Manufacturing Project Engineer

Dee Zee • Des Moines, IA

67d

About The Position

Facilitate the execution of projects to meet cost and timing objectives. Track and provide project status updates, highlighting progress and identifying barriers, and maintain comprehensive project documentation. Work with managers, vendors, and key cross-functional stakeholders to ensure proper communication and resource coordination. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management or Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, or Related)
• Minimum of three years of experience in project management, preferably in a manufacturing operation
• Three years of managerial experience preferred
• Must demonstrate computer literacy
• Proficient using Microsoft Office, MS Project, ERP systems, and the ability to learn internal software/programs

Responsibilities

• Initiate and coordinate major projects
• Monitor project progress: track action items, collaborate and coordinate requirements with interested departments and suppliers, create and own project timeline and budget
• Provide clear and timely communication with managers, suppliers, and key stakeholders
• Obtain input from subject matter experts, examine and recommend changes to current practices, and develop and write proposals
• Facilitate discussions on project scenarios and options, putting together cost-justification/ROI and timing
• Provide project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of project information to meet team and management requirements
• Address issues in a timely and proactive manner
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned
• Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers
• Maintain and support the environmental policy with deployment, governance of the policy and processes, evaluation and taking action for process improvement

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees