Amcor Limited

R&D Engineer

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

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Polymer Science required
  • 2-3+ years technical experience in a manufacturing R&D or Process role
  • Familiarity with scientific methodologies such as Design of Experiment and Statistical Analysis
  • Skills in project management and adaptability in learning
  • Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Represent the technical voice of the company to customers partnering with internal teams
  • Collaborate to identify customer needs and develop corresponding products/processes
  • Address basic technical inquiries from customers and stakeholders
  • Contribute to innovation projects within the pipeline
  • Work with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to troubleshoot technical issues
  • Contribute to defining quality specifications and author related documents
  • Assist in planning and analyzing production trials using various methodologies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours annually for full-time employees
  • Company-paid holidays with a minimum of 8 days
  • Access to wellbeing and Employee Assistance programs
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life insurance and various disability benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement based on approval
  • Discretionary annual bonus program based on eligibility.
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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