What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr. Project Manager position at Quirch Foods, LLC?
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
Essential duties and Responsibilities:
- Project Coordination: Assist in planning, executing, and closing projects within established timelines and budgets. Ensure projects are completed on time and meet all required specifications.
- Smartsheet Management: Use Smartsheet to track project progress, create reports, and manage workflows. Ensure all project milestones are met and monitor team performance.
- Effective Communication: Demonstrate strong communication skills by facilitating clear and concise updates to cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients in both English and Spanish.
- Document Management: Create and maintain project documentation, reports, meeting agendas, and presentations using Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Risk Management: Proactively identify potential risks and challenges in projects. Work with the team to resolve issues promptly and minimize disruption.
- Scheduling: Organize and maintain project schedules, ensuring plans reflect reality, variance is minimal, and resources are effectively utilized to meet deadlines.
- Stakeholder Interaction: Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, vendors, and internal teams, ensuring expectations are met and quality standards are upheld.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Experience: At least 1-2 years of experience in project management or a related role.
- Smartsheet Expertise: Hands-on experience with Smartsheet for information gathering, project tracking, collaboration, automation, and reporting.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Familiarity with Microsoft Teams and AI related applications is a plus.
- Languages: Fluent in both English and Spanish, with written and verbal communication skills in both languages a plus.
- Strong Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams, clients, and stakeholders. Demonstrates clarity, confidence, and professionalism in all interactions.
- Strong Organizational Skills: Exceptional time management abilities and the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Highly detail-oriented and able to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable with Cross-Functional Teams: Able to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, departments, and stakeholders, while maintaining a positive, productive atmosphere.
- High Energy, Personable, and Resourceful: Bring enthusiasm, energy, and a problem-solving attitude to every project. Able to stay productive, maintain motivation, and resourcefully overcome challenges in dynamic settings.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to think critically, identify potential issues, and provide solutions to keep projects on track.
- Remote Work Adaptability: Comfortable working independently in a remote environment and collaborating with distributed teams.
Benefits you will enjoy:
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Plan, Disability Plan, Life insurance Plan
- 401K savings Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Personal Time off
- Employee Discounts
Quirch Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
