Job Description

The anticipated closing date of this job post is 3/31/2026.

JOB SUMMARY (the purpose and general nature of the job): 

Qualified candidates will encompass excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to plan, direct, control and coordinate multiple global activities simultaneously.  A thorough knowledge of project planning and management procedures, practices and techniques are imperative.  In addition, a strong foundation, engineering, project planning and financial analysis, communications and basic qualitative/quantitative evaluation is preferred.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES include the following:

• Managing Engineered Aftermarket Projects, and/or multiple low volume OEM product families, or a single high volume OWM product family. 
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to understand technical, schedule, and delivery requirements for assigned projects. 
• Identifying and obtain missing information required to complete design and assembly of projects. 
• Reviewing and maintain detailed project schedules. 
• Proactively supporting the operations life cycle (from order initiation to on-site customer commission) ensuring timely delivery of customer orders. 
• Participating in cross-project planning to resolve conflicts with project priorities, resourcing, schedule, and scope. 
• Tracking project changes and produce updated schedules as agreed with sales, engineering, supply chain personnel, operations, and customers. 
• Taking ownership to solve problems impacting project timelines and technical risk. 
• Interfacing with manufacturing, purchasing, quality and planning during execution.
• Track project changes and produce updated schedules as agreed with Product Director, engineering, supply chain personnel, operations and customers. 
• Routinely publicizing and communicate ongoing project status and project metrics. 
• Liaise with management to report status, identify and implement solutions for problems. 
• Status of project updates communicated to customers.
• Taking ownership and responsibility for assuring project scope is met within quality, cost and delivery constraints. 
• Leading cross functional scope definition and review meetings. 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ABILITIES/GENERAL INFORMATION: 

• Speaking — talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Persuasion — persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Active listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Negotiation — bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding complex written materials in work related documents.
• Service Orientation — actively looking for ways to help people.
• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Complex Problem Solving — identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
• Problem Sensitivity — the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. 
• Deductive Reasoning — the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense, i.e., critical thinking skills.
• Professional Development - candidate will be expected to obtain a CAPM or other industry recognized project management certification of similar level within 1 year of starting the position. 

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS: Minimal requirements for education, knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience, with 1-3 years off professional experience. 
• CAPM or other industry recognized project management certification off similar level preferred.
• Understanding of complex industrial machinery.
• Knowledge in project planning and analysis, risk evaluation and mitigation, and strong communication techniques. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of Sharepoint.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project or equivalent scheduling tools. 
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Estimated travel is 10% or as required. 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: This position requires the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities in the following environment:

• Work schedule generally consists of 40 hours per week, which may include on-call status, evenings, and/or weekends. 
• Ability to lift/maneuver 20 pounds.

This position description has been prepared to assist in defining job responsibilities, physical demands, working conditions and skills needed. It is not intended as a complete list of job duties, responsibilities and/or essential functions. Stolle Machinery Co, LLC retains and reserves any or all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.
 
 Additionally, Stolle Machinery Co, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.