Associate Project Manager

Overview

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries. AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

Summary:

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for communicating project information to stakeholders while monitoring and controlling project scope, schedule and budget throughout the life cycle of the project.

• Assist in developing detailed plans for fabrication, installation and validation of production tooling systems.
• Project schedule creation and continued maintenance
• Responds to inquiries from project stakeholders across a global organization
• Develop, monitor, and report project budgets
• Approve and disposition non-conforming products from fabrication, electrical programming, and mechanical design activities
• Coordinate purchasing of components with internal manufacturing, external suppliers and vendors including buy analysis
• Responsible for approval and change of production processes
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering or Engineering Technology or equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years of experience in manufacturing / engineering related field
• 3D graphics software experience such as Solid Works, Catia and NX
• Experience in an aerospace or tooling manufacturing environment

• This position may require a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

• Can multitask and manage multiple large to small projects in a cross functional environment.
• Comfortable working in foreign business environments; must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Creates and maintains complex files and written documents.
• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understands how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion.
• Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to achieve those objectives.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

• Environment Type:
  Indoors, Office Environment. Temperate Controlled.
• Exposure Types:
  No adverse environmental conditions expected.
• Work Hours:
  
  Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.
• Travel Requirements:
  This position may involve travel up to 15% of the time.

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.

• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.

AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Each employee must read and understand their Quality Management responsibilities.

AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including ITAR, 8 U.S.C.

• 1324b(a)(3) applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C.
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