The Product Development Engineer/R&D Engineer lead the development of new product from raw materials development to product development. Also responsible to review and improve existing packaging designs. This role develops, designs, and tests standards and guidelines for developing packaging solutions for the organization’s products. Also responsible to collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to achieve functional development goals.
We are looking for a passionate and talented R&D professional with the ability to work independently and proactively and manage project stream completion across functional and business unit lines.
Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, or other related area is preferred5+ years of experience with demo
nstrated progressive success in a technical capacity within a global manufacturing environment.
· Experience in product development and/or R&D.
Operational Excellence
Lead the development of new product from end-to-end process.Work closely with operations to ensure that the new processes for implementation are reviewed and effective. Work closely with operations in achieving the correct quantity of waste during development.Working with our quality management systems to ensure that new specifications are reviewed and updated.Review customer requirements and making sure they are met.Work closely with the supplier and customer on different stages of product development.Develop product training programs for the co -workersEstablish standards and guidelines for supplier e
valuation. e
valuate and select packaging suppliers/vendors; periodically co
nduct vendor reviews.
Amcor at a Glance
As one of world’s leading packaging manufacturers, Amcor offers customers the highest quality in innovative and sustainable packaging solutions, and partnerships built on service, reliability and excellence. Our extensive global footprint puts us on our customer’s doorstep wherever they do business so big or small, Amcor can provide leading packaging solutions for any organisation.
Amcor offers a broad range of packaging related products and services, including packaging for beverages, food, healthcare, personal and homecare, tobacco, and industrial applications.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Amcor consists of:
Flexible Packaging
Amcor is the world’s largest supplier of flexible packaging, with manufacturing sites around the world. Products include packaging for fresh foods such as meat, fish, bread, produce and dairy; processed foods such as confectionery, snack foods, coffee and ready meals; as well as high value-added resin and aluminium based medical applications, hospital supplies, pharmaceuticals, personal & home care products and specialty packaging.
Our Flexibles business operates as two independent business units across two regions – Flexibles Europe and America’s and Flexibles Asia Pacific.
The Flexibles Europe & America’s business delivers outstanding customer solutions to the food, home & personal care, hospital, medical device, pharmaceutical and industrial markets, as well servicing the wine industry with Stelvin® closures.
Our Flexibles Asia Pacific business produces innovative packaging solutions to service customers across food and healthcare markets, including for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and personal & homecare.
Tobacco and Specialty Packaging
Focused exclusively on the tobacco and specialty packaging markets with plants across Europe, the Americas and Asia, our Tobacco and Specialty Packaging business offers customers a diverse production network, along with leading edge research and development services and technology.
Rigid Plastics
With plants across the Americas, our Rigid Plastics business is the world's largest manufacturer of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) containers, supplying consumer product and FMCG companies, big and small.
The range of containers and capabilities includes packaging for hot and cold, and alcoholic beverages, blow moulded and extrusion moulded plastic containers for food, and an array of PET, HDPE and PP containers for pharmaceutical, personal and home care products.