Production Engineer - Project Manager

Job Description

Toyota Material Handling

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Let Toyota take your career to new heights. Toyota Material Handling provides employees with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through innovation and creativity in an unmatched culture .

Based in Columbus, Indiana, Toyota offers a full line of high-quality material handling equipment sold under the Toyota brand for over 50 years. We hire great people from a wide array of backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes Toyota Material Handling stronger. We seek individuals committed to excellence with talent, skill and innovation. We offer a generous salary and benefits package with a pleasant and enthusiastic work environment.

Toyota Material Handling's manufacturing facility includes processes for sheet metal cutting and fabrication, steel saw cutting, CNC machining, press brake and hydraulic press forming, manual and robotic MIG welding, resistance welding, powder coating, painting, assembly, and inspection.

About the Job:

The Production Engineering Project Manager is a technically minded, entrepreneurial professional who will manage model launch activity and additional cross functional projects for the department. The position will coordinate within the department and across departments to ensure the design review process timeline and deliverables for are maintained for Production Engineering. This person must be results-oriented and process focused with an attention to detail and the ability organize across the department.

What You'll Be Doing:

In this role, you will perform functions including:

• Champion Design Review (DR) milestones within the Production Engineering department
• Lead team to define and develop goals, scope and deliverables according to the needs of the project.
• Create detailed project timelines and ensure they align with timing of activities in other departments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups to execute assigned projects
• Monitor, update, and communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Identify potential risks and help the team work towards mitigation.
• Track project budget and performance metrics.
• Conduct project reviews and lessons learned sessions to document procedure improvements for future projects
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology (Mechanical/Industrial/Electrical/Materials/Chemical)

• 3-5 years of engineering experience within manufacturing

• 2 years of experience in a project management role
• Experience with model launch activity or new project introduction within manufacturing

What You'll Need for Success:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to show initiative and work within a busy environment with conflicting priorities.
• Flexible work ethic to meet varying workload demands of the position.
• Experience with project management and model launch activity
• Ability to communicate priorities and execute evolving action plans
• Strong technical experience with executing multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong work ethic, intrinsically motivated, ability to organize work and help maintain timelines on concurrent projects.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and process improvement.
• Ability to convey complex information in an understandable format.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

What You'll Get in Return:
Toyota Material Handling offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:

• Generous Salary Bonus Program
• Low cost Medical with FREE Dental and FREE Vision Insurance
• On-site medical center FREE with our PPO Plan
• FREE on-site fitness membership
• 401k matching
• Group life insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP) that allows for covered behavioral health visits
• Generous paid time off (PTO) allotment
• Between 13-14 paid holidays
• New Parent Leave

Affirmative Action Responsibility:

As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to individuals with disabilities to interview and to perform the essential functions of a role.

It is Toyota Material Handling's policy to afford equal employment and advancement opportunity for all qualified individuals without distinction or discrimination because of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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