Project Manager (Entry level)

Description

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful execution of customer projects. Key duties include leading the team to meet project timelines, budgets, and quality standards; reviewing and approving engineering documentation; collaborating with cross-functional teams; and participating in project meetings.

Requirements

• Accurately and timely review Mechanical Engineering documentation packages
• Meet budget and deadline requirements for pallets, critical stations, and all systems
• Support validation team in creating and testing validation packages
• Collaborate with other Project Managers and Functional Managers to streamline activities
• Share projects with other Mikron Project Managers when needed
• Troubleshoot engineering modifications during the debugging phase
• Identify and propose solutions to engineering issues
• Lead activities during the Internal Acceptance Test and Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT/SAT)
• Organize and lead large meetings with customers, suppliers, and Mikron team members
• Estimate costs and delivery times during project execution phases
• Work with Excel cost sheets and understand their data
• Drive daily work activities with the project team and in the debugging area

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in a lead position in the Automation industry or similar
• BS in Engineering or equivalent
• Industrial automation experience, especially in medical/pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Software experience: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, PDM/PLM, ERP
• Experience supervising or managing other Engineers or Project Managers
• Ability to prioritize activities during project execution phases
• Ability to estimate costs and delivery times during all project execution phases
• Ability to work with Excel cost sheets and understand the data behind the summaries
• Ability to organize and lead large meetings with customers, suppliers, and Mikron Team members
• Ability to provide root cause analysis techniques such as bone fish, 4 why
• Ability to analyze and interpret customer URS, design proposals, specifications, and manuals
• Ability to maintain customer confidentiality and work collaboratively with the team

Company Responsibilities

• Keeps a customer focus when performing work and communicates with internal and external customers
• Strives to continuously improve and adapt the department
• Maintains a positive and professional attitude
• Ensures compliance with company standards, work instructions, and procedures
• Manages supplier relationships for all technical aspects, including equipment buy-off
• Communicates project delays, risks, costs, and deadlines to the Director of Customer Projects
• Coordinates project resources requests and forecasts with the Functional Manager
• Provides guidance and sketches for station design
• Reviews customer-supplied products and keeps the customer informed of potential impacts
• Works with Excel cost sheets and understands the data behind the summaries
• Drives daily work activities with the project team and in the debugging area

Benefits

• PTO
• 10 paid holidays (1-2 floating holidays depending on start date)
• Parental leave
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and AD&D
• Employee assistance program
• 401(k) with matching up to 5%, immediately vested
• Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
• Professional growth opportunities