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

Drive and contribute to programs, providing solutions valued by customers and driving profitable growth.  Work may include research, applications development, materials enhancements, process improvement and/or cost-out initiatives.  

Viewed as fully proficient to be able to carry out a full range of responsibilities across assigned areas. Able to operate across existing and adjacent technologies while contributing as applicable to new to market or Amcor technologies.  Recognized as “a person to ask” to troubleshoot more complicated challenges.  Contributes to influencing decisions, sometimes outside of core area.  Technical/product support across multiple products and/or processes – typically includes key customers.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Leverage understanding of multiple customer needs and Amcor capabilities to rapidly design, develop and implement products and/or processes
• Represent the company’s technical voice by leading technical discussions with customers on new developments
• Stay apprised of externally relevant technology changes and trends that may impact Amcor
• Drive critical to quality specifications
• Leverage and teach additional problem solving skills and methodologies. E.g. Technical Research, Technical Library, Networking.
• Drive programs in stage gate to support start-ups and launches. 
• Plan, execute and analyze production trials with Design of Experiment, Lean, and statistical analysis methodology
• Ensure proper documentation of work and contribute to knowledge library – do not reinvent what has been invented elsewhere.
• Protect Amcor Intellectual Property while meeting stakeholder needs with proper information sharing.
• Develop and train on standard procedures to advance company operation
• Leverage and share foundational understandings of material / polymer properties and equipment capability in order to meet customer needs
• Influence and use cross-functional connectivity of business processes to improve performance across the organization. Actively participate with a globally connected technical community for information sharing relevant to assigned area(s). 
• Provide expertise and share knowledge in order to advance capability across the organization.
• Lead technical process developments and improvements in order to generate new technology and value to Amcor
• Collaborate with areas such as Engineering, Operations and Quality to resolve technical challenges, supporting sustained solutions.  This may include inputs on machine installations or upgrades and participating on new capital project teams.
• Generate new, workable ideas to contribute to filling the pipeline
• Prepare, present and follow-up on research proposals

WHAT WE VALUE

• This role will have influence in leading cross-functional teams and is to demonstrate the behaviors outlined in Amcor’s Leadership Framework: