Plant Continuous Improvement Engineer
Novolex · Raleigh, NC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level continuous improvement role at Novolex (packaging) in Raleigh, NC.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, 5S, Value stream mapping, TPM, SMED
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $112k–$154k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 26 continuous improvement openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 25 other live lean / ci postings in North Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $86k–$119k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 69%
- ✓ Value stream mapping 62%
- ✓ Kaizen 50%
- ✓ Root cause 42%
- ✓ 5S 35%
- Six Sigma 31%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Novolex
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Novolex in Raleigh
1 other open role at this site.
- Maintenance Mechanic · Reliability · Technician
Full description from NovolexAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Develop plans, schedules, and budgets for projects to improve existing processes and to support the OPX360.
- ◆Identify, prioritize and execute continuous improvement activities through standardization and consistency.
- ◆Supports lean improvement process with techniques such as Kaizen.
- ◆Identify cost savings through research or product requirements, manufacturing methods and equipment modifications.
- ◆Improve manufacturing organization by analyzing workflow, space
requirements
and equipment layout with the goal of cost-reduction, quality improvement and efficiency.
- ✓Bridge the gap between technical and operational teams, executing a range of CI solutions that move operations beyond current state to the next level of efficiency.
- ✓Identify and manage resources, internal and external, that are needed to execute the targeted skills development.
- ✓Has knowledge in the areas of: 5S, SMED, TPM, VSM, PDCA or equivalent, A3 Problem Solving.
- ✓Ensure adherence to Lean Methodology, including Kaizen, 5S, Standard Work, Daily Management, Layered Audit Process and Business Plan development to eliminate waste.
- ✓Other job duties as assigned by the Facility Manager and CI Director.
(Qualifications)
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
- ✓5+ years of plant experience in technical or management roles
Physical
Requirements
and Work Environment: (if applicable)
- ✓Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- ✓Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- ✓The team member is required to be able to perform the above tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation.
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Company Benefits
What You'll Get From Us
Benefits
With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
Community Engagement
At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
Training and Development
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.
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Company Overview
Why Choose Us?
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.
Our Sustainability Commitment
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
Job Description
Position Overview
The goal of this position is to demonstrate maximum efficiency across the network of manufacturing facilities, continuously assessing critical processes and systems in Pactiv Evergreen and implementing programs that will have long-term benefits. From these technical assessments, develop and implement targeted plans that address gaps in the facilities. As our manufacturing technology, automation and opportunity for optimization increases, we must transfer knowledge, network and leverage best practices within our manufacturing sites as we continue to develop a Lean Management System to run our facilities, as well as optimize plant performance by ensuring a flawless implementation of the OPX360.
Skills and Competencies
- •Proven ability to facilitate change.
- •Strong organizational skills to include Tracking, coordination across multiple programs, effective reporting of status and results to both Plant management and senior management.
- •Experience working across multiple locations at one time
- •Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of statistical methods and process improvement techniques.
- •Effective communication skills (written and verbal), team building and leadership skills with all levels in the organization.
- •Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) a plus
- •Must have Microsoft Office experience with advanced Excel Skills.