Make & Pack Project Manager

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Reporting to: CAPEX & Projects Manager

Duty Post: Batangas Factory - Malvar, Batangas

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Make & Pack Project Manager

Position Summary:

Performs professional engineering tasks both in the field and office, related to the planning, design, and installation of capital improvement projects, including but not limited to primary machinery, make & pack machinery, utility equipment, and facility improvements. Project implementation must comply with the latest standards to ensure deliverables are achieved according to the agreed timeline, specifications, scope, budget, and with high quality.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as project manager on routine and complex projects including but not limited to: defining project scope, initiating bidding process, selecting consultants, contracts, monitors changes orders and makes amendments.
• Develops project timeline with, keeps the deadlines, monitors, reviews and coordinates project design. Monitors contractor’s work and deadlines, coordinates other units participation in the project.
• Prepares project timeline, routine plans, designs, specifications, estimations and reports, including Manufacturing equipment and equipment data, determining new factory materials and funding availability; provides engineering expertise reports.
• Ensures that the project complies with relevant codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications, and local regulatory requirements including but not limited to PEZA, BIR, and DOLE.
• Leads and develops projects portfolio, initiate improvement initiatives to define and build up 3 years horizon capex plans with coordination to all related global divisions and following company guidelines.
• Regularly monitors and evaluates the capital expenditure (CAPEX) plan and prepares high-level summary reports for strategic review.
• Collaborates with Global functions to ensure awareness of latest standards and leads implementation at the factory level.
• Develops local guidelines and procedure in accordance with applicable global and local standards and following Initiative Management approach.
• Conducts comprehensive feasibility studies to assess investment opportunities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and financial viability.
• Evaluates the technical requirements, resource availability, and operational implications of proposed projects or investments. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, and legal, to gather input and validate assumptions.
• Perform any other tasks commissioned by the supervisor. Compliance with EHS procedures, labor law, corporate guidance, internal regulations and work performance instructions.
• Understand health and safety aspects of their work and learn about potential hazards, know and maintain required control measures in order to keep their workplace healthy and safe.
• Develop their competency to do the work healthy and safely, participate in health and safety training and receive appropriate health and safety knowledge and required qualifications, observe and follow safety signs, posters, warning signals, and written directions and instructions.
• Know Legal and JTI health and safety requirements associated with the work hazards and comply with all applicable health and safety rules and procedures.
• Always demonstrate safe behavior, report incidents and near misses to their supervisor, report identified unsafe conditions and behaviors to their supervisor and eliminate them within their authority and ability to do so.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, and/or Process/Industrial Engineering or any related engineering course
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Engineering project management or Plant Engineering. Experience in tobacco industry is an advantage.
• Proven working experience as a Project Manager/Lead in the relevant field
• Excellent skills in client interaction and problem resolution
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Solid knowledge on local and global standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Next Steps:

After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.

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