PTC RRP&CP PROJECT MANAGER

PTC RRP&CP Project Manager (m/f/d)

Job ID: 101904 / Location: Trier / Start: asap / Contract type: fixed-term

To strengthen our team in the area of Product Technology Center at the Trier plant, we are looking for a PTC RRP&CP Manager (m/f/d) in temporary employment for 2 years

Your job mission:

This role is key to shaping the future of JTI by driving innovation in Reduced-Risk and Conventional Products, helping us deliver better choices for adult consumers worldwide. By combining engineering expertise with collaboration across R&D, global functions, and external partners, you will turn ideas and new technologies into scalable solutions. As PTC RRP & CP Project Manager, you will lead equipment implementation, manage product development projects, and support the scale-up from prototype to commercialization – making a direct impact on JTI’s global product portfolio.

Who are we?

JTI is a leading international tobacco company with locations in more than 130 countries and world-famous brands such as Winston, Camel and American Spirit. With our brands Nordic Spirit, Logic and Ploom, we also focus on growth through innovations in the field of reduced risk products. In Germany, we are the largest employer in our industry with over 2,000 employees.

As a multiple award-winning top employer, we offer an open and inclusive working environment with exciting tasks in a challenging environment. Flexible working concepts, diverse development opportunities and international career paths are part of our everyday life. Visit us at www.jti.com to find out more about JTI and what it's like to work for us.

Your tasks:

• Project engineering for RRP & Conventional Product (Capex) in the Secondary (Capex), especially
• leading of machine implementation & commissioning, qualification and acceptance including project costing.
• Manage R&D PD projects in the area of RRP & CP, focussed on development at PTC in collaboration with third party vendors and R&D Product development functions.
• Third party vendor scouting and evaluation in terms of new technologies, process capabilities and scale up possibilities based on market demands
• Support prototype production (special projects) in Secondary and Primary
• Project management from PTC side to scale up the new equipment and processes up to
• commercialization in collaboration with R&D Technical Services and Global Engineering

Your profile:

• Relevant educational background: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Automation Engineering – or relevant professional experience in a comparable technical field.
• Practical experience: Proven track record in project engineering, ideally in both raw material processing and product manufacturing/packaging. Hands-on experience in managing machine implementation, commissioning, and acceptance within industrial production.
• Valuable knowledge: Solid understanding of industrial production processes, technical equipment, and automation/control systems. Strong analytical skills and technical problem-solving abilities. Confident use of common PC applications (e.g., MS Office); willingness to work with specialized engineering tools.

• Special strengths: In-depth knowledge of process engineering and industrial automation. Experience in high-volume production industries (FMCG or similar) is a strong advantage. Fluency in German and English, with additional languages considered an asset.

• Suitable personality: Well-developed project management, organizational, and communication skills. Strong team orientation combined with leadership capabilities. Flexible mindset with willingness to travel internationally as required.
• Practiced working time model: flexitime

Your benefits:

• Your team: You will work in an open and international working environment with approx. 60 nations at the Trier site.
• Your remuneration: Above-average pay with a 13th and 14th monthly salary and an additional bonus payment. Individual company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits.  
• Your meals: Our subsidized company canteen and numerous snack and coffee vending machines ensure your physical well-being.
• Your appreciation: You will receive regular feedback from us and, as your personal safety is important to us, we also protect you in your private life with our JTI accident insurance.
• Your work-life balance: You should enjoy your work! That's why we offer you 30 days of vacation for personal relaxation.
• Your mobility offer: With our BusinessBike program, we offer you the opportunity to lease the bike of your choice at attractive conditions as part of a permanent position. This is an uncomplicated and flexible way to promote your health.
• Your development: We focus on your personal development. We support you with a wide range of internal training courses as well as external training and development opportunities that are tailored specifically to you.

Have we aroused your interest?

Apply directly with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter & references) stating your earliest possible starting date (Job ID 101904).

Diversity & Inclusion

We want everyone at JTI to be themselves and develop their full potential, because each and every one of us makes a valuable contribution to the success of the company and the location in Germany. We live and promote diversity, equality and inclusion accordingly. We have local employee groups and networks, such as the PRIDE Chapter Germany or the togetHER network for female employees, in which committed colleagues are involved, and we support a wide range of projects in our local area. For this and many other activities in the area of diversity & inclusion, we have already been awarded the Global Equality Standard by Ernst & Young.

Sustainability & Commitment

We have particularly close ties to the Trier region and the greater Cologne area through our two locations and want to make a significant contribution to a high quality of life, e.g., through annual clean-up campaigns on the Rhine and Moselle and as a long-standing partner of the Cologne Green Foundation, we are committed to the preservation and expansion of the city's green spaces. Renewable energies are also part of our sustainability goals, which is why we are investing in the expansion of the Bescheid Süd wind farm, located 20 kilometers east of our Trier site, in order to secure green electricity for the region and for our production at the Trier plant. We are constantly reducing the amount of plastic used in the packaging of our classic tobacco products, thus saving tons of plastic waste.

Find out more about us at: https://www.jti.com/de/europe/germany/top-arbeitgeber