Jr Project Engineering Manager

About the role

Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, serving some of the world's most recognized brands. We offer stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end, including defining project scope, goals, success criteria, project plans, and deliverables that support business goals.
• Communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, and delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Affirmatively estimate and negotiate with internal and external functional areas for required personnel, and additional staff and/or consultants during the project cycle.
• Set and continuously manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders, resolving issues and conflicts when necessary.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools, manage project dependencies and critical path for optimized scheduling.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements, documentation, and presentations.
• Proactively manage project scope changes according to the standard process, along with rebaselining revised plans.
• Conduct project Lessons Learned and postmortems, creating recommendations to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Facilitate full production line trials, including product & equipment qualifications.
• Create and maintain corporate databases (eMis, MP2, layouts, etc.) according to ALPLA standards.
• Maintain global service contracts.
• Support local service agreements by setting up negotiations and providing technical support to the plants.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in engineering, project management or equivalent experience, required.
• Good understanding of technical and financial aspects of ALPLA’s processes.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Project, AUTOCAD.
• Technical Engineering background, prefer mechatronic experience.

Skills

• Good organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with MS office applications and AUTOCAD.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Childcare and dependent care savings programs.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance programs.
• Career growth and advancement opportunities.
• Employee recognition programs.
• A stable, growing company committed to sustainability.

Physical Demands

Frequent sitting, frequent use of hands for fingering, handling, or feeling, frequent reaching with hands and arms, frequent talking and hearing, occasional standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, occasional lifting and/or moving up to 30 pounds. Noise level in the work environment is usually low. Must act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).