Team Performance 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 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.  

Team Performance Leader (Manufacturing Supervisor | Production Team Leader | Night Shift)

Location: Keyser, West Virginia (WV) – 58 Industrial Lane, Keyser, WV 26726
Job Type: Full-Time
Shift: Night Shift
Shift Differential: $1.00/hour
Starting Pay: $29.25/hour

Lead High-Performance Manufacturing Teams at Sealed Air

Join a global leader in packaging innovation where your leadership directly impacts product quality, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction. Sealed Air develops sustainable packaging solutions that protect products, reduce waste, and support global supply chains across more than 119 countries.

As a Team Performance Leader, you will lead manufacturing operations on the production floor, coach frontline employees, improve operational performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This role is ideal for experienced manufacturing leaders who thrive in fast-paced production environments and are passionate about safety, quality, employee development, and Lean manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Operations Leadership

• Lead and supervise production associates to safely achieve daily production, quality, and efficiency goals.

• Coordinate shift operations, workforce scheduling, staffing, and workflow to maximize productivity.

• Monitor manufacturing KPIs including production output, run rates, uptime, yield, scrap reduction, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

• Resolve production issues quickly while minimizing downtime.

Team Leadership & Employee Development

• Coach, mentor, and develop manufacturing employees through performance management and accountability.

• Identify skills gaps and implement training using Single Point Lessons (SPLs).

• Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, engagement, and continuous learning.

• Support employee evaluations, performance improvement, and succession planning.

• Recommend corrective or disciplinary actions when appropriate.

Quality Management

• Ensure products consistently meet customer specifications and company quality standards.

• Support quality assurance initiatives that reduce defects, quality incidents, and customer complaints.

• Analyze production and quality data to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.

• Promote compliance with quality systems, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and manufacturing best practices.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste.

• Utilize statistical analysis and data-driven decision making to improve processes.

• Participate in Kaizen events, process optimization, and operational excellence initiatives.

• Support cost reduction projects and productivity improvements.

Safety & Compliance

• Maintain a safe workplace by enforcing OSHA standards, company safety policies, and environmental procedures.

• Promote a proactive safety culture through employee coaching and hazard identification.

• Ensure compliance with all manufacturing, quality, and workplace regulations.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Create shift schedules and maintain adequate staffing levels.

• Manage employee attendance, vacation tracking, holiday scheduling, and ADP timekeeping.

• Prepare production reports, shift summaries, and operational documentation.

• Communicate production, personnel, quality, and safety concerns to leadership.

Equipment & Production Systems

• Monitor equipment performance and coordinate maintenance requests.

• Support implementation of new manufacturing technologies and process improvements.

• Utilize Smart Factory technologies, Power BI dashboards, ERP systems, and production reporting tools to monitor plant performance.

Required Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Associate's Degree, Technical Certification, or Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 4 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.

• Experience leading production teams in a manufacturing, packaging, industrial, or high-volume production environment.

• Experience with ERP systems preferred.

• Prior experience supervising hourly production employees is highly desirable.

Preferred Skills & Certifications

Candidates with experience in the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:

Manufacturing Leadership

• Manufacturing Supervisor

• Production Supervisor

• Production Team Leader

• Shift Supervisor

• Operations Supervisor

• Manufacturing Manager

• Team Lead

• Frontline Manufacturing Leadership

Technical Skills

• Lean Manufacturing

• Continuous Improvement

• Six Sigma

• Root Cause Analysis

• Statistical Process Control (SPC)

• Quality Assurance (QA)

• Quality Control (QC)

• Process Improvement

• Manufacturing KPIs

• OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)

• Yield Optimization

• Downtime Reduction

• Production Planning

• Workforce Scheduling

• Industrial Manufacturing

• Packaging Manufacturing

• Production Management

• Performance Metrics

• Process Optimization

Software & Systems

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Microsoft Excel

• Power BI

• ERP Systems

• Smart Factory Technologies

• ADP Workforce Management

• Manufacturing Reporting Systems

Certifications (Preferred)

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• Quality Certification (ASQ or equivalent)

• Project Management training or certification

• OSHA Safety Training

Core Competencies

• Manufacturing Leadership

• Employee Coaching & Development

• Team Building

• Communication

• Data Analysis

• Problem Solving

• Decision Making

• Conflict Resolution

• Time Management

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Process Improvement

• Safety Leadership

• Operational Excellence

• Change Management

• Project Management

Why Join Sealed Air?

At Sealed Air, you'll become part of a global organization focused on innovation, sustainability, operational excellence, and employee growth. We invest in our people through professional development opportunities while providing competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay

• Night Shift Premium

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Elder Care Benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Employee Discounts

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Professional Development Assistance

• Retirement Plan

Ideal Candidate

This opportunity is ideal for professionals with experience as a Manufacturing Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Shift Leader, Operations Supervisor, Production Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Lead, Packaging Supervisor, Industrial Production Leader, Continuous Improvement Leader, or Frontline Manufacturing Manager who enjoy leading people, improving manufacturing processes, and delivering operational excellence.

If you are passionate about safety, quality, Lean manufacturing, employee development, and driving high-performing production teams, we encourage you to apply today.

Requisition id: 55559 

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 [email protected]. 

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