Advanced Engineer I, Product Development

About the role

Leads new package development projects within the food & dairy space with expertise & knowledge of blow molding manufacturing processes, mold designs, and materials. Responsible for the development projects of ISBM & EBM blown packaging components including planning, execution, cost, timeline, and communication internally and externally.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

• Ability to run multiple high-profile projects simultaneously with a high level of autonomy
• Provides technical leadership to various engineering projects and coordinate across all disciplines while giving work direction and inputs to business functional groups and provide leadership in resolving complex technical issues
• Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal form - As the person who is coordinating all aspects of the project communication is incredibly important
• Must be able to manage both internal and external customers
• Must have a good understanding of SPC and quality practices - As the project leader you will receive data from the bottles throughout the project. The PDE will need to interpret the data and make decisions on the path moving forward
• Must have the ability to lead a team of individuals that will not be reporting directly to you
• Will be learning and understanding the EBM and ISBM manufacturing processes
• Experience with materials such as PET, PP, HDPE, LDPE and barrier materials within the plastics space
• Plastic processing experience is a plus
• Tooling build experience a plus
• Computer skills are very important… Excel, Word, MS Project, is a must.
• Ability to work within a procedure-based organization but capable of extending outside those boundaries if required
• Willingness to make decisions and to learn from them when required
• Makes decisions and sets direction based on financial measures and strategies while seeing the big picture that is necessary to understand Amcor’s strategy, competitive position, and business environment
• Creates clear policies and professional and engineering/design principles to address differing and variable situations and teaches these to others. Ensures these become standards for department
• Understands and anticipates needs of customers; drives product opportunities
• Has influence on commercial decisions
• Develops, tracks and meets capital and expense budget for their responsibility
• Monitors and maintains a clear understanding of project needs, hurdles, and workload

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field; packaging discipline preferred
• 6 or more years of experience working with blow molding equipment, tooling, and processing
• Deep technical knowledge in this industry, and understanding of industry trends and how they apply to customers
• Travel 20-40%

Competencies

• Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies
• Core Competencies
• Customer Focus
• Learning on the Fly
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Drive for Results
• 3-5 Applicable ARP Competencies
• Managerial Courage
• Motivating Others
• Building Effective Teams
• Innovation Management
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Relationships
• Commercial and Operations stakeholders
• Corporate R&D
• Upper management, peers, Design team, and Project Management team
• Internal relationships with quality control, purchasing/procurement, and finance.
• External relationships with clients and vendors.

ADA Requirements

• Physical Requirements

Work Environment

• Office Environment

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
• Retail Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)