Job Description
Direct the repair, optimization, and preventative maintenance of injection molding automation systems, including robots, downstream automation, sensors, and auxiliary automated equipment.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a front-line leader for the Automation Department.
- Direct troubleshooting and repair of robots, automation cells, end-of-arm tooling, and automated molded-part handling systems.
- Investigate and implement corrective actions for automation issues that negatively affect uptime, cycle efficiency, MEEF, and scrap.
- Stay current on production priorities and communicate changes to the Automation team.
- Communicate relevant information to departmental personnel as needed. Seek training for continuous improvement of automation and controls knowledge.
- Assist team members in identifying and receiving appropriate technical training.
- Motivate personnel to develop improvements in automation reliability and efficiency.
- Facilitate administrative communication and training opportunities for the Automation Department.
- Assume control of equipment when a situation arises that has the potential for personal injury or rapid deterioration of automated systems.
- Ensure a safe and healthy work environment and lead automation safety efforts.
- Address personnel issues and coach employees for development and future growth.
- Maintain and enforce all HAACP, GMP, and Safety rules and guidelines.
Qualifications
- Ability to read automation schematics, blueprints, electrical diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
- Equipment-specific knowledge of robotic, electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical automation systems.
- Dependable and motivated with a strong work history.
- Accepts responsibility for work performed and decisions made.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
- Good computer skills, including equipment interfaces and basic controls navigation.
- Must be able to work around grease, oils, and solvents without adverse reactions.
- Able to work in a production environment and recognize various machine and automation alarms.
Physical Qualifications
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds overhead.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds to waist.
- Must be able to work around grease, oils and solvents without adverse reaction.
- Ability to climb up and down ladders.
- Must be able to stand, walk bend or stoop through an entire shift.
- Good manual dexterity of arms and fingers.
- Must have 20/20 vision with correction and must be able to differentiate color.
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
Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.
Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
Medical, dental and vision plans
Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing programs & 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 bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)