Project Manager (Manufacturing)

Job Duties

• Approve all supplier invoices related to the project.
• Immediately return “held” supplier invoices to coordinator and communicate the reason for holding.
• Avoidance of escrow amounts of post-completion costs, if applicable.
• Be aware of budget margin and current forecast margin +/- 1% of all major projects at all times.
• Advise management of any significant expected deviations.
• Provide updates to accounting for updated forecasts in ERP software.
• Coordinate resolutions to post-project warranty and customer service issues with Service Manager.
• Develop estimate of floor space requirements for projects in fabrication and assembly phases.
• Document, publish, and present project lessons learned, and capture lessons learned videos.
• Ensure that current project close-out checklists are complete.
• Estimate and direct internal resources necessary to successfully complete projects.
• Communicate with other team members current and anticipated needs.
• Forward all contact information to Project Coordinator for inclusion into CRM.
• Maintain organized file throughout project and work with support specialist to archive necessary documentation.
• Manage and publish project schedules using electronic Gantt chart.
• Communicate when other project parties (e.g. customer) delay.
• Maintain baseline schedules for comparison.
• Obtain customer signature on contractual documents, including functional scope, factory and final acceptance forms.
• Participate in post project victory engagements.
• Provide weekly written update on projects including financial and milestone status.
• Publish weekly internal and external project status reports throughout project life cycle.
• Recommend the best internal Toyota Automated Logistics team for the project.
• Primary responsibility for subcontractor selection with input from Sales and Management.
• Ensure that contracts with subs are structured correctly and leverage existing company templates.
• Review and approve all design releases associated with one’s projects.
• Review proposals, contracts and new orders for accuracy and commercial and technical issues.
• For your key documents, have another team member review.
• Work with Scheduler and other PMs to develop global schedule and resource assignments.
• Work to maintain positive cash flow on all projects, and work with support specialist to follow-up on past due invoices.
• Any and all job duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering or related, and 2+ years of related experience.
• Experience and/or education with basic financials.
• Basic level of skill with MS Office software suite (particularly MS Excel).
• Exposure to MS Project for developing project timelines a plus.
• Literate with MS Project and/or other Gantt chart software.
• Ability to use AutoCAD preferred.
• Exposure to automated systems a plus.
• Ability to read drawings (both electrical and mechanical) preferred.
• Energetic, ambitious and hard working.
• Forward leaning mentality; always thinking of ways to solve the problem.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).

About Toyota Automated Logistics

Toyota Automated Logistics is your global partner for integrated warehouse automation. Our team combines the talents of Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande's warehousing business and viastore under one brand to deliver scalable systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services. In addition to exciting work at a growing company, we offer the following benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match.
• Vacation / Holiday Pay.
• Paid Volunteer time off.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Professional Associations, Conferences and Subscriptions.
• Company Meetings & Events.

Toyota Automated Logistics does not work with outside recruiting agencies. No solicitation phone calls please.