Manufacturing Process Lead – Continuous Improvement

Philip Morris International; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) with 5% match

Job summary

Philip Morris International is seeking a Process Lead for our Aurora, CO manufacturing plant. You will drive continuous improvement across processes, manage training needs, and coordinate changes with regional teams to raise efficiency and quality. Strong Lean/Six Sigma background and SAP/MS Office experience are required, with 3+ years in manufacturing and English fluency.

This role is based in the U.S. at our Aurora facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
• Experience in continuous improvement roles with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or similar.
• Experience managing continuous improvement tools (root cause analysis, Pareto, fishbone, 8D, etc).
• 3+ years of manufacturing or related experience.
• Solid knowledge of statistics.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel) and SAP.
• Manufacturing process knowledge, Production Planning, resources planning, and demand forecasting.
• Fluent in English.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to efficiency and sustainability of production processes and help achieve department performance targets.
• Run continuous improvement processes, collect ideas, and prioritize improvements with process system owners.
• Identify E&T capability-building needs and coordinate training.
• Statistically analyze processes and losses to detect improvement opportunities.
• Design and implement improvement plans based on findings.
• Coordinate and execute tests of new technologies and materials and decide on actions.
• Be the point of contact with region/global to share improvement practices.
• Manage change through process specifications design, adequacy, and maintenance.
• Design, adapt, and structure processes for customer satisfaction in PMI standards.
• Maintain management systems and comply with audits.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Pareto analysis

Fishbone diagram

8D problem solving

Statistics

MS Office

SAP

Manufacturing process knowledge

Production planning

Demand forecasting

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Philip Morris International is seeking a Process Lead for our Aurora, CO manufacturing plant. You will drive continuous improvement across processes, manage training needs, and coordinate changes with regional teams to raise efficiency and quality. Strong Lean/Six Sigma background and SAP/MS Office experience are required, with 3+ years in manufacturing and English fluency.

This role is based in the U.S. at our Aurora facility.