Project Engineering Manager

Sealed Air; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sealed Air in St. Joseph, MO, seeks a Project Engineering Manager to lead capital projects, automation initiatives, controls upgrades, and budget management, guiding a team of process engineers. This role drives continuous improvement and supports major manufacturing initiatives and performance objectives.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership, lean manufacturing and Six Sigma experience, plus excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. Relocation within the U.S.

Qualifications

• Leadership–energize and direct group efforts.
• Teamwork–aligns team goals with company goals.
• Customer focus–consistently creates value for customers.
• Communication–clear, accurate, detail-oriented communication.
• People leadership/coaching–provide feedback and set clear expectations.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage multiple concurrent engineering projects.
• Provide process-engineering support to operations and maintenance locally and across the organization.
• Define and implement process improvements to reduce unit cost and improve operations.
• Lead teams to improve capacity, yield, cycle time, and cost.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Customer focus

Communication

People leadership

Data-driven decisions

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

High volume operations

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt

Job description

Project Engineering Manager

St Joseph

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.

What will you do as a Project Engineering Manager at Sealed Air?

Under the direction of the Regional Engineering and Maintenance Manager, the Project Engineering Manager leads capital projects, automation initiatives, controls upgrades, and budget management while providing leadership and technical guidance to a team of high-performing Process Engineers. This role drives continuous improvement, supports organizational change, and ensures the successful execution of critical manufacturing initiatives and performance objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

ENGINEERING:

• Direct and manage multiple concurrent engineering projects while ensuring their success in meeting their respective objectives
• Provide process-engineering support to operations and maintenance organization locally and across the organization
• Define and implement process improvements to improve operations and unit cost
• Identify and prepare test authorizations and run plant tests in support of various experimental programs
• Provide process-engineering support for high level projects and maintain schedules for major area projects
• Identify and improve data collection to investigate abnormal conditions and find root cause
• Lead production teams to define and implement improvement projects for capacity, yield, cycle time, and cost

Internal Interaction Required With:

• Support Personnel (i.e., Production Control, Process Engineering, Training, People and Performance (HR), Accounting/Finance, etc.)

External Interaction Required With:

• Customer Service, Sales, Vendors
• Other SEE locations

MANAGES:

• Project Engineering function

What will you need to succeed?

EXPERIENCE:

• Leadership - the ability to energize and direct group efforts
• Teamwork - understands the strength and importance of how team goals support the ultimate achievement of company goals
• Customer focus - constantly works to exceed expectations and creates consistent value for customers
• Communication - possesses strong interpersonal skills and demonstrates the ability to express thoughts / opinions with clarity, accuracy and attention to detail
• People Leadership/ coaching - ability to provide effective and constructive feedback and jointly establish clear expectations
• Results focused - shows a documented track record of consistently using data based decision making to achieve desired results
• Sound business judgment - understands the overall picture and what drives the business
• Good understanding of lean manufacturing principles and Six Sigma tools
• Good understanding of team based self-managing principles
• Experience with high volume operations

EDUCATION:

• 8-10 years manufacturing experience
• Bachelor's Degree and/or Master's Degree
• Lean/Six Sigma black belt desired

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Follow all applicable EHS, Quality and Food Safety procedures and protocols, and reports any incident to his/her supervisor
• Complete all EHS, Quality and Food Safety applicable training
• Support implementation of the Quality and Food Safety program and comply with the expectations if this role is included as part of the Food Safety or Internal Audit team
• Able to operate with considerable latitude
• Able to work both independently and within a team, generating results with general/minimal guidance from management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with professional presentation and negotiation skills
• Strong technical skills relative to computing technology and basic statistical understanding
• Must be flexible, innovative and comfortable in setting own priorities
• Polished presentation, business acumen and facilitation skills

Requisition id: 56834

Relocation: Yes

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.

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability - it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.