Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY: 

The Project Manager/Engineer role will be responsible for planning, overseeing and leading projects from ideation through completion. This role with CSMI requires interaction with a range of internal and external individuals, most often managing several projects simultaneously.

JOB DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead weekly project planning meetings.
• Coordinate staff and internal resources.
• Manage project progress and adapt work as required.
• Ensure projects meet deadlines.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and Internal Engineers.
• Design and sign off on contracts.
• Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation.
• Design and manage test plans.
• Manage the design of prototypes.
• Design risk mitigation plan.
• Conduct project review and creating detailed reports for management.
• Optimize and improve processes and the overall approach where necessary.
• Secure growth opportunities and initiate new projects.
• Manage multiple projects at a time effectively and efficiently.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and Project Management.
• Five to eight years’ experience Managing Engineering Projects.
• Previous experience in manufacturing a plus.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities across multiple divisions of CSMI.
• Lean Manufacturing experience preferred; examples include: Value Stream, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, etc.
• Must possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Should be highly organized.
• Travel as required.
• Ability to lead and manage multiple teams.
• Self-starter; can work with little or no oversight.
• Excellent time and resource management skills.
• Computer skills required, specifically: MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word.
• Effective written and verbal skills. Ability to present to both large and small groups.
• Demonstrated support of company mission statement and value list.
• Ability to work while being exposed to outside weather conditions- extreme cold and extreme heat.
• Outstanding customer service attitude.
• Consistently exhibits and displays the company’s values of “Own It. Can Do. Act in Love.”
• Own It – Commitment to customer, the company, and each other.
• Can Do – Pursuing continuous improvement.
• Act in Love – Treating others with humility, respectfulness, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control.