Field Engineering Lead

Be a part of a revolutionary change. 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 deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever 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. Wherever you join our crucial 47,000-strong Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact. PMI’s shift from selling cigarettes to our new smoke-free products has changed the way we work. New products bring new challenges – in the way we source and buy raw materials, in the way we engineer and manufacture, and in our supply chain planning. As a Field Engineering Lead you will be part of our Engineering Solutions team for Philip Morris Manufacturing Technologies Bologna S.p.A. and will be reporting to the Field Engineering Manager. In your role you will develop, along industrialization projects in which you are involved, the knowledge about product, process, machinery and organization, with the purpose to build the set of records that will allow the knowledge sharing with stakeholders. You will also drive the analysis of project performances and process improvements in terms of safety, quality, cost, productivity, waste and work organization. Specific Responsibilities: • Act in conformity with Compliance and Integrity principles, promoting compliance culture; • Comply with all EHS&S policies and procedures effective in our site. Actively participate into improvement actions that reduce environmental impact and increase all employees' safety; • Through daily activity, in support to project execution, develop process and product knowledge that is the base for process stabilization & reliability and transfer this to operational team (manufacturing, quality, supply chain, IS, ...); • Analyze and report main losses in process capability in the project platform in which you operate, and propose countermeasures and support the losses elimination initiatives using project management as well as lean manufacturing principles; • Monitor quality & process KPIs supporting Project Leaders, Quality & Manufacturing organizations in defining achievable standards and operational KPIs, that could be sustainable; • Collaborate with the QA department in analyzing the process and the product, supporting the implementation of quality improvement initiatives; • Actively participate into development of technological process compliance to RRP/GMP standards, thanks to data collecting and analysis, with the purpose to drive the correct setting implementation for expected results. Who we’re looking for: • Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent on-field experience; • Initial experience in Operational environments (experienced as Process Support Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Quality Engineer, Development Engineer, Industrial Engineer, ...); • Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes for engineering materials; • Proficiency with office automation tools; • Strong knowledge of lean principles, methodologies and tools; • Knowledge in MS Office Package; • Fluent English and Italian, written and spoken. What we offer: Our success depends on the people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can: • Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. • Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong. • Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. • Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future worldwide. Philip Morris Manufacturing & Technology Bologna (PM MTB) PM MTB is Philip Morris International’s Center of excellence, worldwide recognized for prototyping, mass-volume production and employees’ training on smoke-free products. PM MTB employs more than 2700 employees and its production site of Crespellano is one of the most advanced manufacturing venues in Italy for technology innovation, competencies development and talent recognition. In 2024, Philip Morris Manufacturing & Technology Bologna has been awarded as Top Employer for the 11th year in a row. In the same year, was also granted the Equal Salary Certification certificate by the homonymous foundation to certify that men and women are paid equally for equivalent work.