Engineer II- Thermoforming Focused

Amcor•Oshkosh, WI

About The Position

Is the second working level of the engineering series. Incumbents perform moderate to complex engineering tasks with limited supervision and lead routine engineering projects. This role has no direct reports. This role will report within the Corporate Engineering structure. It will encompass all aspects in project management and engineering called out below. The focus of this role will reside in the Thermoforming aspects of Amcor Flexibles North America.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering Electrical, Mechanical, CS&E, Controls/Automation Engineering or related technical field
3 - 6 years’ experience

Nice To Haves

Automation solutions can include (industrial robotics, AGVs/AMRs, cobots, right-sized automation, inspection systems, etc.)

Responsibilities

Aligns with and actively supports Amcor values by putting safety first in all situation.
Serves as a role model to others by ensuring that all project work is completed in accordance with our safety policies.
Determines customer’s needs by identifying problems and safety concerns.
Develop and evaluate solutions thereby defining project scope.
Coordinates, prepares and/or assembles the engineering package/project documentation for each assigned project based on direction provided from manager
Interfaces with people, departments, and/or companies to ensure that equipment is safe, made on schedule and to specification
Provides the purchasing services for project materials required. This includes reviewing potential vendors, contacts with vendors, coordinating with the Purchasing department, issuing purchase orders, some price negotiation, and expediting delivery.
Manages project costs, project scheduling, and communicates pertinent data to appropriate areas for engineering projects which may vary in terms of scope and responsibilities.
Completes Project Closeout and Postmortem Analysis for appropriate projects.
Actively participates on continuous improvement / kaizen teams and leads teams as requested.
Secures and maintains knowledge of current industry practices as they may apply to Amcor products and equipment.
Assists with installation, checkout, start-up and training as necessary.
Supports projects and initiatives in designated technical area of expertise.
Understands engineering function as a whole and recognizes how their works affects the outcome of projects.
Utilizes communication skills to effectively communication with cross functional teams.
Actively is seeking to understand different communication styles and developing best practices for managing challenges and difficult situations that may involve multiple parties.
Sets personal and supports team goals with the strategic direction of the business and helps communicate the message to others.
Is a ‘self-starter’ who initiates, supports, and implements a cross section of different projects
Develops and implements solutions when a chosen course of action is not yielding effective results; not afraid to try a different approach and potentially re-direct self to develop a more successful solution.
Utilizes consistent and organized methodologies to manage projects and project spend.
Able to understands where differences lie in final project savings number.
Recognizes and applies successful company best practices to engineering design, layouts and installations.
Performs testing and validation of facility and manufacturing infrastructure designs and systems.
Performs engineering calculations to support facility and manufacturing infrastructure engineering work
Creates and reviews technical drawings, plans, and specifications utilizing computer software
Creates, and plans programming, configuration, integration, networking and communication services using equipment and software from a variety of HMI, SCADA, and PLC manufacturers, as well as various communication protocols.
Performs testing and validation of machine instrumentation with the controls package.
Fosters integration and development of team IT resources related to engineering functions such as PLC/machine control, HMI function and edge device use.
Creates and reviews technologies to be used for future applications and extensions of current architecture.
Creates, and plans designs for mechanical machine systems.
Performs testing and validation of mechanical machine designs and systems.
Performs engineering calculations to support design and mechanical engineering work
Creates and reviews technical drawings, plans, and specifications utilizing computer software
Creates, and plans designs for electrical machine systems.
Performs testing and validation of electrical machine designs and systems.
Performs engineering calculations to support design and electrical engineering work
Creates and reviews technical drawings, plans, and specifications utilizing computer software
Conducts studies for small-scale projects pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems.
Based on these studies, develops and implements optimized product flow.
Responsible for validating IE requirements for small-scale projects with multiple automation integrators and verifies that automation solution/proposals aligned with business strategies using Just-In-Time/Lean manufacturing tools and techniques.
Collects/Analyzes data for small-scale projects and works with the IPT to validate current state processes/flows to establish an accurate model of the operation of a system.
Establishes Discrete Event Simulation (DES) baseline for small-scale projects and collaborates with the IPT to propose/validate future automation solutions that improve cycle time, WIP, bottlenecks, throughput, capacity, resource utilization, and production rate changes of complex production systems.
Assist in investigations and concepts of new automation solutions to solve manufacturing issues.
Develops test plans to burndown risk for automation projects and set requirements for FATs and SATs.
Performs testing and validation of small-scale automation systems.
Reviews technical drawings, plans, proposals, RFQs, RFQ responses, and specifications for small-scale automation work.
Creates, and plans designs for data collection and analysis, SPC, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Performs testing and validation of IoT systems.
Develops and deploys IoT technology solution to the business.

Benefits

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)