Manufacturing Process Lead: Data-Driven Ops Improvement

Altria; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and remote options

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Professional development stipends

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Volunteer days

Job summary

Altria in Richmond, VA is seeking a Manufacturing Process Lead to own process excellence, drive data-informed decisions, improve equipment capability, and coach teams for sustained results.

You will analyze process data, identify root causes, and implement standards that raise performance line by line across operations. This is a high-impact role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience in analyzing data and proficient in data-driven platforms.
• Manufacturing production experience and knowledge of processes and equipment.
• Decisive with time constraints and minimal direction.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a changing environment.
• Use logic and deductive reasoning to develop lasting solutions.
• Strong skills in strategic thinking, problem solving, troubleshooting, decision making, and organization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data to identify and eliminate top process losses
• Ensure application of problem-solving tools to drive out losses, identify root cause and improve overall process capability
• Standardize & implement equipment operating and work processes for their area and reapply as needed
• Understanding need to change and updating centerlines as appropriate; communicate and train the team on changes
• Actively participates in the execution of the action plan for the day to tackle the top loss
• Standardizing and improving rapid changeovers (RCO)
• Generate and analyze weekly loss tree data & quarterly loss analysis to prioritize weekly & 90-day plan action items
• Conduct regular health checks on active Daily Management Systems to identify opportunities, develop actions to resolve gaps, and share results in DS meetings
• Actively participates in line Daily Direction Setting (DDS) meetings to report centerline (CL) compliance & Changeover (CO) adherence to plan
• Identify ways to coach and build capability of team members on Integrated Work System tools and processes

Skills

Data analysis

Power BI

Tableau

Manufacturing experience

Independent judgment

Prioritization

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Altria in Richmond, VA is seeking a Manufacturing Process Lead to own process excellence, drive data-informed decisions, improve equipment capability, and coach teams for sustained results.

You will analyze process data, identify root causes, and implement standards that raise performance line by line across operations. This is a high-impact role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.