Project Planning Specialist

About the role

The Project Planning Coordinator at Yancey Engineered Solutions is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans, managing production schedules, resolving conflicts, and communicating project status to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage creation and maintenance of Project Plans
• Manage the Master Project Plan in accordance with internal / external customer requirements
• Resolve production plan schedule conflicts through cross-functional team alignment
• Identify and manage projects for continuous improvement
• Be the primary point of contact for Project Plan information and sharing
• Utilize dashboards/data to report new project status/progress
• Analyze data, generate reports/presentations to convey large amounts of information
• Support cross-functional Kickoff, Handover, and Production Readiness meetings
• Work with cross-functional teams in maintaining near/mid/long-term plans
• Communicate with multiple disciplines

Qualifications

• Prior procurement experience
• Strong sense of urgency and desire to provide superior customer service
• Proficiency with software (MS Project, GANTT development, Microsoft Office Suite, D365)
• Willingness to learn new technologies and implement them proactively
• Ability to analyze data, generate reports, and presentations
• Effective communication skills
• Demonstrated success optimizing manufacturing and work processes and methods, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ability to hold teams accountable to meeting commitments and objectives and adhere to policies and procedures
• Ability to help develop strategic direction for the organization, communicate it effectively to key stakeholders, and implement changes needed to achieve the vision

Benefits

• Full benefits package including aggressive compensation levels, technician tool allowances, full medical, vision, and dental coverage, employee wellness programs, paid vacations, and more
• Competitive pay structure
• Individual bonus opportunities available
• Tuition reimbursement
• Ongoing training advancement opportunities