Job Description

Location:
DE
Department: R&D/Innovation Management
Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time
Job Type: Employee
Shift: On site

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 PURPOSE

As the R&D Valve Expert – Dispensing Systems, you will play a pivotal role at the forefront of innovation within the R&D Dispensing Expert Center of the Global Rigid Business. You will shape the technical strategy and execution of dispensing valve platforms, working across H2/H3 development projects with the freedom to design both the product and its manufacturing concept.



You will join a highly specialized, global team of 5 engineers located in Europe, driving innovation across Healthcare, Homecare, Food, Beverage, Beauty, and Wellness. The team’s mission is to deliver cutting-edge dispensing solutions that balance performance, cost efficiency, and sustainability, while accelerating the path from concept to industrialization.



This role drives front-end innovation, from defining roadmaps and validating designs to ensuring smooth handover to development centers. You’ll transform market needs and sustainability goals into high-performing dispensing solutions, with significant autonomy and impact, and the opportunity to advance your career within the world’s largest plastic packaging supplier.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead early-stage R&D valve development

Define project roadmaps, feasibility, and validation plans for H2/H3 dispensing solutions, Ensure smooth handover to development centers for industrialization.

Drive technical excellence and innovation

Develop injection-molded valve concepts with focus on performance, cost, and sustainability, Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to improve designs.

Collaborate across teams and geographies

Work closely with sales, manufacturing sites, and cross-functional R&D teams, Build relationships with external partners, including research institutions and technology providers.

Support strategic planning and resource management

Assist in defining deliverables, budgets, and resource allocation for valve projects Prepare technical reports, proposals, and presentations for senior management

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or similar Strong, hands-on expertise in dispensing valves and injection molding Proven ability to define product range strategies, industrialization, and validation plans Experience in packaging (Healthcare, Homecare, Food, Beverage, Beauty or similar preferred) Structured, results-oriented, and comfortable with ambiguity in early innovation phases Strong communication skills in English (German or French is a plus) Collaborative mindset with the confidence to challenge, propose, and decide

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.

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