Job Posting Title Continuous Improvement Team Leader

Reynolds Consumer Products; Jacksonville (IL); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Reynolds Consumer Products in Jacksonville, IL, is seeking a Continuous Improvement Team Leader at our manufacturing plant on the day shift. You will lead floor-level CI efforts, guide operators and supervisors, and partner with the Plant CI Manager to drive daily improvements.

This hands-on role focuses on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. You will develop problem-solving, apply CI tools, and ensure standards are sustained through standard work and daily coaching.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years manufacturing leadership experience.
• Associate degree preferred; other education considered.
• Experience in manufacturing CI, quality, maintenance, or production support.
• Strong Excel data analysis skills.
• Ability to translate data and floor observations into actions.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Engage floor personnel to identify barriers and capture feedback.
• Support daily performance management and KPI tracking.
• Lead CI projects using A3, kaizen, 5S, RCA, SMED and other tools.
• Ensure adherence to standard work and sustain improvements.
• Provide daily updates to Plant CI Manager and coach teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Data analysis

Teamwork

CI tools

Safety focus

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

SAP

RedZone

Ignition

Job description

Job Overview

JoinReynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We are passionate about achieving results and have fun winning as a team!

We currently have an opportunity for a Continuous ImprovementTeam Leader at our Manufacturing Plant in Jacksonville, IL.

DAY SHIFT HOURS

(8 Hour Shift)

Responsibilities

The Continuous Improvement Leader supports daily improvement execution within the plant by connecting floor-level issues to structured action. This role works closely with operators, supervisors, and the Plant CI Manager to identify losses, follow up on improvement actions, accelerate blockers, and help sustain standards.

This is a hands-on, floor-focused role designed to develop strong problem-solving capability while supporting plant priorities in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity, and People.

The CI Leader is not expected to solve every problem alone. The role is expected to help make problems visible, support daily action, and build ownership at the department level.

You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Floor Engagement & Loss Identification

• Maintains strong floor presence by observing the process, engaging operators, and capturing feedback on barriers impacting performance.
• Identifies process deviations, standard work gaps, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities in extrusion, conversion, or assigned department areas.

Daily Performance Management & DMS Support

• Supports shift change and department DMS routines by helping identify top losses, KPI gaps, downtime, scrap, waste, line stops, throughput issues, and help chain misses.
• Ensures daily issues are made visible and connected to actions, owners, due dates, follow-up, and escalation when needed.

CI Projects, Savings & Action Follow-Up

• Supports implementation of A3, kaizen, 5S, RCA, SMED, BRC, savings projects, and department improvement actions through floor follow-up, action tracking, blocker escalation, and effectiveness checks.
• Helps identify savings opportunities using 8-waste thinking, with focus on scrap reduction, downtime reduction, labor productivity, throughput improvement, line stops, standard work gaps, and overall waste reduction.
• Supports savings projects by providing floor feedback, before/after evidence, action updates, and validation support to the Plant CI Manager.

Standard Work, Sustainment & Communication

• Supports adherence to standard work, checklists, SOCs, visual controls, and process conditions at the point of use.
• Executes CI Leader Standard Work to identify daily gaps, follow up on actions, elevate blockers, capture wins, and support plant improvement priorities.
• Helps sustain improvements by verifying that new standards, countermeasures, and best practices are being followed.
• Captures operator ideas, wins, and before/after improvements, and provides short daily updates to the Plant CI Manager to support coaching, visibility, and follow-up.

You Will Love It Here If…

• You put safety first, always
• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities

Requirements

Education/Experience

Required

• High school diploma or GED.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience with demonstrated leadership responsibilities.
• Associate’s degree in a related field preferred; high-school diploma or equivalent combination of education, technical training, and relevant work experience will be considered.
• Prior manufacturing, continuous improvement, quality, maintenance, process, or production support experience.
• Strong computer skills, including Excel analysis, including pivots, formulas, charts, filtering, sorting, and comparing performance trends.
• Ability to use data and floor observations together to identify recurring issues, process deviations, and improvement opportunities
• Ability to understand plant performance drivers such as downtime, scrap, waste, line stops, throughput, quality, standard work, and process deviations.
• Strong communication, ownership, follow-through, teamwork, and willingness to learn CI tools and support daily improvement routines.

Preferred

• Experience with RedZone, Ignition, Power BI, SAP, or other manufacturing data/reporting systems.
• Familiarity with Lean Tools, CI, DMS, 5S, standard work, 5 Why, A3, kaizen, RCA, SMED.
• Experience supporting improvement work tied to savings, scrap reduction, downtime reduction, waste reduction, throughput, quality, or labor productivity.
• Ability to use data and floor observations together to identify recurring issues, process deviations, and improvement opportunities.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of manufacturing operations and standardized work principles.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop employees.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to prioritize work and coordinate multiple operational activities.
• Ability to build collaborative working relationships across functional teams.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Competencies

• Directs Work - Organizes people and resources to consistently achieve operational objectives.
• Develops Talent - Builds individual capability through coaching, feedback, and ongoing development.
• Builds Effective Teams - Creates a collaborative environment focused on shared accountability and results.
• Decision Quality - Makes timely, sound decisions using available information and operational judgment.
• Drives Results - Maintains focus on achieving safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Communicates Effectively - Shares information clearly and fosters open communication across all levels of the organization.

RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Pay Range

USD $29.80 - USD $29.80 /H