Senior Program Manager

Amcor

Manage engineering projects for the manufacturing of PET preforms and rigid containers. Leading complex projects while ensuring productivity, timing, and budget compliance at Amcor.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,200 - $161,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage complex capital projects directly related to the manufacturing of PET preforms and rigid containers
Review new products from a manufacturing perspective; manage multiple projects at multiple sites from conception to qualification with overall responsibility for productivity, timing and budget
Create bills of materials for new capital projects and provide support for the capital appropriation process
Ensure that corporate safety and environmental requirements are incorporated into the project scope and budget
Publish weekly project status reports outlining projects status and issues
Communicate with plants on a regular basis to understand long term project performance and support resolution of plant issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in mechanical or electrical engineering
Minimum of 10 years professional engineering experience in the plastics packaging industry, including seven years of project management experience
Knowledge of plant layouts and infrastructure equipment
Proven experience leading multiple resources and complex projects
Strong interpersonal skills to communicate technical information and to complete project assignments
Strong management, communication and people skills required to influence and lead multiple resources, most of which do not report to the senior program manager
Experience managing direct reports and mentoring others
Strong technical, analytical and problem solving skills
Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Experience in evaluating on-site manufacturing opportunities and managing on-site projects from concept to completion
Experience with Statistical Process Controls.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbills of materialsStatistical Process Controlsengineeringplant layoutsinfrastructure equipmentanalytical skillsproblem solvingmanufacturing processescapital projects

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillsleadershipinfluencing skillsmentoringindependent workteam collaborationproject assignment completionresource managementtechnical communication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineeringBachelor’s degree in electrical engineering