Line Coordinator

Philip Morris International U.S.•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Line Coordinator, you will play a critical role in operating, adjusting, repairing, and maintaining our manufacturing equipment and leading a shift team. The focus of the position is to execute at the highest level of safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement in our production processes.

Requirements

Minimum High School Degree with Technical Background
3-5 years of manufacturing experience in continuous improvement, loss elimination, and/or autonomous maintenance roles
Experience leading others
Basic fluency in English, written and spoken.
Ability to work 12 hour rotating shifts, including weekends and nights.
Ability to occasionally work overtime.
Ability to wear Personal Protection Equipment and Production Uniform (e.g. safety glasses, bump cap or hard hat, safety shoes, hearing protection, respirators, hair nets and gloves).
Physical ability to lift/push/pull 50 pounds, stand for 12 hours, and perform repetitive tasks.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist, and talk. See and hear visual/audio indicators.
Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Legally authorized to work in the U.S. (Required)

Nice To Haves

Experience in IWS/TPM/Lean Manufacturing principles is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Efficiently operate, adjust, repair, and maintain making and packing equipment with Safety always in mind.
Drive machine and DMS ownership across the line (AM & PM)
Develop action plans for the shift based on handover from previous shift and KPI’s for the operating lines through Daily Direction Setting meeting at beginning of shift
Control production processes from a computer terminal and from manual interventions with the machine.
Manually lift/load raw and packing materials into the production line.
Perform and document all required quality documentation.
Perform Safety and Quality Risk predictions before every task.
Perform and develop procedures for preventive maintenance on equipment to minimize downtime and optimize performance.
Resolve production issues including sources of contamination, mechanical misalignment, defects, operational inefficiencies, etc. through cross functional collaboration, training operators, and developing new standards.
Drive and coach continuous improvement through loss elimination, autonomous maintenance standards, and equipment ownership to build autonomous/self-sufficient operating teams.
Meet or exceed production targets and quality standards.
Works as a self-motivated individual with minimal supervision while functioning as a leader of the team.
Ensure staffing for operation by managing time off requests.
Escalate production issues as needed to Production supervisor and/or line manager
Deliver productivity targets by eliminating losses in waste, maintenance, utility, uptime, and effort costs
Develops, reads, correctly interprets, follows, and trains job procedures, work instructions, and production standards. Responsible for communicating that information accurately to teammates and other shifts.
Train teammates in machine operation, standard development, and SOPs (standard operating procedures).