Project Manager

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Job Description

The Project Manager reports to the Program Manager and is responsible for the management of a subset of company projects. They have an emphasis on project management through maintenance of schedules, resources, budgets, and customer communications. They provide a source of integration between disciplines including customers, engineering departments, manufacturing, service, and upper management. This role strives to bring alignment to all functional groups to prioritize tasks and deliver customer products on time.

The Project Manager is also responsible for contributing to the implementation of continuous improvement plans across the organization. Coordinating with management as well as engineering and manufacturing employees; they generate strategies to optimize efficiency and productivity. They also analyze operational data to identify areas for improvement. 

This role provides guidance to engineering and manufacturing to improve quality of JT Automation product through design and production. Where applicable, this role may also assist with mechanical or electrical design and programming when needed and able.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and adapt project organizational structure and sprint tasks as needed.
• Assist with technical decisions and priorities for achieving project success.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings to maintain communication between stakeholders, customers, vendors, and other involved parties.
• Coordinate day-to-day aspects of managed project(s) including status reporting, action logs, manufacturing logs, resource allocation, document generation, and task management.
• Assist supply chain in vendor communication and lead time management as needed.
• Report on progress to program manager.
• Work with customers to ensure their needs are understood and met.
• Maintain complete understanding of cross disciplinary requirements and project roles to ensure project deadlines are met or improved.
• Manage assigned project(s) and maintain highly organized logistical control.
• Assist in maintenance of organization-wide project status reports.
• Provide leadership and guidance to operational functions, including but not limited to, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics.
• Develop and implement operational strategies to optimize efficiency and productivity.
• Implementation of standard works to document company processes.
• Establish and enforce operational policies and procedures to ensure compliance with company standards and regulations.
• Analyze operational data and metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with other departments to streamline processes and enhance cross-functional communication.
• Identify emerging trends and technologies to enhance operational effectiveness and adapt to changing market conditions.
• Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, and partners, to drive collaboration and enhance business outcomes.

**The duties and responsibilities as described above may be supplemented by other duties needed to help drive our organization’s vision and core values.

Non-Essential Duties

• Assist with design and assembly of mechanical and electrical systems including component selection, layout, 3D modeling, and fabrication.
• Work with engineers to test systems and programming and validate compliance with customer requirements.
• Perform modifications to existing components to solve manufacturing issues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering field or equivalent
• 5+ years experience working with cross-functional engineering teams
• Ability to communicate effectively with other employee’s, production workers, customers, and vendors.
• Highly motivated to adapt to situations requiring multi-disciplinary thinking.
• Self-sufficient and independent work style with general supervision.

Desired Qualifications

• Project Management Certification is a plus (PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, or other PM certificates)
• Hands-on experience in the design and implementation of electro-mechanical systems

Specialized Equipment Knowledge

• Machine shop tools (knee mill, engine lathe, surface grinder, belt grinder, etc.)
• Manual, electrical, and pneumatic hand tools (Calipers, height stand, dial indicator, micrometer, etc.)
• Electrical fabrication equipment (Soldering iron, crimping tools, panel fabrication, etc)

Specialized Software Knowledge

• Project Management Software Experience (Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, Asana, etc.)
• Microsoft Office Suite including Visio
• Solidworks CAD and Electrical are a plus 

Language Ability

Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math Ability

Apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, ability to adjust focus, and ability to see color.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to non-ionizing laser radiation.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

It is JT Automation’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race/color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or other characteristic protected by law. 

Benefits

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000 - $110,000 per year

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Referral program