Principal Engineer - Thermoforming

About the role

Join a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. We value your trust by making safety our guiding principle and championing our customers and helping them succeed.

Responsibilities

• Put Safety First: Lead the safety mindset, ensure all engineering work aligns with safety standards and policies, and identify opportunities to improve safety processes.
• Own the Work: Take the lead in defining, planning, and delivering major engineering projects. Partner with customers and teams to understand needs, identify challenges, and define solutions. Build out full project scopes including designs, calculations, layouts, and documentation. Lead project teams, run meetings, and keep everything organized and moving forward.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work cross-functionally to ensure equipment is delivered safely, on time, and to spec. Partner with vendors and internal purchasing teams to source materials and manage timelines. Communicate clearly and consistently with stakeholders across the business. Support hiring efforts when needed to help build a strong team.
• Drive Accountability: Own multiple large-scale projects from start to finish. Manage budgets, schedules, and overall execution. Keep stakeholders informed with clear, timely updates. Lead project closeouts and share learnings to continuously improve.
• Deliver Results & Keep Improving: Play a key role in pushing the business forward. Lead and participate in continuous improvement and kaizen initiatives. Stay current on industry trends and bring new ideas back to the team. Oversee installations, startups, and training for new equipment and processes. Identify opportunities for improvement and turn them into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 15+ years’ experience in Thermoforming and Materials engineering
• Ability to travel 50% to domestic plants