Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer – Aurora, CO

Be a part of a revolutionary change!

At Philip Morris International (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, if 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. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.

As a Quality Engineer, you will provide quality support and expertise to other departments to achieve a high level of quality material, product and process. Initiate improvements related to processes and products, providing technical and analytical direction to solve quality and operational issues, looking for productivity and standardization opportunities. Consistently apply integrated operating systems and tools.

Your ‘day To Day’

Compliance and Safety

• Guarantee adherence to PMI and legal standards, policies, and environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability guidelines.
• Foster a proactive, safety-first culture using preventive and predictive approaches in line with our Integrated Operating System. 
  
  

Product and Process Quality

• Provide technical quality support and expertise to improve material, products and quality performance. Ensure timely quality support in case of any quality problems encountered on products, providing quality risk assessment and an accurate action plan/solution that immediately mitigates impact on Quality and Production Key Performance Indicators(KPI).
• Support building capabilities of stakeholders on new processes, requirements, methods or guidelines.
• Provide support for review and update of manufacturing process characterization and other documents when required. Assess the possibility to challenge standards related to process and products to propose productivity initiatives. Lead initiatives to improve the quality standards of products.
  
  

Specification Management 

• Manage the implementation of new products within the factory by ensuring the internal and external communication flow among all departments committed to new product development and industrialization. 
• Assess feasibility of new products and special packaging by integrating inputs Operations, PMI and other involved departments, to set up project planning and identify additional operational requirements and/or risks. 
• Liaise with product owner, product commercialization, product services, engineering, planning and other internal or central functions to define all specifications necessary for the manufacture of semi-products and final products and launches of products on new markets. 
• Ensure readiness of all operational requirements
• Ensure establishment and maintenance of Master Data within ERP, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and iMEL/LES-MES 
• Mantain all the activities needed for the creation of Documents, BOMs, Task List in global (PLM) and local systems
  
  

Material Management

• Implement and maintain the control strategy for materials and semi-products including acceptance criteria for each incoming material in accordance with PMI guidelines, procedures and statistical tools for sampling and analysis.
• Coordinate approvals of new products and materials and perform departmental inventories/audits. Investigate in a timely manner the material related non-conformities and deviations.
• Take or be part of the decision to quarantine the non-conforming material/products and liaise with concerned parties to reveal the root cause and take relevant preventive/corrective actions. Ensure proper follow up and reporting of open actions and maintain the related database up to date. Based on recommendation from stakeholders, participate in the decision of actions to be taken on the non-conforming materials blocked due to quality issues and monitor the related costs.
• Support product owners and central teams in the execution of machineability trials in the frame of Direct Materials(DIM) qualification process. Propose DIMs improvements based on quality losses to suppliers and central teams.
  
  

Change Management and Reporting

• Lead and coordinate change management process in the factory and ensure that validated state of the manufacturing processes, methods and systems is maintained.
• Perform Risk Assessment for system changes.
• Ensure execution and update of monthly, weekly and on demand quality reports.
  
  

Quality Management System and Audit

• Ensure NC & CAPA processes are implemented, followed and documented according to PMI standards.
• Support QMS compliance department in ensuring QMS efficacy, adherence and compliance.
  
  

Complaint Management

• Maintain system to identify, record and evaluate internal or external quality complaints, and investigate and resolve critical deviations.
• Determine and coordinate potential Product Related Special Situation management (PRSSM), including recalls, according to pre-defined procedures. Define and implement a monitoring system for consumer and customer complaints through when appropriate historical data and trend analysis to identify potential deviations and preventive actions.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Degree in Biological sciences, Physical sciences, Engineering or equivalent skills through demonstrated experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in FMCG, production, quality or relevant skills through demonstrated experience
• Advanced MS Office application (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills
• Project management skills.
• Knowledge of quality systems, data review, attention to details.
• Advanced knowledge on Quality tools, root cause analysis, analytical
• Fluent in English
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. (Required)
  
  

Annual Base Salary Range: $74,250 - $99,000

What We Offer

We offer employees a competitive base salary and the potential to receive a discretionary annual bonus.

Employees (and their families) also have the option to enroll in our company medical, dental and vision plans. The company offers flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, as well as health savings accounts for those that choose to enroll in a high deductible health plan (HDHP). Employees are auto-enrolled in our company’s 401(k)/Deferred Profit Sharing (DPS) Plan, which provides for both annual 5% employer matching contribution and an annual employer contribution.

As a new hire, you will enjoy an allotment of paid vacation time, paid sick time, 12 paid company holidays, and 3 paid floating holidays. We also provide our employees with paid parental leave, paid family and medical leave, paid bereavement leave, paid sick and safe time, paid public emergency leave, paid time off for jury duty, and paid time off for certain activities relating to their status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or crime. The company offers unpaid national guard and reserve leave, unpaid civil air patrol leave, unpaid qualified volunteer leave, and unpaid time off for employees engaging in certain activities relating to criminal proceedings.

The company also provides basic life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, and short-term and long-term disability insurance to employees at no cost. Employees have the option to purchase supplemental life and AD&D coverage for themselves, spouse, and dependent children.

• 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 each team member’s contribution is valued; collaborate with some of the world’s best professionals and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our size and scale provide endless opportunities for growth.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.
  
  

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 2,300 employees.

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022.Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.

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