Manufacturing Project Manager

Job title:

Manufacturing Project Manager

Job family:
Project & Site Management

Business area:
Environment & Energy

Contract location:
Ruston, LA, US

Working location:
Ruston

Location type:
Office Location / Office-based

Contract type:
Permanent

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

The Project Manager’s responsibility is to plan, monitor, and execute project requirements to ensure a successful outcome. The goal is to attain the highest quality product while maximizing overall budget health & profitability. This involves extensive collaboration with cross-departmental project stakeholders to prioritize tasks, mitigate risks, prevent roadblocks, and resolve issues as they arise.

• Responsible for managing and coordinating all project-related activities including but not limited to customer communication, processing of paperwork, scheduling, reviewing technical drawings, supplier parts, freight, and recordkeeping of overall project progress and health
• Coordinate directly and indirectly with engineering, manufacturing, and installation staff to ensure successful completion of the project
• Ensure the success of the project in meeting all established goals
• Work with sales, estimating, scheduling, purchasing, manufacturing, installation, and accounting departments to meet the criteria described on project scope and scheduling forms
• Evaluate offers for materials and sub-suppliers with the purchasing department based on costing changes, additions, and site requirements
• Work with and help coordinate job site workflow through construction managers, superintendents, and foremen
• Lead meetings for the operational and technical aspects of each project based on agreed timelines, specifications, and work plans
• Keep accurate and detailed records of work hours and expenses for multiple projects
• Prepare and deliver daily/weekly reports as needed
• Schedule, track, and communicate project deliverables to all necessary parties
• Communicate extensively with shop supervisors to increase product knowledge and production status; report project progress and communicate relevant information to superiors
• Embody, demonstrate, and reinforce the #1
  
  ANDRITZway core values and behaviors and promote a positive work environment
• Other duties as assigned

• Customer Focus
• Ownership for Performance
• Shared Commitment
• Openness

• Coordinating Project Activities
• Driving Projects to Completion
• Delivering High Quality Work
• Communicating Effectively
• Demonstrating Initiative
• Managing Resources
• Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions
• Adapting to Change
• Resolving Conflict
• Using Computers and Technology
• Reading Effectively
• Working with Diverse Populations
• Driving for Results
• Critical Thinking
• Supporting Organizational Goals

• High school diploma/GED
• 3+ years of project coordination/administration/management
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong mathematical ability
• Knowledge of steel and equipment manufacturing, construction, and installation
• Knowledge and skill to work off technical drawings, adjust and/or obtain clarification from the engineering department and/or customers
• Strong computer skills (MS Office, Excel, Word, Project, CAD)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with a diverse population
• Ability to thrive in a stressful, ever-changing environment
• Demonstrate a solutions-oriented approach to overcome challenges
• Majority of work is performed in an office environment; occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, forklifts, and electricity when in the manufacturing areas; noise level is usually low in the office and moderate to high in the manufacturing areas
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; must have good close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus; ability to sit for long periods of time, bend, stoop, crouch, walk, use hands and arms to reach for objects and carry files, climb or balance, and speak and hear

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction
• Heavy industrial experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.