ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Facilitate, manage, and lead project teams
• Communicate and coordinate activities along cross-functional boundaries: meetings, project documentation, timeline and budget
• Develop and execute to a Project Plan with the team with accurate start date and total duration
• Manage request for proposal (RFP), scope of work document (SOW), budget estimates and purchase performance agreements.
• Assists in the development and implementation of corporate equipment and component standards in a GMP environment.
• Ensures component standards are met when sourcing equipment and services.
• Facilitates review of project plan for code compliance and risk assessment
• Develop and implement action plans and critical path to mitigate project setbacks while maintaining schedule milestones and budget with the team
• Facilitates review and approval of shop drawings related to assigned projects
• Holds project team, vendors, regulatory agencies, and contractors responsible and accountable to the agreed upon project deliverables, schedule, and budget
• Communicate with ongoing feedback to stakeholders, managers, and other functional groups related to project timeline, scope of work, vendor relations, and budget with a high level of transparency
• Obtains all required project approvals and manages project fiscal accountability
• Apply Project Management processes and best practices to ensure high-quality project results
• Support refinement and deployment of Project Management structure and tools to expand capabilities throughout the organization
• Conducts vendor site observations for quality of work performance to assure contracted deliverables/services meet expectations.
• Immediately reports any food safety or quality issues to management or other individual authorized to initiate action.
• Backup Provision: In the absence of the Project Manager, a Process Engineer will fulfill the food safety responsibilities of the Project Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Project Management or related field, required.

3 to 5 years’ experience in a Project Management role, preferred.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Results driven – focuses on achieving results that promote business acumen.
• Analytical – draws conclusions from data in a logical, systematic way. Ability to make decisions from the conclusions or root cause.
• Innovative – uses original thinking to generate new ideas and solutions
• Organized – works and thinks in a methodical and orderly way
• Strategic thinker – anticipates and prepares for future events and outcomes
• Collaborative – partners with others to realize better results
• Develops others – coaches others to improve performance
• Inspiring – generates motivation, creative, enthusiasm, and a desire to succeed in others
• Team player – works well within diverse groups to achieve common goals
• Committed – pledges firmly to a goal, idea, or plan
• Initiative – acts proactively to achieve results
• Quality commitment – believes and works to achieve the highest standards
• Knowledge of safety and quality principles and best practices
• Knowledge and understanding of Lean manufacturing principles (e.g. 5S, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis)
• Strong computer skills to include proficiency in MS Products and JDE is helpful

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk and maintain control of others. Also, the Team Member is occasionally required to balance, kneel, crouch or crawl, handle, finger or feel, climb, stoop and reach. The Team Member is required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on a regular basis. Specific vision requirements for this position includes: near and far vision, depth perception, the ability to adjust vision to bring various objects into clear focus as well as color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.