Process Lead

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

Process Lead – Aurora, CO

Be a part of a revolutionary change!

We are looking for a Process Lead to join our new Manufacturing Plant in Aurora, Colorado!

Your Day To Day

• Contribute to the efficiency and sustainability of the overall production processes and activities and support reporting the continuous achievement of department performance targets.
• Run continuous improvement process, collect ideas, and prioritize process and system enhancements. Coordinate ideas' evaluation and implementation with the process system owners in the central, regional, local & service provider' functions.
• Identify Education and training (E&T) capability-building needs for today and the future and eliminate capability gaps by coordinating the provision of the required training.
• Statistically analyze processes and losses, detecting opportunities for improvement.
• Design and implement improvement plans based on what is detected.
• Coordinate and execute tests of new technologies and materials, determining the course of action based on the results.
• Be the point of contact with the region/global to incorporate and share improvement practices.
• Manage change through the design, adequacy, and maintenance of process specifications.
• Design, adapt, and structure processes for customer satisfaction in compliance with PMI standards.
• Maintain management systems and comply with appropriate audits.

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
• Experience in continuous improvement roles with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or similar required.
• Experience managing continuous improvement tools (root cause analysis, Pareto, fishbone, 8D, etc).
• 3 or more years of work experience in manufacturing or similar.
• Solid knowledge of statistics.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Microsoft 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.

Annual Base Salary Range: $88,000 - $110,000

What We Offer

We offer employees a competitive base salary and the potential to receive a discretionary annual bonus. Employees (and their families) also have the option to enroll in our company's medical, dental, and vision plans. The company offers flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care and savings accounts for those who enroll in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Employees are auto-enrolled in our company’s 401(k)/Deferred Profit Sharing (DPS) Plan, which provides annual 5% employer matching and contributions. As a new hire, you will enjoy paid vacation time, paid sick time, 12 paid company holidays, and 3 paid floating holidays. We also provide our employees with paid parental leave, paid family and medical leave, paid bereavement leave paid sick and safe time, paid public emergency leave, paid time off for jury duty, and paid time off for certain activities relating to their status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or crime. The company offers unpaid National Guard and reserve leave, unpaid civil air patrol leave, unpaid qualified volunteer leave, and unpaid time off for employees engaging in certain activities related to criminal proceedings. The company also provides basic life insurance, accidental death, and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance, to employees at no cost. Employees can purchase supplemental life and AD&D coverage for themselves, their spouse, and their dependent children.

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment, and explore.
• Join an inclusive, diverse culture where each team member’s contribution is valued. Collaborate with some of the world’s best professionals and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our size and scale provide endless growth opportunities.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.