Project 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. Are you looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for a Project Manager to join our team at our corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, IL. 

Your Role:

 

The Project Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and executing complex cross functional projects across the manufacturing network. This role drives disciplined project management for capital investments, process improvements, and strategic initiatives that improve safety, quality, service, and cost. The Project Manager develops integrated project plans, manages timelines and budgets, aligns stakeholders, and ensures projects land on time, in scope, and within budget. This position provides project leadership to plant and functional teams, escalates risks, removes roadblocks, and ensures effective communication across Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial teams. The Project Manager models the company values and supports a culture that attracts, retains, and develops a highly engaged and diverse workforce.

 

 

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

 

• Lead cross functional capital, process improvement, and strategic projects from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery on agreed scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans including work breakdown structures, timelines, resource plans, and critical path analysis.
• Define clear project charters, business cases, and success criteria in partnership with Operations, Finance, and Commercial stakeholders.
• Lead project risk assessments, identify mitigation actions, and proactively manage issues, scope changes, and tradeoffs.
• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings, stand ups, and gate reviews, driving clear decisions, action ownership, and follow through.
• Partner with Engineering and Maintenance to plan and execute equipment installations, line trials, and changeovers with minimal disruption to operations.
• Provide structured project governance, including status reporting, milestone tracking, and KPI dashboards for plant and BU leadership.
• Ensure all projects comply with safety, quality, regulatory, and corporate policies, including contractor management and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Supply Chain to source equipment, services, and materials, and to align project timelines with supply plans.
• Develop and maintain standard project management templates, tools, and best practices to raise the overall project management maturity of the organization.
• Champion change management, including stakeholder analysis, communication plans, and training to enable smooth adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Coach plant and functional leaders on basic project management disciplines to strengthen local execution capability.
• Support the development and commercialization of new products by coordinating trials, validation activities, and scale up plans across plants.
• Benchmark internal and external best practices, and recommend innovative approaches to improve project delivery speed, reliability, and ROI.

 

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: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a project management role supporting manufacturing, production, and/or facilities operations
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification strongly preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred.
• Proven track record leading cross functional projects that deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, service, and cost.
• Experience managing capital projects, equipment installations, or large process changes in a plant environment.
• Experience working with cross functional teams to develop and commercialize new products within a consumer packaged goods or similar environment.
• Strong project management capabilities with demonstrated ability to plan, execute, and close multiple projects simultaneously from concept through implementation.
• Proficient with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent for scheduling, resource leveling, and critical path tracking.
• Solid financial acumen with ability to build and interpret project business cases, budgets, and ROI calculations.
• Strong change management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to drive alignment, manage resistance, and sustain results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information clearly and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills and high attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP preferred.
• Self directed with the ability to work in a fast paced environment with multiple priorities and internal customers.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key project milestones and business deadlines.
• Must be team oriented with the ability to work in high collaboration and high performance teams.
• Ability to travel on an overnight basis as necessary to all plants to provide project leadership and support.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to operate a motor vehicle.

 

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 a fast-growing innovative company!

            Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them!

   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.

 

USD $120,000.00 - USD $134,000.00 /A

Role is eligible for 10% annual incentive provided the business meets financial goals and the individual meets their performance goals, subject to plan administration guidelines.