Continuous Improvement Director
Company: Pactiv Evergreen Inc
Location: Lake Forest
Posted on: January 23, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and
distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products
and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain
international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and
diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants
and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors,
supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food
stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food
processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the
company website at pactivevergreen.com.
Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. - All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual
orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or
mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or
expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics
or statuses protected by law. - For individuals with disabilities
who would like to request an accommodation, please -call (847)
482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.
-All information will be kept confidential according to EEO
guidelines and applicable laws.
Responsibilities
Job Summary:
This Position is for Pactiv Evergreen Inc.The goal of this position
is to demonstrate maximum efficiency from plant to plant within a
Business Unit (BU). The Director of Continuous Improvement will be
a key creator of the Continuous Improvement strategy for the BU. As
our manufacturing technology, automation and opportunity for
optimization increase, we must transfer knowledge, network and
leverage best practices across our manufacturing sites as we
continue to develop a Lean Management System to run our
facilities.
Reporting Relationship:The Director of Continuous Improvement will
report to the Vice President of Operations and the Vice President
of Operational Excellence.
Responsibilities':--- Manage a CI Savings Budget across the
Business Unit that represents an achievable value to deliver back
to the business.--- Develop plans, schedules, and budgets for
tactical projects to improve existing processes; ensure
cost-benefit evaluation for all assigned projects are completed to
define potential financial, business and industry impacts of
initiatives.--- Support the business leaders in the development of
intermediate and long-term CI strategies to assure delivery of the
projected CI Saving Budget.--- Act as the subject matter expert in
all core modules of our Pactiv Evergreen Production System (PEPS)
to assure sustained results, including assisting in training and
plant acclimation to the new PEPS process.--- Drive the improvement
of processes and systems in the plants and implement programs that
will have continuing long-term benefits.--- Continuously evaluate
and measure program or initiative performance and progress against
goals and serve as a change agent within the organization.---
Monitor existing processes to make sure they continue to perform at
optimal levels of efficiency.--- Direct all CI activities to
include Kaizen events in 5S, SMED, TPM, VSM, PDCA or equivalent, A3
Problem Solving.--- Ensure adherence to Lean Methodology, including
Kaizen, 5S, Standard Work, Daily Management, Layered Audit Process
and Business Plan development to eliminate waste.--- Advise and
influence senior leadership on business transformation topics that
include organizational effectiveness, performance results, and
change management in the terms of complexity and impact on the
business.--- Effectively lead, manage, develop, coach, and evaluate
team members and associates at various levels of experience.---
Develop and deliver Lean Training at all levels of the organization
while driving Operational Excellence standards.--- Confer with
management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing
capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to
facilitate production process improvements
Qualifications
Qualifications:
---Bachelor's degree in a field related to Business, Engineering or
Packaging Industry.--- Combined 10+ years of previous manufacturing
experience with Operations and Continuous Improvement
experience.--- Experience with Six Sigma and Lean processes
strongly preferred.--- Previous experience with Automation and SAP
strongly preferred.--- Project management skills are required; as
they will often be required to work on several improvement projects
simultaneously, with very disparate groups of people within the
organization.--- Must have Microsoft Office experience with
advanced Excel Skills.--- Ability and willingness to travel up to
50%-70%
Key Competencies:--- Safety - Demonstrates a safety first mindset
in all situations.--- Leadership - A leader who will have instant
credibility and is able to motivate, and retain well-qualified
individuals of diverse talents, interests, and cultural
backgrounds. Must have the leadership presence to energize, drive
and lead the teams, and to be a natural center of gravity in the
business.--- Operations Acumen - Outstanding business judgment and
a proven ability to manage effectively in tough situations,
balancing intelligent risk with the need to secure the base of the
plant business.--- Top Talent/Team Development - Has developed a
personal coaching/mentoring relationship with teams and delegates
key initiatives to accelerate their personal growth.--- Learning
agility/growth mindset - Demonstrates the ability and willingness
to listen and learn. Believes that their own capacities and talents
can be improved over time.--- Cost Effectiveness - Broad-based
process improvement leadership experience in complex businesses is
essential. A proven ability to develop, lead, and culturally drive
an environment of high productivity and cost effectiveness. Cost
savings through improved efficiency is a critical focus area.---
Collaborative/Decisive Style - Operates with a management style
that encourages and facilitates open dialogue with a wide variety
of contributors and stakeholders across the plant.--- Critical
Thinking - Able to work in uncharted areas. Capable of integrating
and processing large amounts of information to address complex
issues. Challenges conventional wisdom when required.
Intellectually aggressive with a strong end-product orientation.---
Interpersonal - Able to quickly establish and maintain excellent
interpersonal relationships across all levels of the plant. Creates
a team atmosphere with internal staff while achieving key
objectives. Maintains positive, professional relationships with
external contacts.--- Organization - Able to operate independently.
Manages time well, follows through on commitments, and pays
attention to details. Able to work on several projects
simultaneously.--- Maturity - Able to provide a good balance of
risk taking and judgment. Is assertive and confident. Recognizes
when help is needed because of lack of pertinent knowledge. Relies
on and delegates to peers and direct reports in an appropriate and
productive fashion.--- Strategy/Vision - Able to serve as a key
strategic partner with Plant leadership team on plant vision and
direction. A strategic thinker, capable of thought leadership with
respect to people management with the ability to communicate and
translate these thoughts into actionable programs.--- Ethics - Able
to demonstrate unquestionable integrity, credibility, and
character. Has demonstrated high moral and ethical behavior.---
Results Driven - Ability to focus on plant growth, financial
performance, and achievement of established plant targets.---
Teamwork & Collaboration - Builds rapport and collaborates
effectively across the plant, and fosters an environment of open
and transparent communication.--- Integrity & Trust - Demonstrates
honest, respectful, and trustworthy behaviors when engaging with
all employees and stakeholders, and achieves stated work
obligations.
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