Project Manager I

JOB SUMMARY (the purpose and general nature of the job):

Qualified candidates will encompass excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to plan, direct, control and coordinate multiple global activities simultaneously. A thorough knowledge of project planning and management procedures, practices and techniques are imperative. In addition, a strong foundation, engineering, project planning and financial analysis, communications and basic qualitative/quantitative evaluation is preferred.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES include the following:

• Collaborate with sales team and Systems Team to understand customer requirements, product, press, upgrade requirements.
• Work with the different Stolle locations domestically and internationally to coordinate equipment build schedules and technical details throughout the project.
• Solidify product specifications requiring extensive technical expertise.
• Manage the project resources and suppliers to ensure that the facility design is completed on time and to specification.
• Plan and modify product schedules to meet business needs.
• Confer with Product Directors, Project Managers and Engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine customer/system requirements.
• Review sales contracts for projects as required by Product Director.
• Participate in weekly contract review meeting.
• Review proposals/cost sheets and contracts for specific customer requirements.
• Assist in finalizing specifications and maintain customer relationships.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and timelines for global integration projects. This position will proactively support the complete project life cycle (from order to shipment) ensuring timely, successful implementation of customer orders.
• Ensure projects are well planned and organized, including documenting milestone meetings to comply with ISO 9001 standards.
• Participate in cross-project planning to resolve conflicts with project priorities, resourcing, schedule, and scope.
• Communicate with customers in all stages of the project life cycle. Retrieve engineering requirements, meet buy off expectations and provide support with shipped equipment.
• Manufacturing support to prepare for equipment buy-off.
• Track project changes and produce updated schedules as agreed with Product Director, engineering, supply chain personnel, operations and customers.
• Receive input from Product Director and Project Engineers to develop and maintain the detailed schedules. Take ownership and independent actions to solve problems impacting project timelines as well as compile summary documents which include contributions from other team members.
• Evaluate existing project management practices and recommend improvements to project and program management practices.
• Assist with implementation of Project Management software.
• Liaise with management at all levels of the business.
• Status of project updates communicated to customers.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ABILITIES/GENERAL INFORMATION

• Speaking — talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Persuasion — persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Active listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Negotiation — bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding complex written materials in work related documents.
• Service Orientation — actively looking for ways to help people.
• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Complex Problem Solving — identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
• Problem Sensitivity — the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Deductive Reasoning — the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense, i.e., critical thinking skills.
• Work schedule generally consists of 50 hours per week, which may include on-call status, evenings, and/or weekends.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS: Minimal requirements for education, knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Marketing or Project Management preferred.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in can making industry or machine building industry or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong foundation in project planning and analysis, communications and basic qualitative/quantitative evaluation is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Estimated travel is 50% or as required.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: This position requires the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities in the following environment:

• Work schedule generally consists of 40 hours per week, which may include on-call status, evenings, and/or weekends.
• Ability to lift/maneuver 20 pounds.

This position description has been prepared to assist in defining job responsibilities, physical demands, working conditions and skills needed. It is not intended as a complete list of job duties, responsibilities and/or essential functions. Stolle Machinery Co, LLC retains and reserves any or all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

Additionally, Stolle Machinery Co, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.