Project Manager

Akwel Cadillac USA Inc•Cherry Grove Township, MI

11d•$75,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join AKWEL and be part of our adventure in a family-run, independent group with a long-term vision. A first-class automotive equipment and systems manufacturer specializing in fluid management, mechanisms, and structural parts, AKWEL offers state-of-the-art industrial and technological expertise in applying and processing materials (plastics, rubber, metal) and mechatronic integration. We are seeking a Project Manager to manage one or several projects with low-to-medium complexity and economic impact, according to the product design and industrialization process and in compliance with QCD objectives. The role involves leading a competent and multi-disciplinary team from project kick-off to closure, including modification control. The Project Manager is responsible for managing the budget, project timing plan, and quality plan, elaborating and organizing technical meetings and project reviews, managing the project team, drawing up requests for consultations and purchases, and presenting design and initial sample files. They will utilize available IT systems and resources and submit project scorecards to the Project Steering Committee. The role may involve supervising other Project Managers and ensuring customer requirements are met in compliance with AKWEL requirements. All QSE² procedures and operating instructions must be applied, and confidentiality must be maintained.

Requirements

College/University degree of Technical Engineering, strengthened by 3-years experience within the industrial field in Research and Process Engineering.
A-Level (High School Diploma) + minimum 2-years higher education, reinforced by 3-years related experience.
Prior experience in Project Management and APQP is necessary.
Experience in the automotive industry is necessary.
Organizational skills, leading multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, decision making power, synthetic thinking, rigor, interpersonal skills, strong sense of confidentiality.
Command of office automation systems and MS Office (Portal, Word, Excel, PowerPoint…)
Command of English (required).
Knowledge of techniques and tools of project management and quality tools in design.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors in Engineering or Project Management is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of management principles is an asset.

Responsibilities

Manages the budget, the project timing plan and pursues the quality plan, according to development standards and customer requirements.
Elaborates and organizes technical meetings and project reviews, in conjunction with his/her team, customers and suppliers’ contact.
Manages the project team ; coordinate, organize and manage all project activities.
Draws up the requests for consultations and purchases, takes an active part in « sourcing committees ».
In the event of disagreement, he/she notifies and refers the matter to arbitration by the Product Line Department and the relevant functional department; an appeal is conceived following the agreement of the Product Development Department.
Entrusted with the presentation of the design and initial sample files. Monitors their progress until their acceptance by the customer, while relying on the support of Quality teams.
Draws on the available IT systems and resources (PDM, EDM project, SAP …) and ensures the reliability of relevant data.
Submits the score card (QCD) of the project to the Project Steering Committee (CPP) and the related actions, if required.
May have to supervise the activity of one or several Project Manager(s) depending on the organizational structure.
Satisfy, with the project team, the customer requirements in compliance with the AKWEL requirements.
Apply all QSE² procedures and operating instructions within the framework of operations linked to his/her job and the rules defined by the Group.
Has a duty to preserve secrecy and confidentiality with respect to all the systems and data to which he/she can be granted access, within the normal framework of his/her function.