R&D Engineer I

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

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

Level I : In acquiring and building capability, this role operates primarily within existing and adjacent technologies and requires more regular review and interaction from more experienced professionals or leaders. Impact is typically limited to short-term team performance, supporting larger outcomes.

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
• Gain knowledge of the intellectual property system and information management, in order to protect Amcor's intellectual property

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU (Qualifications / Experience)

Our Expectations

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