WCO Specialist

Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues?

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

Provide change management leadership and Lean Six Sigma expertise needed in the Huhtamaki World Class Operations (Continuous Improvement) Process. Working with all levels of organization, especially directed towards the production floor, the WCO Specialist will assist in identifying areas of improvement, facilitate cost savings and quality improvement projects within the operations cost centers, and business groups.

Essential Functions

• Plan and lead Kaizen Lean & DMAIC Six Sigma projects.

• Organize and facilitate Lean CI events.

• Deliver effective process and financial business improvements.

• Facilitate teams and coach Six Sigma GB projects with hands on participation.

• Communicate and interact with all levels of organization.

• Facilitate team building, organizational leadership, and change management best practices.

• Organize and communicate CI initiatives and results with management staff.

• Document CI projects, develop and conduct project report outs.

• Perform process measurement, and data mining.

• Promote and communicate CI culture, knowledge sharing, and team building.

• Interact and assist with shop floor digitalization initiatives.

• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required

• Communication Skills (listening, verbal, written).

• Analytical / Research Skills.

• Computer/Technical Literacy.

• Flexibility/Adaptability/Manage Multiple Priorities,

• Interpersonal abilities.

• Leadership/Management Skill.

• Multicultural Sensitivity.

• Planning/Organizing Skills.

• Problem Solving/Reasoning Skills.

• Teamwork.

• Demonstrated successful project management experience.

• Ability to see, hear and speak is necessary to communicate and interact with anyone who is part of a CI, 5S, Six Sigma or TPM project.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, business, or associates degree accompanied by equivalent experience in manufacturing environment.

• Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience.

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a leadership position, preferred.

Environment

• Physical effort requirements may include lifting to 50 lbs., extended standing, walk extended distances. Work environment may include heat, cold, dust, and noise. Work schedule may require travel, overtime, or shift work.

Our Benefits:

Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. Huhtamaki offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, and a pension. We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks - opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonus program, wellness program, onsite medical staff, monthly employee plate store benefits, monthly onsite boot truck, and various mentorship programs - that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. You'll also enjoy Paid Time Off and holiday pay because we believe a work-life balance is more than just a buzzword - it's part of our culture.

Trace your own Path! Join us to shape the future together!

Pay Starting at $72,000 depending on pay and experience

Join us to shape the future together!