[Remote] Program Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amcor is a leading company transforming the packaging industry and improving lives globally. The Program Manager will manage complex capital projects related to the manufacturing of PET preforms and rigid containers, ensuring productivity, timing, and budget adherence across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Create bills of materials for new capital projects and provide support for the capital appropriation process
• Ensure that corporate safety and environmental requirements are incorporated into the project scope and budget
• Upon approval, refine feasibility studies, with input from Regional Directors, Plant Managers and Plant resources, into a mutually acceptable action implementation plan, which meets cost and timing criteria
• Review plant infrastructure, layout and equipment against project requirements. Develop and manage plans for upgrades and expansion requirements
• Analyze and evaluate the performance and cost of new, proposed or existing equipment. Includes evaluation of machinery, tooling, work flow, and vendors
• Communicate and resolve technical, timing and budgetary issues related to projects as they arise. Publish weekly project status reports outlining projects status and issues
• Create and maintain division level technical specifications, standards and documentation for Operations Engineering department
• Communicate with plants on a regular basis to understand long term project performance and support resolution of plant issues
• Review and comment on plant CEAV requests to ensure accuracy and compliance to standards
• Travel ~60%

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in mechanical or electrical engineering
• Minimum of seven years professional engineering experience in the plastics packaging industry, including seven years of project management experience
• Knowledge of plant layouts and infrastructure equipment
• Proven experience managing multiple resources and complex projects
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate technical information and to complete project assignments
• Strong management, communication and people skills required to influence and manage multiple resources, most of which do not report to the senior program manager
• Experience managing direct reports
• Strong technical, analytical and problem solving skills
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience in evaluating on-site manufacturing opportunities and managing on-site projects from concept to completion
• Experience with SPC

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)

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