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Amcor Controls Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
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 everchanging 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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Job Description
The Automation Controls Engineer will be a key member of the Advanced Manufacturing team within the Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA) division and will report directly to the Director of Flexibles Advanced Manufacturing. This role will be responsible for assisting in defining, deploying, and governing standardized control system architectures across robotic and automated manufacturing environments. In addition, this role focuses on robotic/vision/AGV/AMR integration, Ignition-based SCADA systems, and PLC standardization, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable automation solutions across multiple production sites. This individual serves as a technical authority, partnering with manufacturing, IT/OT, safety, and external integrators to deliver world-class automation systems that improve safety, reliability, and operational performance.
WHAT YOU GET TO DO
Aligns with and actively supports Amcor values by putting safety first in all situations.Serves as a role model to others by ensuring that all project work is completed in accordance with our safety policies.
Participates/collaborates with Project Teams to develop and implement end-to-end solutions for integrating automation on a plant/assembly line level.
Define and implement PLC, HMI, SCADA, and robotic control standard architectures for enterprise deployment.
Develop and maintain PLC programming standards, reusable function blocks, AOIs, templates, and naming conventions.
Establish standardized Ignition SCADA & Vision System frameworks including tag models, UDTs, alarming, historization, security, and visualization standards.
Maintain version control, change management, and backup strategies for control system software
Integration of industrial robots & AGVs/AMRs including motion coordination, safety, and peripheral integration.
Define standard approaches for robot–PLC communication, cell control, error handling, and recovery.
Identifies and develops high-impact automation use cases that deliver competitive advantage. Leads technical scope definition, integrated solution design, risk identification and mitigation, and supports development of the business case.
Support automation/vision system design reviews, risk assessments, FAT/SAT, and onsite commissioning.
Provides comprehensive project management support, including schedule management, budget oversight, and stakeholder communication. Prepares detailed project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing key information and trends, proactively identifying risks and recommending appropriate mitigation strategies.
Partners with cross-functional teams to define system requirements, develop specifications, design small to large-scale automation concepts, execute proof-of-concepts to reduce technical risk, select external partners, support RFQ processes, lead implementation, and ensure long-term sustainability/maintainability across plant operations.
WHAT WE VALUE
Core attributes: Controls focal and technical knowledge in the following: Rockwell Hardware/Software products, Inductive Automation Ignition, Fanuc Robotics Hardware/Software, Cognex/Keyence Hardware/Software, AGVs, AMRs, AS&RS, Motion control, conveyors.
A strong understanding of RIA Safety Standards, IoT, Networking, and System Integration.
Technical Expertise: Design, development and implementation of technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods. Uses a forward-looking approach when analyzing and implementing technical solutions. Strong system-level troubleshooting skills. Continuous improvement and standardization mindset. Technical leadership/architectural ownership and accountability.
Project Management: Effective team contributor; provides appropriate feedback and helps motivate team members to work toward common goals.Ability to recognize and respond proactively to project challenges and draws upon appropriate resources from other functional areas as needed to mitigate risk.
Communication: Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills when engaging with customers, suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders. Ability to prepare and deliver engineering presentations to a variety of audiences.
Collaboration: Actively engages in problem solving and creative thinking process. Inherent responsibility to train and mentor peers when appropriate.
WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU
A bachelors degree in engineering – Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related technical field.
5+ years experience in packaging, food, pharmaceutical, or high-speed manufacturing environments.
5+ years of experience/knowledge working in the following areas: Automation, Robotics,AGVs/AMRs, IoT, Industrial networks (EtherNet/IP, Profinet, OPC UA), MES integration, Data historians, Machine Learning and AI.
RIA Robotic Safety Training, Fanuc Education Certification, Ignition Certification (Core/Gold), Rockwell Certification (Logix Programmer, PowerFlex Drives, Motion Control Kinetix, etc.) Keyence/Cognex experience is a plus.
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 team
Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products
Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
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)
About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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