Vertical Start-up 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 one clear purpose – 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.

Your day-to-day:

• Ensuring compliance with all Philip Morris International standards regarding safety in accordance with legislative requirements and company policies, during the implementation of subcontractor safety activity control projects.
• Ensuring compliance with all Philip Morris International quality management standards to ensure production of goods according to specifications and prevent quality-related incidents during project execution.
• Planning and implementing equipment modernization projects and new product introductions.
• Organizing and managing cross-functional project teams for project implementation and overall resources required for project completion within established timelines.
• Planning considering the availability and qualification of company resources.
• Creating an initiative schedule using Initiative Management methodology to ensure proper preparation and quality execution of new projects and achievement of set objectives.
• Ensuring execution of the initiative management workflow from project start to project approval stage (project success criteria/implementation and deployment plan/hiring plan/process reviews).
• Tracking project execution stages with project team using Initiative Management methodology to ensure proper preparation and quality execution of new projects and achievement of set objectives.
• Assessing project risks at various implementation stages, elaborating measures to mitigate project risks, and timely escalation of risks to company management.
• Ensuring readiness for the implementation cycle of new projects and directly leading the deployment and qualification stage to meet success criteria and project goals.
• Facilitating employee competency development within project activities.
• Facilitating manufacturing employee competency development to achieve project success criteria and goals.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing.
• Experience in positions within production units, production unit management, equipment modernization project management, and new product introduction project management.
• Experience implementing manufacturing systems (Lean, TPM, WCM, IWS).
• English proficiency at Upper-intermediate level or higher.

What we offer:

• An opportunity to pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• An opportunity to build an international career and for cross-functional moves.
• Extended social package: life insurance, insurance from critical illnesses, additional payment for preschool development of children, participation in the Employee Assistance Program (financial, psychological and legal consultations) for employees and family members, and much more.

Philip Morris Kazakhstan is the holder of Top Employer Kazakhstan & Global award for 9 consecutive year as well as the only Equal Pay certificate holder in Kazakhstan, which proves our commitment to highest working standards.

Relocation support is not available for this job