Production Manager

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 2023, Sealed Air generated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and had approximately 17,000 employees operating out of 46 countries/territories and distributing products in 115 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Production Manager is responsible for the Safety, Quality, Employee Engagement, and Operations Management of the production area. The Production Manager must have an in-depth understanding of the production area to report performance, drive root cause corrective action (RCCA), and implement mitigating controls for area misses to established targets.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety Culture:

• Cultivate a zero-harm safety culture by promoting and modeling safe behaviors.
• Investigate safety concerns, correct unsafe behaviors, and eliminate unsafe conditions.

Quality Culture:

• Promote quality awareness and behaviors to ensure uncompromising quality for customers and consumers.
• Investigate and resolve quality events and customer returns, implementing corrective actions as needed.

Performance Optimization:

• Identify opportunities and lead initiatives to achieve yield, uptime, and rate goals for the department.
• Develop and execute strategic action plans considering critical factors such as CPU, throughput, forecast, skills, and overtime to meet business and production targets.
• Lead the Daily Integration (DI) meeting, fostering collaboration between Safety, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance representatives.
• Identify missed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and develop action plans to prevent future gaps.
• Champion continuous improvement efforts, driving the implementation of new standards, procedures, and processes.
• Actively seek opportunities for innovation and efficiency within the production processes.
• Collaborate with the maintenance department to coordinate activities, ensuring planned maintenance aligns with production needs, leading to improved uptime and equipment reliability.

Employee Development and Engagement:

• Develop a comprehensive manning strategy aligning with business and production needs.
• Coordinate the timing of training and hiring while ensuring a balance of skills and staffing across shifts.
• Conduct performance conversations, including disciplines, coaching, and performance reviews.
• Drive employee engagement through recognition, positive employee relations, and participation in engagement activities and events.
• Coach and develop Team Performance Leaders (TPLs), setting expectations, and ensuring accountability for shift results.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Engineering or Technical degree preferred
• 5-7 years manufacturing experience
• 3-5 years supervisorial/managerial experience

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply lean manufacturing principles
• Experience with high volume operations
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Strong organization and time management skills

 Requisition id: 48778 

Relocation: No  

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 selecti