Process - Quality Engineer

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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Job Description

Provide technical support to maintain safety and improve and optimize manufacturing operations and processes within manufacturing facility. This position has responsibility for maintaining safe working practices while improving conversion costs in manufacturing, directly impacting competitiveness and profitability in the AFNA business.  Process Engineer (Quality Focused) will also assist process development, operations and technical groups in developing and implementing process improvements, troubleshooting production/quality issues, and transferring process/ troubleshooting knowledge to the organization.  Provide technical support to sales, marketing, and customers as needed in troubleshooting existing products, enhancing existing products, and development of new products.  Responsible for implementing and leading Continuous Improvement initiatives and facilitating world class operations management methodologies throughout the organization.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Maintains Safety as the number one priority in conducting daily responsibilities, responding to production crew needs, and developing and implementing process improvements for quality, waste and productivity improvement.

• Provides statistical analysis in support of Quality Assurance efforts and improvements in the areas of; defect trends, complaint summaries, CpK machine analysis, material efficiencies and hold ticket summaries as appropriate. 

• Develop or improve test methods used in quality testing.

• Work with department representatives to drive root cause analysis and corrective actions on quality and waste issues using continuous improvement (CI) tools.

• Performs trend analysis and supports verification of external and internal Corrective / Preventive Actions.

• Visit customers as needed to review product development, product quality, and/or resolve quality problems.

• Works with plant BPI resources to ensure technical support resources are available to production at all times.

• Works with manufacturing supervisors, production crews, and maintenance to troubleshoot manufacturing problems and develop corrective actions to eliminate the return of those problems

• Participates in the evaluation of projects and waivers to aid in the effective scheduling and necessary product development coverage to minimize the risk of machine downtime and high waste due to developmental efforts in manufacturing.

• Works with plant project engineering to facilitate equipment modifications to increase machine productivity and reduce waste. 

• Initiates and documents procedures to safely increase machine productivity and reduce waste while maintaining product quality per customer expectations.

• Participates in the training of machine operators on new equipment installations, equipment modifications and new operating procedures.

• May provide supervision to engineering co-op students depending on experience and workload, including performance evaluations, training and directing activities

WHAT WE VALUE

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, to work with manufacturing operations personnel.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• General knowledge of flexible packaging products, including the desired properties and quality standards for those products.
• Must have strong time management skills to handle multiple ongoing projects in addition to day-to-day process problems.
• Solid computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel, Outlook, Share Point, and the ability to quickly learn software needed to perform job specific duties.
• Strong knowledge of process used to manufacture and convert flexible packaging.  Especially blown film, metallization, flexographic printing, extrusion coating, adhesive laminating, and slitting/winding operations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

• Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing experience working in a quality assurance role or related department desired. Flexible packaging manufacturing experience preferred.

• Proficient computer and data entry skills required.  Microsoft Excel skills required.  Statistical software such as Minitab preferred.  SAP experience preferred.

• Must have an understanding of common problem solving tools such as statistical analysis, DOE, Pareto charts and histograms. Experience in Lean Six Sigma with certification strongly preferred.

• Experience in quality lab testing and instrumentation is preferred.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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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

• 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)