Engineering Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Manager

A Project Manager is an exceptional leader who drives excellence and change across the manufacturing spectrum. In an atmosphere of rapid growth and innovation, you will play a key role in engineering projects and capital project planning and continuous improvement.

Essential Functions Include:

• This person is responsible for supervising and managing all aspects of one or multiple projects. Daily leadership and management of projects and facility wide scope of work.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members.
• Develop project budget, timelines, schedule of values, monthly billings for contract projects and adherence to project budget through completion and implement cost control measures or change orders as needed.
• Track any project delays using spreadsheets or Microsoft Project.
• Manage project budget to attain maximum profitability with the use of cost codes.
• Routinely evaluate projects to manage operations and problem solve.
• Monitor projects and team members for safety compliance.
• Facilitate project goals by acting as company liaison with general contractor and all subcontractors on an ongoing basis.
• Cultivate positive business relationships vital to the success of the project and communicate effectively and routinely with customers, suppliers, and vendors to accomplish project goals.
• Develop and maintain a viable working relationship with the purchasing department following all purchasing procedures to ensure project equipment and material needs are met.
• Develop and maintain a viable working relationship with the accounting department to provide relevant financial information in a timely and accurate manner for job cost reporting purposes.

Qualifications Include:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business Administration, or a similar field is preferred.
• 4 years of Project Management Experience
• Must possess a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
• An ability to think ahead, plan and prepare action plans to achieve results.
• An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee relations.
• The possession of quality orientation and attention to detail, problem analysis and resolution. In addition to, strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Bilingual English and Mandarin preferred

Physical Requirements - Must be able to perform the following functions with or without accommodations:

• May require travel to multiple sites, both nationally and internationally, depending on project
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and frequent fine finger dexterity.
• 50% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 40% or more standing.
• The job is performed under occasional temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment.
• Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 40 lbs. is required.