Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Work closely with all levels of the organization to ensure that best practices and continuous improvement is exceeded, as well as proper scoping, planning, execution and delivery of assigned projects.
• Become a leader in helping to work on the biggest issues and challenges within the business.
• Managing product life cycles (includes NPI/EOL/EOS) to ensure an ongoing and strategic program.
• Work with Sr. Leadership, customers, vendors and all internal stakeholders to drive change and lead efforts to boost effectiveness of project management.
• Drive development and deployment of assigned project structure and processes within operations.
• Support refinement and deployment of project management structure and tools.
• Support development and roll out of project management training. Become a subject matter expert in PM with the ability to train and coach others.
• Assess, plan, execute, and close multiple projects while meeting objectives.
• Drive design of project to meet customer driven design guides and fulfill cost, timing, reliability, and high volume manufacturing requirements.
• Concurrently, manage 2-4 projects depending on scope and scale.
• Project management ability to assess, plan, manage, and deliver projects of various size and scale.
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering preferred; Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain also sufficient.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of project management expereince.
• Knowledge of software tools necessary to manage projects
• Must be hands-on, self-motivated, and detail oriented.
• Ability to manage aggressive timelines and adapt to change.
• Critical thinking skills with strong business acumen and consideration.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written for sharing ideas with other departments and the customer.
• Proficient computer skills utilizing Office 365: Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Project, PowerPoint
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Ideally 3+ years of project management experience within manufacturing environments.
• Ideally experience in a lean or CI role facilitating events. Basic to intermediate lean skills preferred with ability to expand and grow capability.
• Strong problem solving and process troubleshooting capability. (RCCM, 8D, DMAIC, etc)
• Project planning and management skills. Ability to support multiple projects and balance priorities through planning, execution, and leadership.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong coaching, facilitation and organizational skills.

Reasons you should work for us:

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Basic life insurance and short-term disability coverage provided by employer.
• Supplemental life insurance and long-term disability coverage options available.
• 401K with employer contribution.
• Personal, Vacation, and Holiday paid time off for all full-time employees.
• Onsite Aurora Health & Wellness Center available for all employees.
• Employees are continuously encouraged to learn and grow their careers in smart manufacturing.