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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.
Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA), a division of Amcor, operates across 35 plants and employs 9,000 colleagues within North America with headquarters in Chicago, IL and Oshkosh, WI. AFNA makes flexible packaging solutions for food and beverage, healthcare, and home and personal care applications.
Job Description
The Process Development Manager (PDM) leads one of the three key process platforms (Extrusion, Printing, and Converting/Specialty). The leader will be responsible for providing new process capability solutions aligned with key product development platforms and business strategy. The efforts are intended to advance Amcor’s process capability globally. The PDM team works closely with product development, procurement, manufacturing, and other stake holders to develop equipment and vendor strategies. A high degree of communication is required across the organization to align on process strategy and share best practices.
What you get to do
Accountable for executing process capability to support company growth initiatives.
Accountable for building subject matter expertise within their specific process platform.
Accountable for leveraging expertise and process solutions across business groups.
Accountable for creating vendor strategies, developmental projects, and communication via share point.
Participate in the Global Core R&D Leadership function and works actively with business group, R&D, and operations teams.
Development of communication medium and tools.
Development of KPI/metrics in their specific process platform (Extrusion, Printing, Converting/Speciality)
Accountable for creating and managing the respective annual budget (Extrusion, Printing, Converting/Speciality)
Leadership
Develop, support and maintain the safety culture within Amcor and R&D.
Develop, coach and lead teams to advance team’s portfolio development and execution.
Oversee and participate in creation of documentation and training materials for on boarding and continuous education.
Leverage market and business intelligence thru BG’s/BU’s Strat Plan or Multi-Generational Product Plan (MGPP) and identify trends and emergent technologies in order to influence the business.
Guide large-scale process development activities for an assigned business unit, market or technology.
Partners in collaboration and execution with cross functional stake holders.
Create and manage key process technologies (Extrusion/Printing/Converting) to advance technical understanding, identify and execute on top priorities while reporting out impact of key target areas.
Deploy top talent to major initiatives and set clear goals, manage a robust performance discussion with development targets, and create a culture of accountability and excellence to attract and retain talent.
Sustain a high-performance culture, role-modelling assuming positive intent, staying focused on what is important, continuously improving, and coaching the team to do the same. Represent the organization and team in a positive light.
Build forward-looking skillsets in the team to enable business, team and individual results.
Sustain team accountability for accuracy, process quality and managing to target metrics on a cadenced basis. Ensure a globally connected, business-aligned and team-focused operating cadence.
Portfolio Development and Execution
Engage with global stakeholders to develop and apply a multi-year strategy within the specific process platform (Extrusion, Printing, Converting/Speciality) to deliver improved advanced process development capability and performance.
Report out the global technology advancements, best practices, and top priorities within each process platform (Extrusion, Printing, Converting/Speciality).
Define processes and milestones that align projects to our strategy.
Act as liaison between divisions and corporate functions, providing subject matter expertise as applicable.
Collaborate closely with R&D leadership and corporate functions to delivery key initiatives.
Build strong communications and change leadership processes into lead projects collaboratively with the business.
Operational Excellence
Lead and support the development of BG capabilities in developing and maintaining process capabilities for technologies that are new to the business segment.
Advises on resolution to customer (internal or external) related problems by ensuring proper analysis, and interfacing with colleagues, suppliers, and customers as required
Enhance enterprise process knowledge and skills by sharing know-how and best practices.
Deploy processes and methodologies that enable the work (Project Management, Stage Gate methodology, Lean methodology, etc.)
Ensure team is using targeted business systems and tools (SAP, SMS, SharePoint, etc.)
Other:
Use advanced knowledge of materials and processes to influence design solutions across the organization.
Hold team accountable for managing targeted platform metrics.
Partner internally to manage supplier relationships connected to assigned areas of work. Develop new relationships as applicable
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree required with an emphasis on Technology/Engineering.
5-7+ years related to manufacturing and R&D Engineering.
3+ years collaborating and leading across regions to drive solutions and improve business.
3+ years previous leadership experience in building a progressively capable team and showing positive KPI’s.
Demonstrated successful experience in building global working relationships across a matrix organization
Six sigma certification/training preferred.
Previous experience in developing and deploying tools, templates and processes supporting business needs
OUR EXPECTATIONS
Driving vision and purpose, using strategic mindset to set priorities and drive results, keeping a customer focus while cultivating innovation, building talent and creating engaged work teams.
Excellent communication skills both oral and written to ensure clear alignment
Creating clarity from ambiguity
Leading and advancing initiatives in a matrix organization with systems thinking
Adaptability, negotiation, collaborating & Influencing, business acumen and industry knowledge
Cross culture awareness, sensitivity and effective communications within
Ability to travel up to 25%
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 Flexibles North America 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.
If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the links "EEO is the and "EEO is the Law" Poster Supplement. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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Job Type: Full-time

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