Director, Injection Molding Excellence
Amcor Rigid Plastics
Director, Injection Molding Excellence
Ann Arbor, MI Area
Position Overview:
The Director of Injection Molding Excellence is responsible for maintaining ARP's leadership position in the area of preform injection molding. The Director of Injection Excellence will make visionary, strategic, and technical recommendations that can innovate manufacturing processes and products. This position will also manage a team of subject matter experts focused on managing injection tooling projects and lifecycle, injection tooling optimization, process optimization and technical support.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
Identify and evaluate disruptive technologies to determine suitability for preform production, giving ARP an innovative and competitive advantage
Serve as the go-to person for technical problems in injection molding across ARP business units
Manage advanced tooling and machinery developments projects; evaluate results and incorporate beneficial features into ARP standards
Provide key thought leadership to ARP Injection Molding Point Team; support Point Team's initiatives and assign responsibilities to direct reports
Drive sharing of 'Best in Class' process from plant to plant through the Process Improvement Team
Own and drive closure on ARPNA global Husky tooling and machinery issues
Manage near term (0-24 month) relationship with Husky; collaborate with other functional stakeholders on long term strategic initiatives and relationships
Evaluate alternate tooling and equipment suppliers focused on preform production; benchmark alternative suppliers against current ARP equipment
Participate in 'Footprint' discussions; investigate scenarios for optimizing our injection footprint
Set global standards for injection tooling, machinery and processes; share best practices across business units
Review injection molding project requirements and recommend tooling and injection systems focused on optimizing quality, cost to produce and lifecycle costs
Manage project engineering resources responsible for managing tooling orders and plant inquiries for ARPNA; manage tooling orders at Husky for other ARP business units
Review ARPNA's installed based, identify and present asset refresh opportunities
Monitor ARPNA's installed based, identify obsolescence risks and productivity retrofits applicable to existing platforms
Manage Process Improvement team focused on process optimization and resolution of field issues.
Manage ARPNA injection mold refurbishment program; develop and update refurbishment standards for molds and hot runners
Manage team of direct reports and is responsible for employee selection, development, mentoring, and performance management. Responsible for overall talent management and employee engagement; cultivates an environment of safety, high performance, and ethical and legal compliance; addresses employee relations issues
Travel up to 50%
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
10 years of experience with the PET processing, tooling and machinery industry
Recognized in the industry for technical skills and expertise
Possess extensive high cavitation mold and hot runner design experience
Experience managing remote employees
Competencies:
Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies
Core Competencies:
Customer Focus
Learning on the Fly
Interpersonal Savvy
Drive for Results
3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies:
Command Skills
Managerial Courage
Innovation Management
Influencing Others
Process Management
Relationships:
Direct reports
Amcor co-workers
Internal and external customers
Suppliers and vendors
Amcor Leadership typically at Level 3
Industry R&D
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
Location:
The position is located in Amcor's Manchester, Michigan office; ranked one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live. In addition to being the home of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor offers a vibrant night life, summer activities for all ages, and top ranked schools.
2015 Small American Cities of the Future, Overall, #10 Ann Arbor, fDi Magazine
2015 Top 100 Best Cities to Live, #13 Ann Arbor, Livability
2015 Best College Cities and Towns in America #1 WalletHub
2015 #1 Most educated city WalletHub.com
2015 University of Michigan Top 10 Graduate Programs US News & World Report
2015 Best Cities for Well-Being, #6 Ann Arbor, USA Today and Gallup
2015 America's Best Main Streets, South Main Street, Ann Arbor, Huffington Post & Fodor's Travel
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Director, Injection Molding Excellence
Ann Arbor, MI Area
Position Overview:
The Director of Injection Molding Excellence is responsible for maintaining ARP's leadership position in the area of preform injection molding. The Director of Injection Excellence will make visionary, strategic, and technical recommendations that can innovate manufacturing processes and products. This position will also manage a team of subject matter experts focused on managing injection tooling projects and lifecycle, injection tooling optimization, process optimization and technical support.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
Identify and evaluate disruptive technologies to determine suitability for preform production, giving ARP an innovative and competitive advantage
Serve as the go-to person for technical problems in injection molding across ARP business units
Manage advanced tooling and machinery developments projects; evaluate results and incorporate beneficial features into ARP standards
Provide key thought leadership to ARP Injection Molding Point Team; support Point Team's initiatives and assign responsibilities to direct reports
Drive sharing of 'Best in Class' process from plant to plant through the Process Improvement Team
Own and drive closure on ARPNA global Husky tooling and machinery issues
Manage near term (0-24 month) relationship with Husky; collaborate with other functional stakeholders on long term strategic initiatives and relationships
Evaluate alternate tooling and equipment suppliers focused on preform production; benchmark alternative suppliers against current ARP equipment
Participate in 'Footprint' discussions; investigate scenarios for optimizing our injection footprint
Set global standards for injection tooling, machinery and processes; share best practices across business units
Review injection molding project requirements and recommend tooling and injection systems focused on optimizing quality, cost to produce and lifecycle costs
Manage project engineering resources responsible for managing tooling orders and plant inquiries for ARPNA; manage tooling orders at Husky for other ARP business units
Review ARPNA's installed based, identify and present asset refresh opportunities
Monitor ARPNA's installed based, identify obsolescence risks and productivity retrofits applicable to existing platforms
Manage Process Improvement team focused on process optimization and resolution of field issues.
Manage ARPNA injection mold refurbishment program; develop and update refurbishment standards for molds and hot runners
Manage team of direct reports and is responsible for employee selection, development, mentoring, and performance management. Responsible for overall talent management and employee engagement; cultivates an environment of safety, high performance, and ethical and legal compliance; addresses employee relations issues
Travel up to 50%
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
10 years of experience with the PET processing, tooling and machinery industry
Recognized in the industry for technical skills and expertise
Possess extensive high cavitation mold and hot runner design experience
Experience managing remote employees
Competencies:
Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies
Core Competencies:
Customer Focus
Learning on the Fly
Interpersonal Savvy
Drive for Results
3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies:
Command Skills
Managerial Courage
Innovation Management
Influencing Others
Process Management
Relationships:
Direct reports
Amcor co-workers
Internal and external customers
Suppliers and vendors
Amcor Leadership typically at Level 3
Industry R&D
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
Location:
The position is located in Amcor's Manchester, Michigan office; ranked one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live. In addition to being the home of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor offers a vibrant night life, summer activities for all ages, and top ranked schools.
2015 Small American Cities of the Future, Overall, #10 Ann Arbor, fDi Magazine
2015 Top 100 Best Cities to Live, #13 Ann Arbor, Livability
2015 Best College Cities and Towns in America #1 WalletHub
2015 #1 Most educated city WalletHub.com
2015 University of Michigan Top 10 Graduate Programs US News & World Report
2015 Best Cities for Well-Being, #6 Ann Arbor, USA Today and Gallup
2015 America's Best Main Streets, South Main Street, Ann Arbor, Huffington Post & Fodor's Travel
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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