RDE Lab Team Lead

Reynolds Consumer Products•Jacksonville, IL

6d•$30 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a hands-on laboratory leader, combining daily testing responsibilities with leadership accountability for laboratory operations, organization, and audit readiness. The role actively performs laboratory work while providing direction, coordination, and technical leadership to ensure high-quality data, and efficient execution of priorities. You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
3+ years of manufacturing experience.
Demonstrated leadership responsibilities.
Prior manufacturing, continuous improvement, quality, maintenance, process, or production support experience.
Strong computer skills, including Excel analysis, including pivots, formulas, charts, filtering, sorting, and comparing performance trends.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in a related field preferred
Experience with RedZone, Ignition, Power BI, SAP, or other manufacturing data/reporting systems.
Familiarity with Lean Tools, CI, DMS, 5S, standard work, 5 Why, A3, kaizen, RCA, SMED.
Experience supporting improvement work tied to savings, scrap reduction, downtime reduction, waste reduction, throughput, quality, or labor productivity.
Ability to use data and floor observations together to identify recurring issues, process deviations, and improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

Serve as a hands-on leader, actively performing laboratory testing while providing guidance and technical direction to others
Partner with the management to establish laboratory priorities, ensure workload distribution, and ensure timely execution of projects
Act as the laboratory audit lead, owning audit preparation, documentation, execution, and follow-up actions
Maintain laboratory organization standards, ensuring workspaces, equipment, records, and data systems are audit-ready and compliant
Lead by example in safety, quality, documentation discipline, and adherence to laboratory procedures
Support training, mentoring, and skill development of laboratory personnel
Perform and lead physical property and end-use testing on RCP and competitive products
Provide technical expertise in test methods, equipment operation, troubleshooting, and data interpretation
Lead and support new machine testing, testing method validation, and capability assessments
Identify and drive improvements to testing methods, equipment utilization, and laboratory workflows
Personally ensure accurate recording of data from instruments and test equipment into the Gainseeker database
Check in, track, and maintain laboratory projects within Gainseeker
Compile, review, and communicate test results to stakeholders to support: Cost reduction initiatives, New product development, Competitive product evaluations
Lead or participate directly in special testing, development, and continuous improvement projects
Identify gaps in laboratory processes and drive corrective actions and standardization
Perform additional laboratory testing and development tasks as assigned