Senior Product Development Engineer

Join Amcor and you can be part of the team that makes the packaging of the future better for people and our planet.

Here at Amcor, we work together every day to make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe by providing packaging for essential products, including food, beverages, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care. We are sustainability leaders in our industry, and we were the first global packaging company to commit to making all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. In addition, our products play a vital role in a circular economy as we are working toward 30% recycled material across our portfolio by 2030, and we are one of few packaging companies committed to using science-based targets and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

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 organization that is committed to innovating and driving new solutions to create more sustainable packaging solutions.

Position Job Title: Senior Product Development Engineer

BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA)

Function: Research & Development

Sub-Function: Product Development

Location: Lugo, Italy (requiring approx. 20% traveling in Europe)

Line Manager’s Job Title: Product Development Manager Home & Personal Care, Baby Nutrition and Culinary

Job Purpose: Responsible for product development and customer technical support. The role requires close links with sales, customers, marketing, machine manufacturers, raw material suppliers, Amcor Flexibles plants and Field Technical Service team in order to generate and deliver sales or profit growth through new product market implementation and eventual trouble shooting and product improvements.

Job Dimensions & Scope: The Senior Product Development Engineer will be responsible for driving projects.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for New Product Development (or existing product adaptation) project management from idea to launch (customer implementation), including project costs management and trial cost budget, in coordination with the Cross Functional team.
2. Management of project portfolio in IMS (Innovation Management System).
3. Responsible for Improvement and Maintenance projects on existing products in coordination with Procurement, Marketing, Sales and AF plants.
4. Responsible for Application technical support to customers in coordination with Sales, Marketing and AF plants.
5. Close cooperation with raw material suppliers and packaging machine manufacturers.
6. Coordination and effective communication with several functions and levels in the organization.
7. Innovation thinking to find always new and more effective solutions to drive for results.
8. High responsiveness, flexibility and availability to customer support (customer focus).
9. Learning on fly on always new technical challenges and market application requirement evolution.

Internal Relationships:
Sales
Product Management & Segment Marketing
Manufacturing sites
R&D (other Product Development teams and Analytical labs)

External Relationships:
Customers
Machine manufacturers

Qualifications/Requirements:

Formal Qualifications and Experience:

1. Minimum 5 - 10 years of related experience, preferably in the flexible packaging.
2. Technical knowledge on packaging materials and converting processes as well as on packaging machines.
3. University degree in related science, engineering or technical discipline (packaging engineering or Chemistry background preferred).
4. Fluent in English and French, additional European languages are a plus.

Specific Skills and Abilities:

• Project Management experience and proven project leadership roles.
• Proactive and able to communicate with senior management, sites and able to give seminars and presentations to customers.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to build internal and external relationships.
• Solid understanding of overall business goals and business acumen.

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated $15 billion in annual sales from operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC