Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Manager to join our team located at our plant in East Jacksonville, IL. 

Your Role:

The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for accelerating operational performance by embedding a culture of disciplined execution, continuous improvement, and accountability within the plant. This role leads the deployment and sustainment of the Continuous Improvement for the plant, ensuring consistent application of lean principles, standard work, and data-driven decision making.

As manufacturing capabilities evolve through automation, technology, and process innovation, this role plays a critical part in scaling best practices across the network—connecting teams, building capability, and driving measurable gains in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

•  Lead the site-level deployment and sustainment of the continuous improvement processes, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business priorities.
• Partner with plant leadership to translate business objectives into actionable CI strategies that deliver measurable performance improvement.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute improvement initiatives that drive sustainable gains in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity (SQDCP/P).
• Serve as a connector between operations, engineering, and technical teams to accelerate adoption of new technologies and process improvements.
• Own and manage the CI project pipeline, ensuring initiatives are scoped appropriately, executed effectively, and deliver targeted financial and operational results.
• Establish and maintain a robust auditing and governance process to reinforce RPS standards and drive accountability across all levels of the organization.
• Facilitate regular performance reviews with plant leadership to assess capability maturity, identify gaps, and adjust improvement plans accordingly.
• Champion lean methodologies including Kaizen, Daily Management Systems, Standard Work, 6S, Layered Process Audits, and structured problem-solving.
• Build organizational capability by coaching and developing leaders at all levels to lead and sustain improvement efforts independently
• Design and deliver training programs to strengthen technical and leadership competencies aligned with the company wide CI expectations.
• Partner cross-functionally with business unit CI leadership to share best practices, replicate successes, and ensure consistency across sites.
• Develop and track key performance indicators, ensuring clear linkage between CI activities and financial impact (cost savings, productivity, efficiency).
• Lead change management efforts to ensure adoption, engagement, and long-term sustainability of process improvements.

You will love it here if…

• You put safety first, always
• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities

We need you to have:

• BS/BA degree in Engineering, Statistics, or related fields.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• 5+ years of professional and progressive process improvement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Proficient with statistical software (i.e. Minitab).
• Proficient in statistical improvements tools to include: design of experiments (DOE), process capability analysis and process control, and measurement system studies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.
• Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills, with high attention to detail.
• Solid project management capabilities with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
• Ability to travel occasionally.
• Must be team-oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams.

Icing on the cake:

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Prior team management experience combined with a proven track record of developing, coaching and mentoring a diverse staff.

If you answer yes to the following…we want to meet you!

• Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
• Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on? 
• Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
• Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first? 
• Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
• Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo? 

Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn!

Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company!

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Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.

No recruiter calls or emails please.

RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.