Operations Project Leader

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead multiple moderate to highly complex operations projects for NPD, process improvement & manufacturing support with minimal direction.
• Provide project management & technical problem solving support on high complexity projects, as needed.
• Create project schedules, resource plans (RASICs), and facilitate and document project meetings.
• Track project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines; keep team and management informed of project issues.
• Identify and mitigate project risks & implements risk reduction plans. Escalate as appropriate.
• Work cross-functionally and globally with Quality & Reliability, Engineering, Sourcing, Finance, Supply and Demand, Marketing, and other departments.
• Communicate technical details, ideas, and concepts to engineers and non-engineers in multiple locations both verbally and written.
• Lead formal project technical reviews and participate in management reviews for assigned projects.
• Regularly makes presentations of project status.
• Evaluate product design relative to material selection, cost, reliability and manufacturability and offer improvement ideas.
• Make component, material, or process recommendations.
• Lead manufacturing process related feasibility studies.
• Analyze, evaluate and select from manufacturing alternatives to best meet objectives for capital, cost, capacity and timing.
• Lead operational readiness & implementation.
• Accountable for technical elements of project execution including integration of equipment, tooling, capability reviews, manufacturing process and safety, regulatory and standards compliance.
• Interact with operations, quality and suppliers to develop processes capable of meeting part/product specifications that meet performance requirements.
• serve as a technical resource to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing teams and suppliers.
• Create manufacturing cost models for new projects to analyze the best approach for operations business planning.
• Interpret data and make corresponding recommendations including but not limited to: Impact to financials (GM and EBIT, total CapEx) Intermediate supply chain design analysis End to end logistics modeling Risk trade off for short and long term strategy Line layout considerations for NPD if in house

Requirements

Relevant degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain or operations. Graduate studies preferred in the business areas such as Project Management, Finance, Marketing, or Organizational studies. Formal project management training preferred.

Minimum 7 years of manufacturing/Project Management experience. Experience successfully managing moderate complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects.

Must possess a high level of Manufacturing/Industrial engineering aptitude including a broad knowledge of manufacturing processes & experience implementing equipment. Proficient understanding of various cost drivers associated with materials, labor & overhead is required.

Must have a working design knowledge of a wide variety of the technologies associated with Milwaukee products. Must be able to personally conduct detailed analyses or recognize the need to seek the appropriate expertise to achieve the desired results.

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software including Microsoft Project.

Ability to travel to China & domestically several times of year is required (15% travel).

Computer aided design skills are a significant advantage but not required; including Unigraphics (NX8.5) or similar 3D CAD package. Experience with Teamcenter a plus. Experience with ERP systems and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) desired – Oracle Cloud and High Jump a plus.