Amcor Limited

R&D Engineer

Amcor Limited$70K — $95K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Polymer Science preferred.
  • 2-3+ years of technical experience, ideally in manufacturing R&D or Process roles.
  • Demonstrated capability in scientific methodology and project management tools.
  • Curiosity with strong adaptability in learning and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Represent the company's technical voice to customers and collaborate with stakeholders.
  • Understand customer needs to align product/process development with business strategy.
  • Provide standard technical information to address customer and stakeholder queries.
  • Support projects in the innovation pipeline.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to resolve technical challenges.
  • Define critical quality specifications and create technical documentation.
  • Plan, execute, and analyze production trials, using statistical methods and organizational processes.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision plans.
  • Flexible time off starting at 80 hours paid annually for full-time salaried employees.
  • Company-paid holidays, beginning with 8 days annually and varying by location.
  • Wellbeing program and Employee Assistance Program.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Life insurance, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits.
  • Paid Parental Leave.
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
  • Tuition Reimbursement (dependent on approval).
  • Discretionary annual bonus program.
Full Job Description
Job Description

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

Level II: In applying acquired capabilities, able to carry out a range of responsibilities across assigned areas. Able to operate across existing and supporting new applications as appropriate. Technical/product support across multiple products and/or processes. Is sought for technical / product support by others.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO
  • Support representing the company's technical voice to the customer in collaboration with internal stakeholders
  • Collaborate to understand customer needs and rapidly drive the design, development and implementation of products and/or processes aligned to customer/market needs and business strategy
  • Exchange standard/basic technical information to customer and stakeholder requests toward solving a customer/technical need
  • Support projects within the innovation pipeline
  • Collaborate with areas such as Engineering, Operations and Quality to resolve technical challenges, supporting sustained solution ownership
  • Contribute to the definition of critical to quality specifications; author development technical specifications, waivers, etc.
  • Support Stage Gate programs while learning core risk management principles and processes
  • With guidance from other R&D personnel, plan, execute and analyze production trials with Design of Experiment, Lean, and statistical analysis, following organizational processes for aligning materials and execution.
  • Learn and apply foundational understandings of material/polymer properties and equipment capability in order to deliver best solutions
  • Demonstrate basic technical skills and aptitude for problem solving Become familiar with different problem solving tools in leveraging internal and organizational curiosity to apply new ideas
  • Become familiar with different problem-solving tools in leveraging internal and organizational curiosity to apply new ideas
  • Gain knowledge of the intellectual property system and information management, in order to protect Amcor intellectual property
  • Ensure documenting and reporting of work


WHAT WE VALUE
  • Amcor's Leadership Framework: Drives Vision and Purpose, Strategic Mindset, Sets Priorities and Drives Results, Customer Focus, Cultivates Innovation, Attracts and Develops Talent, Engages People and Teams
  • Generally basic and developing skill in R&D capability anchors: Business Acumen, Customer Impact, Technical Expertise, Risk Management, Value Creation and Innovation


WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU (Qualifications / Experience)
  • Undergraduate degree required (Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science preferred)
  • 2-3+ years technical experience, preferably in a manufacturing R&D or Process role across multiple technical processes
  • Demonstrated ability in applying scientific methodology (Design of Experiment and Statistical Analysis) and project management tools
  • A curious nature with adaptable learning, communications and interpersonal savvy


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


Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
  • 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
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
  • Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor Limited

Amcor Limited is a global packaging company that provides a range of packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, and industrial products. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Southbank, Victoria, Australia. Amcor operates in over 40 countries and employs more than 35,000 people. The company is committed to sustainability and has set a goal to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Amcor is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
Learn more about Amcor Limited
Size
46,000 employees
Market Cap
$17.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$777.6 million
5 Year Trend
+9.8%
Revenue
$12.4 billion
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