Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 240+ global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn.

• Champion lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles throughout the organization by using lean manufacturing tools such as DMAIC, 5S, FEMA, Kanban, and visual management, etc.
• Lead implementation of root cause analysis and corrective actions to solve production/quality issues.
• Develop and/or update training materials, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and forms to ensure that optimized processes are effectively adopted and maintained by teams.
• Gather and analyze data, performance metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to quantify process inefficiencies and track improvements over time.
• Perform system reviews and training to ensure quality system policies, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and job instructions are being used and followed and assist in establishing or improving process flows for standard work.
• Design, develop, and implement process improvements to increase productivity and reduce waste/scrap.
• Generates risk assessments, engineering requirements and works with manufacturing to implement new product/process development projects.
• Collaborate with teams to develop and propose practical solutions, including process redesign, automation, or technology enhancements.
• Supports and adheres to Berry’s Safety, Quality and Productivity goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be able to remember department and company policies and procedures and recall multiple operations.
• Must be able to analyze and prioritize projects, and have the ability to respond to instructions, and follow through in an independent manner.
• Must have interpersonal skills with the ability to deal positively with others in a team environment
• Ability to gather information quickly, communicate to others, and reacts in a timely manner.
• Must be able to maintain focus on multiple duties, prioritize, and adjust schedule as necessary.
• Must maintain ownership of responsibilities in the department and support the quality system process.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated leadership ability.
• Good comprehension skills at a normal business level.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, management and customers.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, scientific and technical journals.
• Proficiency with MSoffice, database applications.
• Data and statistical analysis skills (Excel, Minitab, R…)

• Education and/or Equivalent Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) or equivalent from a college or university in an engineering or related field; and one to five years related engineering experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience with an emphasis in manufacturing environment.
• Physical Requirements/Work Environment
  • Must be able to work safely in the vicinity of open flames, hot plastic, oil and metal (at approximately 350-380 degrees). There is possible exposure to dust and odors from various substances such as oil, molten plastics, degreasers and cleaning solvents.
  • Noise level is usually 90dB and above and requires ear protection.
  • Must be able to work safely around sharp edges of machinery and moving machine components.
  • Must wear the following personal protective equipment: rubber soled/ steel toed shoes, ear plugs, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves and forearm sleeves.
  • Must be able to read and understand all work procedures and instructions.
• Organization Relationship:
  • Reports to the Production Manager