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Amcor

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10,000+ employees

Founded Amcor

🛒 Retail

Manufacturing • Retail • Sustainability

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. With operations in approximately 40 countries and employing around 41,000 people, Amcor generates annual sales of about US$13. 6 billion. The company is committed to sustainability, focusing on a circular economy and producing innovative, recycle-ready packaging solutions. Amcor collaborates with partners like Berry and Power Roll to expand its capabilities and innovative portfolio in consumer and healthcare packaging solutions, as well as exploring solar photovoltaic applications.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to build and refine the AM structure and processes related to digital manufacturing, aligning them with the company's overall productivity and advanced manufacturing goals. • Identify, prioritise, and govern digital manufacturing opportunities to drive continuous improvement. • Partner with plants to scope and define AM projects involving plant systems, data platforms, analytics, and IT/OT integration, utilising subject matter experts internally and externally (SMEs) as needed. • Collaborate with key stakeholders to refine plant roadmaps and ensure alignment between digital platforms and physical automation initiatives. • Implement robust project management methodologies, including risk management and change management practices. • Provide oversight of the full lifecycle of a portfolio of digital manufacturing projects, from initiation to completion. • Work closely with plant contacts, digital specialists, IT teams, and external partners to monitor project progress and proactively address issues or risks. • Monitor and review project cadence, reporting, and escalation of issues as necessary. • Coordinate pilot projects for new digital manufacturing technologies and platforms. • Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify preferred vendors and categories for digital manufacturing technologies. • Act as the primary technology steward for plant-level digital systems, including MES, WMS, CMMS, historians, data visualisation platforms, and integration frameworks. • Identify use cases for emerging digital technologies (e.g. AI, machine learning, advanced analytics) and collaborate with physical automation counterparts to enable closed-loop and data-driven solutions. • Coach plant leaders and engineers on digital manufacturing topics, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning. • Develop and support local digital and data specialists to build their technical and delivery capabilities. • Provide specialist subject matter support to plants on digital manufacturing systems, data architecture, and integration methodologies. • Represent the needs of plants and countries related to digital manufacturing with the central team and other functions. • Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify and coordinate specialist vendors and partners delivering digital platforms and services. • Build and maintain processes to monitor performance, resilience, and cybersecurity of plant digital systems. • Manage processes for standardisation, scalability, and lifecycle management of digital manufacturing platforms across plants.

🎯 Requirements

• 10-15+ years of experience in manufacturing, digital manufacturing, or Industry 4.0 transformation roles. • Strong leadership experience, including plant, digital, or cross-functional team management. • Proven track record of creating and leading successful digital manufacturing or systems integration projects. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; fluent in English. • Additional languages are beneficial. • In-depth understanding of plant systems, data architectures, and IT/OT convergence. • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. • Proficiency in project management methodologies. • Clear enthusiasm and passion for driving innovation and continuous improvement. • Flexible and adaptable approach, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and change proactively. • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required. • Experience in implementing change management initiatives.

🏖️ Benefits

• Employee Login • Flexible working hours • Professional development opportunities