Continuous Improvement Engineer

Sealed Air Corporation; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global packaging solutions company in St. Neots is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to enhance production efficiency and lead improvement projects using Lean methodologies. The ideal candidate will be results-oriented, organized, and possess strong communication skills. Key qualifications include experience in Lean or Continuous Improvement roles and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools. This role emphasizes innovation and the ability to work autonomously.

Qualifications

• Experience in Lean or Continuous Improvement roles.
• Results-oriented with a focus on prioritizing efforts.
• Able to work autonomously with minimum supervision.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve production workflows.
• Implement actions to reduce waste and enhance quality.
• Support new equipment and processes introduction.

Skills

Lean/Continuous Improvement

Production/Process Engineering

Microsoft Office Suite

Natural Communication

Organizational Skills

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Overview

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. 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 www.sealedair.com.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Analyse current production workflows to identify and eliminate inefficiencies.
• Implement improvements to reduce waste, increase output and enhance quality.
• Collect and interpret production data to monitor performance.
• Investigate root causes of production issues via 5-Why or similar Lean Tools.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Lead or support projects aimed at improving productivity and runrate.
• Support the introduction of new equipment and/or processes.
• Champion 5S onsite in order to achieve outstanding workplace organisation.
• Provide support to the Process Lead and Process Engineer in order to achieve company’s short and long term goals.
• Lead A3 / DMAIC projects through to completion and benefits realisation.
• Champion the use of Lean Tools to enhance process troubleshooting and deliver effective process improvement onsite.

Qualifications

Essential

• Previous experience in Lean / Continuous Improvement / Production or Process Engineering roles
• Hands-on approach to continuous improvement activities, leading by example in everything they do
• Resilient, relentless and resourceful
• Results orientated and able to prioritise efforts based on Company’s needs
• Organised, methodical, focused and committed
• Creative, innovative and passionate about improving self and others
• Action orientated individual, self-motivated and willing to learn and deliver results
• Able to assign tasks and motivate others
• Able to work autonomously, with minimum supervision
• Natural Communicator with a bias for action
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Package (Excel / PPT / Word / SharePoint / Power BI)

Desired

• Working knowledge in the application of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies on a multi-disciplinary environment (5S, PDCA, DMAIC, VSM, etc)
• Yellow Belt / Green Belt / Lean Six Sigma Qualification
• Experience delivering Continuous Improvement Training

Requisition id: 52482

Relocation: No

EEO and Safety

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.

Fraud warning

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