Process Lead

Process Lead – Aurora, CO

Be a part of a revolutionary change! We've chosen to do something incredible at Philip Morris International (PMI). We're transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you'll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.

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

Relevant Open Sourcing Considerations:

• Be legally authorized to work in the US
• International relocation support is not available for this job
• If you have been in your current job for less than 12 months or if you are on a Performance Improvement Program, you must get the approval of your current manager before applying for the job.
• If you are not a PMI employee and employed by a third agency, please make a formal application via the external career site at
• To find out more about eligibility to apply for internal jobs, please refer to the Open Sourcing Employee Guidebook on the Internal Careers Portal.

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 relating 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.

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have over 2,300 employees.