Continuous Improvement Leader

Job Description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient.

We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders.

In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit

What will you do as a Process Improvement Leader at Sealed Air? As a Process Improvement Leader, you will be the driving force behind Lean transformation across manufacturing and supply chain operations. This is a hands-on, shop-floor-focused role where you will coach teams, lead Kaizen events, and deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and engagement. You will work directly with plant leadership and frontline teams to embed Lean thinking into daily operations and ensure improvements are sustained-not episodic.

Lead and sustain Lean manufacturing initiatives across plant operations

Coach and train operators, supervisors, and leaders in Lean principles

Drive cultural change through hands-on implementation, not theory

Facilitate and lead Kaizen events and continuous improvement workshops

Standardize Lean tools and methods across sites

Lean Tools You Will Apply Daily:

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Standardized Work

Kaizen & Continuous Flow

Kanban & Supermarket Design

Takt Time & Production Flow

SMED / Quick Changeover (QCO)5S & Visual Management

Error Proofing (Poka-Yoke) Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Measurement and Impact:

Develop and maintain Lean project tracking and reporting

Quantify and communicate financial impact of improvements

Ensure consistency and sustainability of Lean gains

Partner with global CI teams to share best practices

What do you need to succeed? Bachelor's degree required (Engineering preferred: Industrial, Chemical, Electrical)5+ years experience driving Lean in a manufacturing environment

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt strongly preferred

Proven success leading Kaizen events on the shop floor

Strong facilitation, coaching, and change-management skills

Ability to influence without authority and engage frontline teams

Passion for developing people and building a CI culture

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $80,500 -$138,805 The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being. SAPROF Requisition id: 53125 Relocation: Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. *Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at View email address on click.appcast.io.

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