Successful and innovative integrated food processing and packaging solutions company has 3 NON-IT Project Manager positions open: One in the Dallas, Texas area, one in the west and one in the northeast area of the US.
Project managers are responsible for efficiently managing turn-key food processing and packaging equipment projects with a “hands on” approach to ensuring on-time delivery within budget while ensuring customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
- Management of and actively involved in the development through to completion of a Project. Manage the entire life cycle of the project from the Order to the completion of project and handover to customer.
- Review customer specification with Sales and technical team, Technical Support and Customer Service & Logistics to ensure knowledge sharing, ensure equipment and performance objectives are attainable and met for each project. Ensure that all project documentations requirements internal and external are met.
- Actively work with the Sales and Technical Support Teams, sharing knowledge and experience across all facets of the project. Ensure all required regulatory compliances are met.
- Manage costs, schedule, documentation, quality, start-up/commissioning and training elements of each project you are assigned. Schedule and manage FAT(Factory Acceptance Testing) for projects.
- Manage the installation and commissioning of the project and completion of the punch list items prior to the handover. Report on and meet project budgets.
- Generate layouts to assist in sales presentations, including ensuring system designs are configured to company standards accurately and within set time frames.
- Provide machine specification and cost estimations to the Sales Team, including sourcing and pricing additional non-standard equipment and reviewing all sales quotes for accuracy prior to quote release and before ordering.
- Design or provide specifications to external suppliers of job requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring all project plans are established, maintained and updated to all involved in the project.
- Responsible for all equipment orders, follow up and communication to all parties in relation to installations.
- Indirectly responsible for forming and ensuring the Project Team is productive
- Responsible for making minor changes to plans with approval from R&D
Managerial & Supervisory Responsibilities
Project Managers are directly accountable and responsible for their own work, ensuring each project meets budget and ensuring the whole Project Team is productive.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years in project management environment
- Recent experience working with food/snacks or packaging equipment
- Sound knowledge using AutoCAD and MS Project is essential
- Use project management tools to track milestones and outcomes
- Excellent communication skills, organized and diligence
- Ensures a collaborative approach and can seek and listen to feedback across all areas of the business
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills to build strong relationships both internally and externally
- Able to lead teams and provide guidance, problem solving & making decisions in line with organizational philosophies and practices
- English language proficiency (written and verbal) is required
- Must have a valid driver’s license, good transportation and a valid passport to travel outside of the US at short notice, including some weekends