Project Manager - Industrial Finishing Systems
About this role
Work Location: Gallatin, TN or Greenwood, IN
Remote: Remote work is available only for candidates based in the Midwest region. All other candidates are expected to work onsite from either the Gallatin, TN or Greenwood, IN location.
Brand: Engineered Systems Group
Segment: FDF
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management
• Take overall ownership of specific projects and project teams as designated and assigned, ensuring a project's successful, timely, and cost-effective conclusion.
• Establish contact with the client and be the single conduit of communication for the company, including regular monthly reporting on the project in accordance with current company requirements.
• Ensure that organizational quality systems and training are in place and enforced.
• Manage the commercial and contractual requirements of the project.
• Communicate to appropriate senior management any customer, staff, or supplier problem encountered by or within the project team.
• Manage the commissioning of projects to ensure commissioning is both effective and timely.
• Specific team functions include (to be undertaken or delegated by the Project Manager):
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Ensuring all technical and commercial requirements are understood and complied with as per the specifications and contract documents.
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Establishing schedules for the projects, using critical path planning and monitoring progress against these schedules.
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Arranging sub-contract work on the projects as required.
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Handling all commercial aspects of the project, such as progress claims, duty drawbacks, freight, and shipping, etc.
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Communicating and scheduling to ensure the project objectives are met.
People Management
• Maintain positive communications with staff, peers, manufacturing operations, suppliers, and customers.
• Build an effective team whereby projects are managed by team consensus and encourage all relevant staff to take ownership and accountability for their areas of responsibility.
• Provide feedback and, where appropriate, undertake performance reviews with team members on projects, both during and at the conclusion of the project.
Purchasing/ Budgeting
• Monitor and control the project budgets and lead the project team to ensure tasks are planned and coordinated effectively without exceeding the budgets.
• Specify and, when required, purchase materials and components constituting part of the equipment designed, always endeavoring to minimize their cost by every means possible.
• Arrange for the efficient, cost-effective purchasing of major proprietary components.
• Assess and report on the total costs to complete and sales values at the end of each month.
• Work with relevant staff to continuously refine purchasing processes and reduce lost time and excess costs due to missed or delayed materials orders.
• Develop and conduct various site-specific safety-related trainings to drive an improved culture of safety.
• Develop initiatives to improve project performance. Make recommendations for changes to improve quality and reduce costs.
• Maintain continuous review of production demands and ensure manpower is properly assigned on a daily basis to reach necessary production output. Investigate any delays and report findings to the production manager.
Reporting and Documentation
• Keep accurate and up-to-date records on all aspects of work done, using existing documents and processes.
• Perform Quality Control inspections to ensure the project is complete.
• Clarify and immediately bring to the attention of any member of the Executive group any issues arising in respect of the project (commercial, technical, financial, schedule, etc.).
• Prepare service reports as necessary.
• Prepare expense reports as necessary.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
REQUIREMENTS/ SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated results in successful Manufacturing or Engineering Project Management.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple Capex projects within a manufacturing facility.
• Excellent understanding of the requirements of relevant legislation.
• Ability to prepare and present reports and ideas.
• Minimum (3) years in a leadership role; management experience leading teams across multiple geographies preferred.
• Minimum (5) years' experience in project management or coordination in the industrial automation sector preferred.
• Proven working experience in project management in the industrial automation sector.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Practical, highly adaptable, resourceful, and organized.
• Able to solve problems on the spot and complete the work thoroughly.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• Self-motivated, confident, able to conduct presentations in small groups.
• Proficient and professional verbal and written communication.
• Commercially aware.
• Machine and personal safety aware.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Requires ability to walk, climb, stand, carry materials, stoop, kneel, bend at waist.
• Maximum unassisted lift = 50 lbs. Average lift less than 50 lbs.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Adaptability – Ability to be flexible and adjust to changes in your work environment. You can respond quickly to changing ideas, responsibilities, expectations, trends, strategies, and other processes. Being adaptable also means possessing soft skills like interpersonal, communication, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Accuracy – Ability to detect errors in the normal course of work by standard check or routine crosscheck. Errors resulting from inaccuracy would create minor confusion, delay, or expense to correct the situation.
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; keeps commitments.
• Initiative – Takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.
• Customer Service – Responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance.
• Problem Solving – Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.
• Planning/Organization – Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; develops realistic action plans.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; demonstrates group presentation skills.
• Collaboration – Ability to work with others to achieve a common goal; building and maintaining relationships through shared responsibility, respect, and empathy.
Job details
| Job reference: | OTC/1460240 |
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| Date posted: | 22-Apr-2025 |
| Attachments: | No File Attached |
