Process Engineer Sr

We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference!  

At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860’s and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.   

Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future? At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit www.amcor.com.  

Job Description

Provides technical and process engineering services and guidance to the Technical/Manufacturing departments in support of projects including development and commercialization of new products.  The Senior Process Engineer will also assist process development, operations and technical groups in developing and implementing process improvements, troubleshooting production/quality issues, and transferring process/ troubleshooting knowledge to the organization.  Provide technical support to sales, marketing, and customers as needed in troubleshooting existing products, enhancing existing products, and development of new products.  Responsible for implementing and leading Continuous Improvement initiatives and facilitating world class operations management methodologies throughout the organization.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Support Environmental Health & Safety for the facility, following all current policies and procedures and making an effort to improve the Environmental Health and Safety performance of our facility.
• Coordinate project orders with Production Planning to best fit production schedule with minimal impact to customer orders
• Provide technical guidance to Maintenance operations to make improvements and resolve issues based on process knowledge
• Leads change for Troubleshooting production and process problems; communicates with manufacturing, quality, and technical people regarding run problems; investigates root causes and recommends and helps implement corrective actions.
• Reviews data and trial reports from technical for products being developed and reports concerns and results to the appropriate department managers.
• Production Trial owner, following and coordination of production trials providing accurate and detailed feedback to Trial owners Manufacturing, Technical Manager and Marketing.
• Analyze trial quality, output and waste data to determine trial effectiveness / specification commercialization.    
• Monitors and improves product quality.  Resolves quality issues and dispositions quarantined product.  Researches assignable causes of customer complaints and works closely with customers to resolve and prevent quality issues.  Regularly visits customers and coordinates operator visits to customers.
• Writes, performs, analyzes, and reports on trails, scale-ups, and validations for the manufacturing processes. Makes recommendations based on trails
• Generate and gather ideas for product enhancements, cost savings, and new products from all sources (sales, vendors, customers, R&D, manufacturing, journals, and others); able to effectively communicate/interact with Sales, Marketing, and the Customer
• Provide suggestions for product enhancements to R&D engineers to improve manufacturing results based on process experience
• Operate as a “go-to” for other Engineers, operations, and maintenance for solutions to process or quality issues
• Assess current processes to look for areas of improvement in processes (including procedures, conditions, and equipment), and make those recommendations to management
• Target/resolve repetitive customer claim issues by working with customers and manufacturing
• Lead continuous improvement teams to deliver process and business improvements. Responsible for identifying and resolves issues that impact data aspects through root cause analysis and corrective action management as it relates to specification impacts to all operation resources & departments
• Develop and Commercialize New and Improved Products
• Develop specifications for new products and update existing specifications.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, to work with manufacturing operations personnel and management, both internally and externally.
• Strong mechanical and technical ability and aptitude
• Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong knowledge of raw materials to define better solutions
• Ability to coach and mentor less senior members of the organization
• Ability to analyze, problem solve and generate new ideas and be open minded to others’ ideas
• 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

• Bachelors degree in an Engineering field
• 7+ years experience in an engineering or process role in a flexible packaging converting operation
• Training and experience in Lean manufacturing methodologies
• 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.

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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