Resource Lead

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

Job summary

Philip Morris International in Aurora, CO is seeking a Resource Lead to support the Production team. This role maintains machine performance parameters and optimizes staffing and calendars for Maintenance, Training, Trials, and Engineering.

You will partner with Site Integrated Planning to support production planning, capacity management, and operational performance, and serve as the primary manufacturing contact for line scheduling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of manufacturing and/or supply chain experience, preferably in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Experience with manufacturing systems and production scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Optimize staffing, resource schedules, and manufacturing calendars.
• Maintain machine performance data, including uptime, design speed, and capability assumptions.
• Coordinate line scheduling optimization with Site Integrated Planning.
• Review and validate production plans from a manufacturing perspective.
• Support Master Production Planning and product wheel development.
• Provide planning teams with machine capabilities, performance data, and calendars.
• Support monthly performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Capacity planning

Uptime calculations

Downtime classifications

Performance reporting

Production planning

Customer demand

Open+ training

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Manufacturing systems

Production scheduling tools

Job description

Be a Part of a Revolutionary Change! At Philip Morris International (PMI), we're transforming our business to deliver a smoke-free future. Join a team focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and professional growth. We are seeking a Resource Lead to support our Production team in Aurora, CO. This role is responsible for maintaining machine performance parameters and optimizing manufacturing resource schedules, including staffing and calendars for Maintenance, Training, Trials, and Engineering. The Resource Lead serves as the primary manufacturing contact for line scheduling optimization and partners closely with Site Integrated Planning to support production planning, capacity management, and operational performance.

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

Key Responsibilities

Quality

• Collaborate with Planning to ensure production plans meet quality requirements.
• Coordinate specification changes through cross-functional teams.

Delivery

• Review and validate production plans from a manufacturing perspective.
• Support Master Production Planning and product wheel development.
• Optimize staffing, resource schedules, and manufacturing calendars.
• Serve as the manufacturing point of contact for line scheduling optimization.
• Maintain machine performance data, including uptime, design speed, and capability assumptions.
• Monitor schedule execution and coordinate corrective actions as needed.
• Provide planning teams with machine capabilities, performance assumptions, and working calendars.
• Support monthly performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Cost

• Optimize labor and equipment utilization while maintaining stock policies.
• Support cost-effective production plans without compromising safety, quality, or delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of manufacturing and/or supply chain experience, preferably in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Experience with manufacturing systems and production scheduling tools.

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of manufacturing support functions, including Maintenance, Engineering, Training, Trials, and workforce planning.
• Understanding of capacity planning, uptime calculations, downtime classifications, and performance reporting.
• Experience with production planning and customer demand requirements.
• Open+ training preferred.
• Fluent in English and local language.

Philip Morris International Inc.'s U.S. businesses are invested in America's future and advancing a smoke-free nation. The businesses are committed to providing the approximately 25 million legal-age consumers who smoke cigarettes with better, smoke-free alternatives and to ensuring the products are marketed responsibly. From PMI's global headquarters in Stamford, CT, and other locations nationwide, PMI U.S. contributes leadership, jobs, investment, and innovation in the U.S. The U.S. businesses employ more than 3,000 people across America and operate product manufacturing facilities. For more information, please visit www.uspmi.com. Philip Morris International (PMI) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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