Continuous Improvement Manager

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Manager located at our facility in Appleton, WI. 

Your Role:

As Continuous Improvement Manager, you will be responsible for facilitating, auditing, and supporting continuous improvement at the Appleton plant. The role includes, above all, improving safety processes and Leader Standard Work to continuously promote safety culture.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Lead, build, and implement broad process improvements.
• Develop reports for and provide data interpretations as required.
• Where applicable, comply with the SQF, FDA, BRC and GMP practices and programs to ensure safe food packaging product and to report food safety problems to those with authority to act.
• Provide mentoring, and development planning for leaders as requested by local management.
• Provide training of Lean Manufacturing concepts and techniques.
• Conduct SQP and other Quality Audits in support of Quality Systems.
• Support management practices that foster a positive, safe work environment, promotes high morale, and encourages teamwork.
• Responsible for managing project priorities and dependencies within the program.
• Collaborates with business stakeholders to prepare business cases, program scope, assumptions and constraints, and identify the component projects.
• Coaches and mentors project managers in best practices, use of the methodology, and leadership.
• Conducts monthly program progress meetings with project managers.
• Provides weekly dashboard progress reports, including detail on project schedule, costs, scope, risks, accomplishments and issues.
• Identifies and assists in resolving or escalating issues.
• Facilitates post implementation review sessions and documents lessons learned. 
• Provides status reports and presentations to staff and business leaders as requested.

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

We need you to have:

• BA/BS degree in Engineering or business-related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Manufacturing operations, with demonstrated advancement in roles/responsibilities.
• 5+ years of experience in Lean Manufacturing processes or Continuous Improvement operations. 
• Solid experience with employee safety and safety programs.
• Proficient in methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen.
• Ability to effectively manage change and address resistance.
• Understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills, and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.
• Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Solid project management capabilities with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
• Must be team-oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams.

Icing on the cake:

• MBA or other advanced degree.

If you answer yes to the following…we want to meet you!

• Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
• Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on? 
• Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
• Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first? 
• Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
• Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo? 

Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn!

Apply today to join our fast-growing innovative company!

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   Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available

Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.

No recruiter calls or emails please.

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.