Job Description
Process Engineer
Porirua
Requisition ID: 54012
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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 www.sealedair.com .
About The Role
The Process Engineer is responsible for improving manufacturing performance through optimisation of processes, equipment, and operational standards across the Porirua site.
The role focuses on identifying and eliminating process losses, improving product quality and operational efficiency, and supporting sustainable manufacturing practices. The Process Engineer works closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Quality teams to implement data-driven improvements and deliver measurable business value.
Key objectives include:
Improving safety, quality, and operational efficiency across manufacturing processes
Driving process optimisation using structured problem solving and statistical tools
Supporting Operational Excellence initiatives through loss analysis and continuous improvement
Leading or supporting capital investment and equipment improvement projects
Ensuring production processes are stable, capable, and consistently deliver customer requirements
The scope includes all production and support processes including Extrusion, Slitting, Printing, Conversion and Utilities.
Scope:
Primary responsibility for Porirua manufacturing operations.
Works cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain teams.
What You'll Do
Safety & Compliance
Promote and maintain a Safety First culture across all activities.
Participate in hazard identification, risk assessments and incident investigations.
Ensure process improvements align with EHS, food safety and quality requirements.
Process Optimisation & Continuous Improvement
Analyse production processes to identify losses, variability and bottlenecks.
Lead initiatives to improve yield, efficiency, waste reduction and sustainability performance.
Own and facilitate loss analysis activities with production teams.
Deploy structured methodologies such as Six Sigma, SPC, DOE and Root Cause Analysis to drive improvements.
Ensure implemented solutions are sustained and monitored through performance metrics.
Technical Support & Troubleshooting
Provide advanced technical troubleshooting support when issues cannot be resolved at the operational level.
Lead investigations into complex processing or quality problems.
Develop standardised process settings and operating windows to ensure consistent product quality.
Process Control & Capability
Establish and maintain process control strategies including SPC and process monitoring systems.
Support the development of process standards and best practices across production lines.
Work with Quality teams to improve process capability and defect reduction.
Capital Projects & Equipment Improvements
Lead or participate in equipment and process improvement projects, including capital investment initiatives.
Support project justification, implementation, commissioning and performance validation.
Ensure new equipment or process changes deliver expected operational and financial benefits.
Maintenance & Reliability Support
Collaborate with the Maintenance team to support equipment reliability and process stability.
Contribute to maintenance planning by identifying process-critical equipment priorities.
Provide technical input for preventive maintenance strategies and equipment upgrades.
Reporting & Communication
Prepare and communicate technical reports, improvement results and recommendations.
Present findings and improvement initiatives to operations and leadership teams.
Maintain clear documentation of process changes and improvement projects.
Knowledge / Experience / Person profile
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and technical problem solving initiatives
Strong analytical and data-driven decision making skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and improvement projects simultaneously
Strong communication skills across operations, engineering and leadership teams
High level of organisation and self-management in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Good understanding of financial drivers in manufacturing performance
Competencies
Commitment to Safety
Leadership
Business Acumen
Problem Solving & Technical Learning
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Customer Focus
Written Communication
Managing Through Systems
Motivating Others
Education / Training
Engineering degree (Mechanical, Chemical, Plastics, or Industrial Engineering)
Training in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing or equivalent continuous improvement methodologies
Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Licences or Certifications:
Not mandatory but desirable:
Lean / Six Sigma certification
Project management training
Requisition id: 54012
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 globalta@sealedair.com.
Information at a Glance
WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?
It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.
Corporate sustainability - it’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.
Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.
Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.
