Project Manager - Manufacturing Engineering - ACT

Engineering
- Santa Barbara, CA, US, 93111 Project Manager
- Manufacturing Engineering - ACT

Title
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Project Manager
- Manufacturing Engineering - ACT

Salary Range:
Salary Minimum: $92,000.00 Salary Maximum: $

Arthrex, Inc.is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Arthrex is actively searching for a Project Manager – Engineering. This individual will be responsible for managing and resolving issues related to the time, budget, and resource allocation for a given program or project through the Operations life cycle. Goals may focus on cost reductions, in sourcing, new product launches, cycle time improvements, scrap reduction, material flow optimization, or general process improvement.

Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

This role will be located on our Santa Barbara, CA campus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages projects/departmental objectives within the scope of the Operations Organization.
• Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and business plans, conferring with management and key stakeholders.
• Determines project schedule by studying project plans and specifications, estimates time requirements, identifying and sequencing project milestones and individual discreet tasks.
• Maintains multiple project schedules by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities and resolving risks or obstacles.
• Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements, requesting and allocating resources as necessary.
• Develop V&V / Production Readiness Objectives for assigned projects, adhering to Arthrex Quality System requirements.
• Manage the scope of the projects and document scope creep, document “Lessons Learned” post project completion.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and coordinate parallel activities / tasks to maintain target completion dates.
• Monitor cross-functional resource capacity within the project scope and hold regular project status meetings.
• Facilitate resource availability with interdepartmental managers, while proactively managing downstream tasks.
• Ability to perform manufacturing engineering projects tasks as necessary to maintain project timelines.
• Communicates project/program status to management and key stakeholders against metrics and constraints.
• Experience using project management software tools (e.g., Workfront) for scheduling, task tracking, and cross-functional coordination preferred.

Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of project management fundamentals with hands-on application in structured environments.

Skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate project planning requirements, including task elucidation, duration, and resource requirements.
• Strong strategic thinker, excellent collaboration and communication skills, careful attention to detail.
• Ability to balance business and technical risks while remaining compliant with internal systems.
• Understanding of medical device regulations and associated quality systems preferred.
• Manufacturing process knowledge preferred.
• Strong communication skills and accountability to project deliverable timing and budgets required.
• Ability to confidently lead complex, cross functional teams .
• Strong desire and proven ability to learn quickly.
• Continuously seeking ways to improve complex systems of people and process, while eliminating waste.
• Experience using project management software tools (e.g., Workfront) for scheduling, task tracking, and cross-functional coordination preferred.

Education/

Experience:

• 2 years of project management or equivalent technical experience required.
• Experience in Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering required.
• Medical device manufacturing knowledge preferred.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.