Automation Engineer

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an ever changing world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come.

And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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PURPOSE
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The Automation Engineer serves as a technical subject matter expert for the safe development, integration, implementation, operation, and improvement of industrial manufacturing equipment across multiple manufacturing facilities. Safety is the first priority throughout the equipment lifecycle, from concept and design through installation, commissioning, operation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

This role combines manufacturing equipment expertise with project execution and technical leadership. For new capital and Product Development projects, the engineer leads the assigned manufacturing equipment scope, working with project teams, plants, OEMs, machine builders, and systems integrators from concept development and equipment specification through design review, build, installation, commissioning, and production handoff. The engineer is expected to manage their equipment scope, coordinate technical resources and suppliers, communicate risks and progress, and drive issues to resolution while remaining aligned with the overall project team.

The engineer also supports existing production equipment, leading or assisting with equipment performance and reliability improvements, structured problem solving and root cause corrective action (RCCA), and significant or complex equipment issues. Most solutions are delivered collaboratively through plant, supplier, and technical teams; however, the engineer must be technically capable and willing to work directly with industrial equipment and provide hands‑on troubleshooting and startup support when required.

Equipment may include inspection systems, case packers, robotic systems, in‑mold labeling equipment, product retrieval systems, assembly equipment, material‑handling systems, machine vision systems, and other custom manufacturing equipment. This role may also contribute to equipment standards, supplier development, emerging technology evaluation, and other initiatives that improve manufacturing capability across the organization.

A successful candidate will combine broad knowledge of mechanical, electrical, controls, robotics, vision, safety, and manufacturing systems with the project management, organization, and communication skills necessary to lead equipment scopes across plants, suppliers, and cross‑functional teams. Advanced programming expertise is not required; the emphasis is on understanding the complete equipment solution, challenging designs, managing execution, and solving manufacturing problems.

This role directly impacts safety, quality,…