About this opportunity
Sealed Air lists this Continuous Improvement Leader opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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. Westrive 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 2024, Sealed Airgenerated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit
What will you do as a Continuous Improvement Leader at Sealed Air?
As a Continuous Improvement Leader, you will be the driving force behind Lean transformation across manufacturing and supply chain operations. This is a hands-on, shop-floor-focused role where you will coach teams, lead Kaizen events, and deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and engagement. You will work directly with plant leadership and frontline teams to embed Lean thinking into daily operations and ensure improvements are sustained—not episodic.
Lead and sustain Lean manufacturing initiatives across plant operations
Coach and train operators, supervisors, and leaders in Lean principles
Drive cultural change through hands-on implementation, not theory
Facilitate and lead Kaizen events and continuous improvement workshops
Standardize Lean tools and methods across sites
Lean Tools You Will Apply Daily
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
SMED / Quick Changeover (QCO)
5S & Visual Management
Error Proofing (Poka-Yoke)
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Measurement & Impact
Develop and maintain Lean project tracking and reporting
Quantify and communicate financial impact of improvements
Ensure consistency and sustainability of Lean gains
Partner with global CI teams to share best practices
What do you need to succeed?
Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering preferred: Industrial, Chemical, Electrical)
5+ years experience driving Lean in a manufacturing environment
Lean Six SigmaBlack Belt strongly preferred
Proven success leading Kaizen events on the shop floor
Strong facilitation, coaching, and change-management skills
Ability to influence without authority and engage frontline teams
Passion for developing people and building a CI culture
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $80,500 -$138,805
The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well‑being.
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.
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Who can apply
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