Project Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and/or Business Administration and 7+ years of planning and/or management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• PMP certification is strongly desired.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrate competence in Creativity, Innovation, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Organization, and Planning.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Project) and ERP Management Systems, preference for Visual Manufacturing.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel primarily in North America but potentially abroad.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree a plus.
• Lean/ Six Sigma experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, control, and evaluate all aspects of multiple projects simultaneously by communicating with engineering, purchasing, quality, and production departments to ensure the project is running as planned; if not, initiate corrective action to recover project health.
• Host and facilitate meetings as required throughout the project duration, including, but not limited to Sales Handover, Kickoff, and Project Health Meetings.
• Collaborate with fellow Project Managers to ensure consistency in execution and to ensure company deliverables are met.
• Liaise with the Customer as the main point of contact for the purpose of communicating project status, addressing open issues, managing change requests and customer expectations.
• Create and maintain detailed work plans, project schedules/deliverables, risk management reports, projected cost reports, variance to budget reports, open issues list, and project evaluation reports.
• Communicate (report and present) the project status to Management on a regular basis using established reporting methods.
• Organize and monitor paper and electronic files to ensure all project documentation is organized and secure for all aspects of the project, including contributions from other departments.
• Coordinate technical support to new and existing customers through field visits, customer meetings, and design reviews.
• Manage the change management process and communicate to the departments involved in changes and to the client, as necessary.
• Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, including those of other Project Managers, at any given time.
• Track and ensure all materials are released for order with enough lead time to ensure project execution.