Lead Changeover Set-up Tech

Sealed Air Corporation; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee discounts

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid elder care

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Sealed Air Corporation is seeking a Set-Up Technician to set up and change over bag making equipment to support the production team. You will collaborate with maintenance to improve processes and repair techniques when not setting up, ensuring changes are completed efficiently.

Responsibilities include reviewing batch orders, managing changeovers, maintaining tooling, and verifying setups with customer specifications.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment, knowledge of food processing or packaging.
• Ability to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Set up and change over bag making equipment to support production.
• Work with maintenance to improve processes and repair techniques.
• Handle all changeovers and set-ups within allotted times and document results.
• Verify set ups and prepare samples per customer specs.
• Support production operators to achieve efficiency and quality goals.

Skills

Electrical wiring

Controls PLC

Mechanical systems

Safety focus

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Allen-Bradley Logix/Studio 5000

Oracle WMS

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 to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

Job Description

Position Overview

The Set-Up Technician will be responsible for setting up and changing over bag making equipment in order to support the production team. The Set-Up Technician will also be responsible for working with the maintenance team to improve existing processes and repair techniques when no set-ups are in their scope of work for the day.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay: $41.50

Shift: Morning

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Conducts themself in a safe and courteous manner in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Efficiently communicates changeover and set-up issues in a timely manner
• Performs preventive maintenance routines on lines per HIPPO Tasks, tooling, and equipment related to the set-up process
• Review Batch order, Bag Spec to retrieve information for Set-Up.
• Manages all changeovers and set-ups adhering and maintaining allotted times.
• Collects and manages all SOC's
• Adheres to KPI's set forth for changeovers
• Remove tooling and inspect for damage.
• Maintain tooling and machines, if requires repair, generate HIPPO WO.
• Remove and install tooling and perform machine set-up.
• Verify set up and set up samples for accuracy per customer specification.
• Support Production Operators; achieve and maintain efficiency and quality of product and scrap yield
• 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

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma.

Experience: 5+ years in a manufacturing environment, knowledge of food processing or packaging.

Specific skills: Ability to work safety and effectively with minimal supervision.

Equipment & Machinery: Knowledge of electrical wiring, controls, plc, knowledge of mechanical systems including bearings, shafts, rollers, pneumatics.

Computer Experience & Software: Experience with Allen Bradley Logix/Studio 5000 & Oracle WMS

Work Environment: Manufacturing Plant. Climate Controlled.

Benefits And Perks

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid elder care
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

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.