Job Description

JOB REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY:

Position requires a technical background equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. Qualified candidates will encompass excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to plan, direct, control and coordinate multiple global activities simultaneously. A thorough knowledge of project planning and management procedures, lean practices, risk management and effective engineering techniques is required. In addition, a strong foundation in engineering, project planning, machine construction, communications and basic qualitative/quantitative evaluation is preferred. Candidate should enjoy and easily be able to create relationships with internal and external customers.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Collaborate with customers and sales team to understand technical, schedule, and delivery requirements.

• Translates customer requirements to system requirements.

• Identify missing information required to complete design and assembly of machines.

• Review quotations, specifications and contracts for technical customer requirements and evaluate feasibility.

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules. This position will proactively support the operations life cycle (from order to commission) ensuring timely delivery of customer orders.

• Participate in cross-project planning to resolve conflicts with project priorities, resourcing, schedule and scope.

• Lead engineering and manufacturing project/equipment engineers

• Manufacturing support to prepare for equipment buy-off. As required, participate in acceptance testing.

• Track project changes and produce updated schedules as agreed with sales, engineering, supply chain personnel, operations and customers.

• Receive input from engineering and operations to develop and maintain detailed schedules. Take ownership to solve problems impacting project timelines and technical risk.

• Evaluate existing project management practices and recommend improvements to project and program management practices.

• Interface with manufacturing, purchasing, quality and planning during execution

• Liaise with management at all levels of the business.

• Routinely publicize and communicate ongoing projects, resourcing utilization, and project metrics.

• Take ownership and responsibility for assuring project scope is met within quality, cost and delivery constraints.

• Work under cross-functional direction from engineers, management, and senior management.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.

• Understanding of complex mechanical systems and PLC driven machine automation

• Strong foundation in project planning and analysis, risk evaluation and mitigation, and strong communication techniques.

• Proficient in Microsoft Project and Microsoft suite.

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.

• Estimated travel is 5-20% or as required.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ABILITIES/GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Speaking — talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Persuasion — persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

• 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.

• Deductive Reasoning — the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense, i.e. critical thinking skills.

• Work schedule generally consists of 40-47 hours per week, which may include on-call status, evenings, and/or weekends. Longer work weeks may be required during fluctuating business conditions.

You should be proficient in:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Continuous Improvement
• Machine Building/Assembling
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Mechanical Design & Engineering
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience
• Engineering Degree
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Development

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• ERP Software