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Mechanical Engineer

Swansea
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Position Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA) / Meat, Fresh, Dairy & SA
Function: Engineering
Location: AF Swansea
Line Manager’s Job Title: Engineering Manager
Advertising Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Swansea
Contract Length: Permanent Contract

Job Purpose

To provide leadership and active participation in the reduction of costs, improvement of process, management of capital projects and resources connected to process improvement at the site. Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, the Mechanical Engineer will focus heavily on waste improvement and other large opportunities to ensure delivery of the annual budget, with an aggressive cost take out agenda while deploying technical support to operations as required.

Principal Accountabilities

  • Ensure OHSE policy adherence and drive improvement to enhance safe operations on site
  • Provide daily technical support for all production areas as required for efficient operation, specific focus on waste and quality.
  • Maintain and update the engineering drawing systems
  • Provide engineering drawings for new equipment installations and update existing drawings to show any modifications
  • Identify, implement and recommend areas for improvement in process and equipment through creative innovation and design
  • Liaise with equipment manufacturers to ensure equipment meets with safety and process requirements
  • Lead capital expense projects; opportunity identification, project management through final installation and start-up
  • Support function for maintenance and production teams
  • Contractor control ensuring safe working procedures and adherence to Amcor policies
  • Sustainably embed the Amcor Flexibles Production System (AFPS) including KPIs, standards and process best practices
  • Diagnose key improvement opportunities and set aspirational improvement targets
  • Establish annual targets and priorities around cost removal and plan
  • Participate in the site production improvement programme; project selection, daily control and all associated activities
  • Share knowledge and discuss improvements with technical and engineering staff at other plant locations within the company
  • Ensure obsolete parts are identified and replaced in a timely manner

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MAJOR CHALLENGES & COMPLEXITIES

  • Driving a change agenda which is new, in a new role, and which comes with high aspirations and expectations
  • Shifting focus to large opportunity areas for cost out; such as extrusion waste, energy savings and other
  • Balancing the diverse demands of Manufacturing Engineer, supporting production, project management and driving out cost; including local and central priorities
  • Moving the needle fast in an environment where ways of working are established, and business performance is regarded as successful

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Formal Qualifications and Experience

  • Technical engineering subject required – preferably HNC grade or above
  • Multiskilled in both Mechanical and Electrical
  • Experience in a fast-paced operations environment with a strong focus towards operational excellence
  • 5+ years manufacturing, engineering, and process efforts
  • 5+ years participation in process improvement / mechanical engineering
  • CAD designer preferably SolidWorks & Autodesk Inventor
  • Capital expense project management capabilities
  • Manufacturing Engineering (Standard Operations, plant layout, waste elimination, continuous improvement, engineering change control, SPC, process capability)

Specific Skills and Abilities

  • Strong problem-solving skills (containment & countermeasure)
  • Ability to analyse data and communicate results clearly
  • Advanced excel capabilities
  • Hands-on technical skill
  • Project management and a high level of organisation
  • Communication, influencing, negotiating and assertiveness
  • Deep understanding of technical manufacturing
  • Decision making, sound business judgement
  • Report writing & presentation skills

Amcor Leadership Framework

The 3 Leadership competencies which will apply to all AFEMEA employees:

  • Driving for Results
  • Command Skills
  • Customer Focus

The Leadership competencies which will apply to the Operations Function:

  • Business Acumen
  • Dealing with Ambiguity
  • Priority Setting
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Skills

Mechanical engineering
Electrical engineering
Project management
Process improvement
Capital expense management
SolidWorks
Autodesk Inventor
Manufacturing engineering
Waste elimination
Continuous improvement
Problem-solving
Data analysis
Advanced Excel
Technical support
Contractor control
OHSE policy

Location

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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