What are the responsibilities and job description for the Thermoform Lead Process Technician (2nd Shift) position at Amcor?
Job Description
About the Role
In this role, you are the off-shift technical processing lead, responsible for safely maximizing quality and throughput across a defined group of machines. You play a critical hands-on role on the floor—supporting production, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring processes remain stable and compliant between shifts. You work closely with shift leadership, PIT leads, and specialists to maintain performance, address challenges in real time, and support continuous improvement.
Tier 2 Process Technicians are strongly encouraged to apply, as this position builds on advanced technical skills and provides opportunities for increased ownership, mentorship, and technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
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
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.
To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube
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.
If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
About the Role
In this role, you are the off-shift technical processing lead, responsible for safely maximizing quality and throughput across a defined group of machines. You play a critical hands-on role on the floor—supporting production, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring processes remain stable and compliant between shifts. You work closely with shift leadership, PIT leads, and specialists to maintain performance, address challenges in real time, and support continuous improvement.
Tier 2 Process Technicians are strongly encouraged to apply, as this position builds on advanced technical skills and provides opportunities for increased ownership, mentorship, and technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the off-shift technical processing lead, ensuring safe operation while maximizing quality throughput
- Partner with shift leadership, PIT leads, and PIT specialists to manage daily priorities and meet productivity and quality goals
- Float between production lines as needed, provide breaks, and operate lines to maximize daily output while following role expectations
- Maintain and stabilize performance established by previous shifts
- Troubleshoot processing, quality, and equipment-related issues
- Improve cavitation, gram weights, and cycle times only when and where instructed
- Ensure all process Key Process Parameters (KPPs) and process change logs are properly followed and completed
- Communicate process noncompliance to shift leadership
- Clearly communicate intentional or necessary deviations from KPPs to shift leadership, PIT teams, and supervisors/managers
- Verify mold change sign-offs and support final setup and startup activities
- Communicate machine and process status with lead technicians and Front Line Leaders between shifts
- Participate in advanced training as requested
- Accept mentorship from shift supervisors and PIT team members
- Informally coach and support other employees on production and technical topics as needed
- Assist with samples, trials, and new mold or machine startups
- Support the PIT lead in identifying and implementing improvement projects
- Partner with shift leadership to verify and correct WebEff entries
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Previous extrusion and/or thermoforming experience required
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Intrinsically motivated, self-directed, and able to prioritize work effectively
- Coachable and open to ongoing training and development
- Strong teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate across departments
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally with assistance
- Ability to push or pull loads exceeding 75 pounds occasionally
- Ability to stand and/or walk for up to 7 hours of an 8-hour shift
- Flexibility to work extended shifts when needed
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
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.
To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube
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.
If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
E-Verify
We verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.
Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
- Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
- Wellbeing programs & 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 bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)