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

Position Overview:

The Program Manager will manage multiple projects at multiple sites using the program management life cycle methodology/Stage Gate process.  This position is responsible for the entire program, from the conceptual phase through to the successful implementation and commercialization in the plants.  The Program Manager is accountable for successful team implementation of programs by providing guidance and follows through and will act as a business partner to the Commercial Teams and plants. This role will also be responsible for supporting and leading continuous improvement in relation to the project management process.  Projects will focus on injection parts and also include blown containers.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties: 

Create and lead cross functional teams to implement projects from initial concept to successful commercialization following Amcor’s standard stage/gate process focusing on speed to market, development efficiency, cost, quality and on time delivery.Work with cross function leadership to successfully commercialize new products, support light-weighting initiatives, raw material changes/developments, modifications to existing products and new production platforms.Manage projects including new production platforms, brand new commercial concepts, light-weight initiatives, tooling moves through the plant network, modifications to existing products and supporting product qualification and testing.Leads the formulation of complex plan and project solutions for projects with large, diverse scope, with constant change in customer requirements and decreased timeline.Support strategic projects including plant moves, integration and new technologies or materials.Manage 15-30 individual qualification projects at once.  These will range from small to large working with general objectives, multiple and complex variables with limited or no guidance.Anticipate and identify risk and develop mitigation plans with cross functional team.Communicate and resolve technical, timing and budgetary issues related to projects as they arise and publishes regular status reports outlining project status, risks and issues.Create and maintain program charter for commercialized projects including scope, timeline and team action registers.Lead and support continuous improvement activity in relation to on time and high-quality launches

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technical or Engineering related disciplineMinimum 4 years of experience in in engineering and manufacturing with 3 years project management experience, experience in plastics preferredProven experience managing complex projects with multiple resourcesStrong interpersonal skills to communicate technical, operational and financial information while coordinating resources to complete projects within scopeProven ability to communicate, influence others and manage multiple resourcesStrong financial, analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to work independently with minimal supervisionExperience with SPC, MS Office, SharePoint, MS Project, Smartsheet, SAP and PLM preferredTravel 20-25%

Competencies:

Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies

Core Competencies:

Customer FocusLearning on the FlyInterpersonal SavvyDrive for ResultsManagerial Courage

3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies:

Process ManagementStrategic AgilityOrganizational AwarenessInfluencing OthersDirecting Others

Relationships:

ARPNA Plant coworkersOperations, Operations Engineering, Quality, Commercial, R&D and Supply Chain LeadershipExternal customers

ADA Requirements:

Physical Requirements

☒Normal Vision

☒Distant Vision

☒Near Vision

☒Hearing/ Listening

☒ Sitting

☒Talking/Speaking

☐Hand/Finger Dexterity

☒ Walking

☒Standing

☐Stooping

☐Pushing/Pulling

☐Bending

☐Kneeling

☐Climbing

☐Lifting (amount 50+ pounds)

☐Carrying (amount 50+ pounds)

☐Driving- Forklift

☐Lifting (amount < 50 pounds)

☐Carrying (amount < 50 pounds)

☐Driving – Automobile/truck/van

Work Environment: Office Environment

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The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

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 teamOur customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovationOur investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returnsThe environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

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