EMEA Protective OPEX Leader

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 2024, Sealed Air generated $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

As the EMEA OpEx Leader, you are the driving force behind our lean transformation across Protective Packaging plants in the region. You champion Lean and continuous improvement by working directly with production teams, leadership, and cross-functional departments to implement world-class manufacturing practices. Your role isn't just about tools and frameworks — it's about building a culture of excellence, coaching teams at all levels, and ensuring measurable performance improvement across multiple sites. You'll lead impactful Kaizen events, deliver practical training on Lean principles, and provide strategic insight that shapes how our operations evolve.

We're looking for a passionate change agent who can:

• Implement Lean across manufacturing and supply chain teams
  Apply hands-on tools like Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Supermarket design, 6S, SMED/QCO, and TPM to streamline operations.
• Drive cultural transformation through training
  Lead Lean education sessions, coach teams, and embed new ways of thinking into daily routines.
• Lead and facilitate Kaizen events and improvement projects
  Guide cross-functional teams in structured problem-solving that generates real business value.
• Ensure consistency in Lean deployment
  Standardize approaches across sites and sustain progress by mentoring plant teams and aligning with regional strategy.
• Solve complex operational problems with data
  Perform deep dive analysis using SAP, PowerBI, and other tools to uncover root causes and propose impactful solutions.
• Share and scale best practices across the network
  Facilitate collaboration between plants to ensure high performance is replicated, not reinvented.
• Influence at all levels of the organization
  Partner with senior leaders to prioritize initiatives and provide visibility to continuous improvement opportunities.

Experience in Project Management, Continuous Improvement, and Production Operations
(Proven success in driving and sustaining change on the shop floor)

Degree in Engineering, Science, or Business (BSc, MSc, or PhD)
(Technical foundation to understand complex manufacturing systems)

Certified Lean Expert and Six Sigma Black Belt
(Advanced training in tools like SMED, Kaizen, VSM, and flow-through systems)

Strong communication and leadership skills
(Able to inspire teams and influence stakeholders across EMEA)

Hands-on experience with 50+ Kaizen events
(From planning to facilitation to post-event sustainment — you're comfortable being on the production floor)

Fluent in English and willing to travel

(You're based near Bellusco, Italy and eager to engage directly with teams across Europe)

Analytical mindset with experience using SAP and PowerBI
(Able to interpret data, monitor KPIs, and identify areas for improvement)

 Requisition id: 51376 

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. 

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