Philip Morris International

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.

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.

Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday, and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation and create new ways of working. You’ll be solving supply chain problems that span the whole world: a smoke-free world.

The mechanical Technician will maintain and improve mechanical technical basic conditions of production equipment to achieve production and quality requirements, by respecting the health, safety, quality and production standards. By chip in to establish team capabilities and knowledge on line process. Use and comply all standard OPEN+ (our manufacturing standards) Systems and tools according to requirements of the Equipment Line Pillars step and Site Phase. Performing assigned OPEN+ champion roles to support capability development in their team.

Your ‘day to day’

• Ensures 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 clear safety culture encouraging the utilization of preventive/predictive approach in line with Open+/IOS
• Ensures compliance to all PMI and Legal standards and guidelines related to Quality of incoming materials, SFGs and FGs in line with the QMS.
• Proactively operate with quality department for the implementation and execution of quality program to prevent quality incidents, reduction, and elimination of non-conformities in the process and product integrity.
• Collaborate with the team members to deliver the highest internal and external consumers' satisfaction, through Open+/IOS tools.
• Implement and propose improvements for advanced maintenance activities.
• Lead and participate as SME to advanced problem-solving activities (PM Card, IDA, UPS etc)
• Ensure the respect of organisational change process for technical (mechanical) process modification.
• Prepare and update standard settings and troubleshooting list of machines/processes and advise line crews, technical services team and other impacted employees.
• Participate as SME to equipment installation and modification.
• Act as 1st contact point for Incident solving (performing basic verification checks)
• Analyse and improve the production processes using proper Open+ tool in order to eliminate losses.
• Participate in continuous improvement of the quality and productivity standards of assigned equipment through zero-loss mindset approach to seek and implement kaizen activities applying problem solving and OPEN+ methodology and tools.
• Proactively act as a member of an autonomous/self-sufficient team to drive cultural transformation as per Open+/IOS journey.
• Coach others in PM Pillar tools
• Provide all relevant information for the smooth running of production in/between teams, as well as to the support group and project managers to ensure optimal monitoring of the problems encountered and to share experiences and knowledge to continually increase competences and expertise.
• Complete the necessary forms and make timely data entry into the information systems to ensure product traceability and equipment intervention.
• Take ownership for the completion of own training plan and align with the requirements established in the Qualification Matrix.

Who we’re looking for

• Diploma or Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Electromechanics Technology (or related courses)
• At least 6 years of experience as an electrical technician or similar role with advance PLC programming is required.
• 2 Years of electrical experience within in a high-volume consumer goods manufacturing company
• Computer literacy in SAP, MS Word & MS Excel is preferred.
• Ability to organize maintenance activities in line with maintenance schedule, considering material and staff availability.
• Working experience in integrating new technologies and control devices on the equipment

What we offer

Our success depends on our dedicated employees who come to work here 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.

To join our growing team…

“PMI is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, religion or belief, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

PMI is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates.”