Production Manager
Romeoville, IL, US, 60446
SEE 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.
SEE strives 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. Our culture guides everything we do – how we partner with our customers and suppliers, attract and retain top talent, and create value for our stakeholders.
SEE generated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and has approximately 17,000 employees. The company operates out of 46 countries/territories, and our products are distributed in 115 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.
Job Description
The Production Manager is dedicated to maintaining and improving the capability of the Ashland manufacturing facility to safely deliver the highest quality products at the lowest possible cost through, the use of effective manufacturing methods.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
• Accountable for scrap, efficiency, and quality.
• Monitors performance and progress on the production floor and utility department.
• Meet with leadership team and production staff daily to discuss production, materials, machine problems, scheduled change over, staffing needs, etc.
• RACI driven (enforced and maintains standards, and is focused on accountability)
• Ensures KPI’s are tracked and goals are maintained.
• Gemba focused manager
• Ensure maintenance and technical issues are being addressed to optimize performance.
• Ensure that equipment, materials, and manpower are available, as required, to meet business needs.
• Ensure that quality standards are upheld and that any suspect or defective product is reported to be appropriately destroyed or placed on hold for Inventory/Quality Control employee to review.
• Provides technical guidance and hands on assistance when essential to teach.
• Responsible for determining overtime needs by assessing orders provided by the Production Scheduler.
• Collects and documents data regarding bag production.
• Ownership of the site sanitation schedule.
• Other responsibilities and projects as assigned.
Competency Statements
• Act: Safely, Responsibly and Ethically.
• Develop: Positive, Collaborative Teams and Healthy Work Environments.
• Deliver: Timely, Innovative and Sustainable Focused Solutions.
• Drive: Quality in Products, Service, and Attainment of Professional Goals.
• Integrate: Core Values of Commitment, Responsibility, and Innovation into all aspects of work.
• Business Acumen- Communication
• Judgment- Critical Thinking – Decision Making- Planning and Strategy
• Leadership-Coaching and Development - Ability to coach and lead others
• Change Management- Accountability
Qualifications
Education: Bachelors Degree preferred or 3-5 years equivalent manufacturing leadership experience.
Experience: Lean, Six sigma, Kaizen, 5S, or similar programs around continuous improvement. Minimum 3 years supervisory experience and 3-5 years of experience in the packaging industry.
Specific Skills: Ability to read and interpret standard tape measures. Good interpersonal relationship skills and management mindset. Experience with inventory controls and ERP system knowledge.
Equipment & Machinery: Possess good troubleshooting and mechanical skills.
Computer Experience & Software: Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Oracle, and WMS. Familiar with process improvement tools, including pareto, root cause analysis, flow charting, histograms, control charts.
Other Requirements: Ability to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision. Lock Out Tag Out qualified.
Requisition id: 46592
Relocation: No
SEE 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. SEE 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 SEE name or logo. SEE 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 [email protected].
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