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OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER
Position Overview:
As an Operations Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality products within established timelines and budgets. You will lead and coordinate activities across Manufacturing, Engineering, Project Management, and Purchasing teams. Your responsibilities include verifying the accuracy and availability of essential information, such as drawings, specifications, bills of material (BOM), and work orders. You will also oversee shop-floor scheduling, production resource management, and process improvement initiatives. Collaborating with external vendors and sub-contractors will also be part of your role.
CLIENT BENEFITS:
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with Match – Paid Time Off – Paid Holidays
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive Production/Project Execution Plans to ensure timely project delivery.
- Review and validate drawings, specifications, BOMs, work orders, and material availability throughout the manufacturing process.
- Contribute to labor forecast planning and formulate manufacturing strategies for projects.
- Maintain a balanced workload on the shop floor and ensure adherence to project schedules.
- Monitor and report progress against manufacturing and project schedules.
- Collaborate closely with the project team, including Project Managers and Project Engineers.
- Work in tandem with the EPC Scheduler to align internal, customer, and vendor schedules.
- Facilitate communication and coordination between various departments including Manufacturing, Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing, Quality, Logistics, and Production Planning.
- Participate in project team meetings and contribute to their coordination.
- Handle in-house expediting as needed to uphold schedule commitments.
- Manage project material requisitions when required.
- Coordinate and document instances of TAS rework, reporting root causes and associated impacts.
- Oversee the revision control process.
Qualifications and Skills:
- At least 10 years of experience in roles such as Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer or Operations Manager in a heavy/industrial manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with Fabrication, Welding, and Assembly processes.
- Experience in developing and monitoring Labor Budgets, ETC/EAC for projects.
- Proficiency in an ERP system.
- Proficient in building and working with bills of material and monitoring work orders in an MRP system.
- High proficiency in reading Blueprints and interpreting P&IDs.
- Experience with Lean, ISO 9001, or other quality management systems.
Education & Training:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited four-year engineering program.
- Military leadership and/or technical work experience can substitute for an engineering degree.
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is a plus.