Project Manager

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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 for our stakeholders. In 2023, Sealed Air generated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and had approximately 17,000 employees operating out of 46 countries/territories and distributing products in 115 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

What does a Project Manager do?

The Project Manager role is responsible for overseeing and coordinating investment projects aimed at improving key areas of the business such as Safety, Quality, Productivity, Maintenance, and Cost. The role requires the individual to proactively support team members in enhancing their KPIs and targets while managing stakeholder expectations. Strong prioritization skills are essential to ensure site needs are met efficiently, either through internal resources or external contractors, with a focus on delivering projects on time and within budget.

As a change agent, the Project Manager must foster a positive approach to driving the business towards becoming a world-class organization. The role demands a consistent demonstration of Sealed Air's four fundamental values, ensuring internal and external customer satisfaction through clear communication and collaboration with other departments. The successful candidate will be instrumental in promoting continuous improvement across the site.

Why we need you?

• Prioritization and Stakeholder Collaboration: You will work closely with stakeholders to gather, prioritize, and manage projects, ensuring that safety, quality, productivity, and cost considerations are always at the forefront.
• Project Oversight and Problem Solving: You will lead regular project reviews, delegate tasks as needed, and escalate any unresolved issues to management, ensuring smooth progress and timely resolutions.
• Innovation and Engineering Support: You will create systems for team members to formally request engineering support, promoting innovation and problem-solving across the site.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: You will generate and manage PARs (project justifications) while complying with the system requirements, ensuring that every project is backed by sound analysis.
• Collaboration with Maintenance and Planning: You will identify opportunities to improve machine reliability and reduce downtime, working with the Maintenance and Planning teams to prevent project-related disruptions to customers.
• Training and Knowledge Transfer: You will ensure that relevant project information is passed to team members and that they receive the necessary training for successful project implementation.
• Contractor and Safety Management: You will manage contractors onsite, ensuring they are fully inducted and comply with Sealed Air's safety and legal policies.
• Process Improvement and Team Collaboration: You will continuously seek to improve project management processes to reduce lead times and costs, contributing to a positive, collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Engineering Background: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field) is required, with experience in project management within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Project Management Experience: Proven track record of managing small, medium, and large-scale projects from inception to completion, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource management.
• Stakeholder Management Skills: Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders, prioritizing projects based on business needs, safety, quality, and cost considerations.
• Experience with Maintenance and Reliability Improvements: Familiarity with working alongside maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and increase operational efficiency.
• Process Improvement Mindset: Demonstrated experience in driving continuous improvement initiatives, reducing lead times, and enhancing project outcomes through innovative solutions.

Requisition id: 48519

Relocation: No

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.

*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com.

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WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?

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.