NAM Technical Manager (Lenoir, NC, US, 28645)

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.

Job Description

The Technical Manager leads and optimizes the plant's maintenance, engineering, and reliability strategies to ensure maximum equipment uptime, efficiency, and safety. This role is responsible for Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) implementation. Additionally, the Technical Manager will drive process innovation, automation improvements, and capital projects to support plant growth and operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintenance & Reliability Leadership

• Develop and implement a TPM strategy to enhance equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and improve operational efficiency.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs, leveraging technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, and condition monitoring.
• Manage and optimize the CMMS system to track asset performance, work orders, and maintenance costs.
• Monitor and analyze key maintenance KPIs (MTTR, MTBF, OEE) to drive data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to identify and resolve recurring equipment issues.

Process Optimization & Engineering Support

• Identify, develop, and implement automation and process improvements to increase operational efficiency and equipment performance.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including 6S, Kaizen, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Oversee capital projects, from justification through execution, ensuring alignment with plant priorities and budgetary constraints.
• Collaborate with Corporate Engineering, R&D, and Process Engineering on new product development and process innovations.

Team Leadership & Development

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of 6-10 maintenance and technical staff, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and safety.
• Lead plant safety initiatives, ensuring all maintenance activities comply with OSHA, EPA, and NFPA regulations.
• Provide training and mentorship in predictive maintenance technologies and TPM best practices to enhance team capability.
• Actively participate in talent development, hiring, training, and performance evaluations to build a high-performing maintenance and technical team.

Inventory & Vendor Management

• Oversee spare parts inventory management (MRO) to maintain optimal stock levels while minimizing costs.
• Manage relationships with vendors and service providers for equipment maintenance, upgrades, and emergency repairs.
• Ensure compliance with external regulatory agencies (Fire Department, EPA, XL Gaps) regarding facility and equipment safety.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with production, quality, EH&S, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless plant operations and maximize productivity.
• Work with corporate and regional engineering teams to implement best practices and drive technological advancements.
• Support the development and testing of new materials and equipment in collaboration with supply chain and R&D teams.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
• 5+ years of technical, maintenance, or reliability engineering in a regional/multi-site manufacturing environment
• Strong electrical troubleshooting expertise (AC/DC circuits, PLC systems, schematics interpretation).
• Experience implementing and managing CMMS systems for work order tracking and asset reliability.
• Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt preferred) and TPM experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and team development skills with a history of driving maintenance performance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and engineering software tools.

Requirements:

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
• Leadership: Ability to inspire and develop a high-performing technical team.
• Previous experience in executing and leading maintenance excellence in multiple sites.
• Project Management: Skilled in capital project planning and execution.
• Collaboration: Works effectively across departments to align technical strategies with business goals.
• Technical Acumen: Rapidly learns and applies new technologies to optimize plant operations.
• Travel up to 50%: This role can be based in our Lenoir, NC, Madera, CA, Grand Prairie, TX, Louisville, KY or Holyoke, MA facilities and must be willing to travel to other facilities across our NAM Protective Network.
• Compliance with all established facility safety rules and policies.

Requisition id: 54829

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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