Description |
Altria Group is a FORTUNE 200 company that owns the premier tobacco companies in the United States including Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and John Middleton. The companies' premium tobacco brands include Marlboro, Copenhagen, Skoal and Black & Mild. Altria also owns Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, one of the country's top premium wine producers and Philip Morris Capital Corporation, an investment company. Altria's mission is to own and develop financially disciplined businesses that are leaders in responsibly providing adult tobacco and wine consumers with superior branded products.
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company's role is to responsibly manufacture and market USSTC brands to adult tobacco consumers in a financially disciplined way, and to provide marketing services to PM USA for its smokeless products. We are currently seeking a highly qualified Senior Process Technician to join our Product Development Operations department in Richmond, VA.
The successful candidate is responsible for producing test market and prototypes for USSTP conventional tobacco and adjacent products by setting up, operating, troubleshooting and maintaining equipment and/or unit operations within Product Develop Operations.
Specific accountabilities include:
- Operating test instrumentation which measures the physical characteristics of in-process and finished product
- Provividing calibration and machine maintenance of processing and test equipment, adhering to quality systems, safety and environmental policies, procedures and work instructions
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Requirements |
Qualifications include:
- Associate's degree in Engineering or related technical field
- Minimum of 3 years of mechanical/industrial experience
- Experience in tobacco processing operations is desired
- Strong mechanical aptitude to set up, operate and adjust equipment used throughout our product development Operations
- Capable of understanding complex test plans and operating procedures
- Must possess effective communication and technical skills to collaborate with management, engineers and other technicians to resolve processing problems and develop new processing capabilities
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, databases and other computer based applications such as HMI's and PLC's
- Capable of operating forklifts and other motorized vehicles
At U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, we recognize that our people are the reason we achieve our business goals. We believe in developing the leadership potential of our employees by providing them with opportunities for training, development and advancement.
In addition to the opportunity to apply and develop your skills toward key business objectives, we offer an excellent compensation package including a competitive base salary, comprehensive health/vision/dental insurance and participation in our deferred profit sharing programs.
US Smokls Tob Prodcts LLC is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other legally protected characteristic.
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