Position Title:  Sr. Process Lead

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At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to build a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes great opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom dream up and deliver, better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

We’re recruiting a Sr. Process Lead!

Purpose:

• Execute and lead the processes for eliminating losses by effective problem solving and process control to support in delivering business result of the assigned RRP & CC  lines and fully applying the Integrated Manufacturing System (IMS) and PMI standards and policies.
• Is the process expert/qualifier/coach in problem solving and on floor troubleshooting.
• Lead and ensure autonomous/self suffcient team's compliance to all standard OPEN+ Systems and tools according to requirements of Equipment Line Pillars step and Site Phase.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Ensure compliance to all PMI and legal standards, policies and guidelines related to Environment, Health, Safety, Sustainability to prevent personnel, asset or societal loss.
• Act and promote an interdependent and transparent safety culture fostering the utilization of preventive/predictive approach in line with Open+/IOS
• Oversight and own the process of Centerline (CL) being sure that it is properly deployed and that is the most effective to maximize the quality of the product
• Create, establish and review CL targets & limits for the line(s).
• Review, validate and update new CL standard of the line(s) in order to meet the quality of product.

• Develop the control strategies to enable operators to respond to out-of-control situations and ensure that documentation is in place and used in the line(s) whenever out of limit situations occur.
• Ensure that Reapplication Management & Kaizens are executed in line with QMS requirements
• Lead  problem-solving activities coaching on standard problem solving tools (Q Flag, IPS, 6W2H & UPS,PDM) to solve the  problems on the line(s) related to materials and processes
• Participate to Daily Direction Setting (DDS) and provide inputs and actions related to any loss elimination activities and tasks
• Review and analyse Line Performance data and DMS in -process/output measures to contribute to team Action plan to achieve KPIs.
• Ensure the integrity of the data coming from the line.
• Create and maintain data record, monitor data integrity and request master data change.
• Drive CL DMS and loss elimination by applying standard tools .
• Lead the vertical start up process for the initiatives or project deployed in the line(s) of competence
• Create and establish changeover standards for all appropriate SKUs in the line(s)
• Review changeover CL and coache the team to identify and implement improvement opportunities to achieve rapid change over (RCO) success criteria’s and standards.
• Identify, propose and deploy process modification in order to eliminate losses and reducing waste in the line(s)
• Lead the change management and reapplication process and participate to community to reapply in the line(s) solutions already identified to eliminate losses
• Promote and validate Kaizens raised by teams by executing adequate risk assessments
• Coach the autonomous/self sufficient team in order to create the capabilities in centerlines, problem solving and losses elimination
• Communicate in timely manner on loss elimination priorities, plans and responsibilities to ensure cross-functional alignment. Share knowledge and methods to encourage and foster benchmarking, reapplication and continuous improvement.
• Take responsibility for the completion of own training plan and comply with the requirements established in the Qualification Matrix.

Skills and Competencies:

• Higher Technical Education
• Professional Technical education
• 3 years+ experience  in industrial environment  or similar activities , mechanic studies preferred
• English skills at basic or advanced level
• Intermediate IT skills (Office).
• Data visualization and story telling.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU?

·      Local contract with a competitive salary plus Tabaqueira’s employee benefit including:

·       Life and Health insurance

·       Employee Pension Plan

·       Hybrid working model

·       Growing opportunities within the Company, both at national and international level

·       Possibility of development in both Controlling and Business Partnering areas

·       Very diverse and international work environment

Please note that only on-line applications will be taken into consideration.