Project Manager

IEM offers access to a full complement of electrical distribution products and services including local design consulting, custom manufacturing, sales and service support. Established over 70 years ago, we pride ourselves on innovation and our success depends on cultivating the diversity and skills our employees bring to our business.

In response to increasing demand from our key enterprise clients we are expanding into a custom built 315,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Florida.

To facilitate this exponential growth IEM is excited to be recruiting for experienced Project Manager with a background in manufacturing to join our Enterprise team in this highly collaborative role located in Jacksonville, Florida.

Essential Functions

• Work as part of the Integrated Products team to share ideas and improve operations, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities aligned with
• Review processes and procedures to optimise results and improve quality of delivery in line with company and customer requirements
• Understand the production flow and processes to effectively implement changes with courtesy, resulting in team engagement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to remove process bottlenecks and support accelerated growth
• Plan and manage projects from initiation through to completion; understand the risks, dependencies and critical milestones to be met to ensure success
• Lead, define and develop communication tools to support customer requirements
• Perform root cause analysis and engage key internal and external stakeholders to define and implement robust solutions to new and reoccurring issues
• Compilation and analysis of information pertaining to component reliability, production and field issues to identify trends and opportunities
• Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed
• Schedule and coordinate shipments to finished goods inventory and/or 3PL warehousing as required
  
  

Experience Requirement

• 5 years of recent project management/process experience in a manufacturing environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong professional presence and a proven ability to interface with various levels of management and motivate cross functional teams
• Hands on approach to problem solving
• Advanced level computer skills in Excel & knowledgeable in typical business software including MRP/ERP type software packages
• Strong planning, project management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and juggle multiple projects and competing priorities
• Being flexible and positive, exhibiting an outgoing/service-oriented personality is a must
  
  

Education Requirement

• Preferred Bachelors degree in Manufacturing, Engineering or related discipline
• Lean Certification/Project Management qualification is a definite asset
  
  

Successful candidate must be willing/able to travel to Vancouver, Canada for training.