Bags Value Stream Leader (Simpsonville, SC, US, 29681)

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 to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

What will you do as Bags Value Stream Leader at Sealed Air?

As the Bags Value Stream Leader, you will lead one of the largest and most critical operations within the site, overseeing extrusion, bags press, and bag making.

You will drive operational performance and continuous improvement initiatives while developing leadership capability within your team. This is a key site leadership role with strong visibility and a clear succession path toward Plant Manager.

Why do we need you?

• Lead and manage all operations within the Bags value stream (extrusion, bags press, bag making)
• Drive a strong continuous improvement culture across a 300+ employee organization
• Ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People performance objectives are achieved
• Coach and develop frontline and mid-level leadership (GPLs and TPLs)
• Build team capability and ensure people are set up for success
• Define and execute short- and long-term production strategies aligned with site goals
• Allocate resources effectively to optimize operational performance
• Lead hiring and development of key leadership roles within the team (including open Production Manager role)
• Partner cross-functionally to support operational excellence
• Act as a key member of the site leadership team

What skills will help you succeed?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Lean / Continuous Improvement experience or certification - Plus
• Strong leadership experience managing large teams (200+ employees) in manufacturing environments
• Proven ability to build and sustain a continuous improvement culture
• Experience leading high-volume manufacturing operations
• Strong operational and business acumen
• Ability to coach, develop, and lead leaders
• Growth mindset with ambition to progress into broader leadership roles
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Effective communication and stakeholder management

Pay Transparency

• $110,400 - $165,800 annually

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.

Requisition id: 54756

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.

• 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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