with OEM partners.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to support plant assessments and supplier evaluations.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Plant travel

Education

Mechanical/Plastics Engineering

Tools

Husky machines

Job description

Amcor Rigid Packaging seeks a senior Injection Systems Engineer to lead enterprise-wide strategy for injection molding equipment and system performance. You will define standards, drive integration of machine, mold, and tooling interfaces, and guide lifecycle planning across the network.

You will partner with Product Development, Tooling Engineering, and Operations to align design with manufacturing capability, mentor across sites, and travel up to 50% to support plant assessments and supplier