Resource Lead

Philip Morris•Aurora, CO

About The Position

Philip Morris International is seeking a Resource Lead to support its Production team in Aurora, Colorado. The role maintains machine performance parameters and optimizes manufacturing resource schedules, including staffing and calendars for Maintenance, Training, Trials, and Engineering. It serves as the primary manufacturing contact for line scheduling optimization and works closely with Site Integrated Planning to support production planning, capacity management, and operational performance. The position collaborates with Planning to ensure production plans meet quality requirements, coordinates specification changes across teams, validates production plans from a manufacturing perspective, and supports Master Production Planning and product wheel development. It also provides machine capability and performance information to planning teams, monitors schedule execution, coordinates corrective actions, and supports performance reviews and continuous improvement. The Resource Lead optimizes labor and equipment utilization while supporting cost-effective plans without compromising safety, quality, or delivery.

Requirements

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.
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.
Fluent in English and the local language.

Nice To Haves

Open+ training preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Planning to ensure production plans meet quality requirements.
Coordinate specification changes through cross-functional teams.
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.
Optimize labor and equipment utilization while maintaining stock policies.
Support cost-effective production plans without compromising safety, quality, or delivery.