Process Lead

Philip Morris•Aurora, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose: to deliver a smoke-free future. This role drives continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production efficiency, sustainability, and overall performance. It involves collecting, evaluating, and prioritizing improvement opportunities, partnering with local, regional, and global stakeholders to implement solutions. The role also identifies training and capability-building needs and coordinates development programs to close skill gaps. Analyzing process performance, losses, and operational data is key to identifying improvement opportunities. The Process Lead develops and executes action plans that improve productivity, quality, and operational effectiveness, and coordinates testing and implementation of new technologies, materials, and process enhancements. Collaboration with regional and global teams to share and adopt best practices, and management of process changes to ensure specifications and standards remain current and effective are also core functions. The role involves designing and optimizing processes that meet customer expectations and PMI standards, and maintaining management systems and supporting internal and external audits.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field preferred
3+ years of manufacturing, operations, or continuous improvement experience
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies
Strong knowledge of problem-solving and continuous improvement tools such as root cause analysis, Pareto, Fishbone, and 8D
Ability to analyze data and apply statistical methods to drive process improvements
Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, production planning, resource planning, and demand forecasting
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) and SAP
Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills
Fluent in English
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production efficiency, sustainability, and overall performance
Collect, evaluate, and prioritize improvement opportunities, partnering with local, regional, and global stakeholders to implement solutions
Identify training and capability-building needs and coordinate development programs to close skill gaps
Analyze process performance, losses, and operational data to identify improvement opportunities
Develop and execute action plans that improve productivity, quality, and operational effectiveness
Coordinate testing and implementation of new technologies, materials, and process enhancements
Collaborate with regional and global teams to share and adopt best practices
Manage process changes, ensuring specifications and standards remain current and effective
Design and optimize processes that meet customer expectations and PMI standards
Maintain management systems and support internal and external audits