Project Manager, Engineering Design & Technologists, Manufacturing Engineer

Davis-Standard is a global leader in the design, development and distribution of extrusion and converting technology. Our systems encompass over 14 product lines to support manufacturing applications and customers in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, building & construction, consumer products, medical and packaging.

• Hold requisite meetings during the project cycle; kickoff, integration, pre-assembly, pre-test, and customer FAT
• Serve as primary customer point of contact from order receipt through commissioning
• Confirm project budget and timeline are attainable during kickoff
• Provide weekly status updates to the sales team
• Input and maintain milestone dates in MRP System
• Manage customer invoicing schedule
• Generate purchase requisitions for resale items
• Manage timeliness of vendor delivery of approval drawings and equipment
• Provide regular status updates to customers
• Monitor costs throughout the project cycle and take action on any potential overruns
• Revise line item specifications as required
• Work with engineering managers to keep releases on schedule assisting in resolution of any issues delaying design
• Work with planning and purchasing to assist in resolving issues delaying delivery of all components to meet kit dates.
• Monitor assembly progress against the schedule to insure ready for test dates are met. Work with assembly manager to resolve delays and bring additional resources to bear if needed
• Work with sales, engineering and testers to resolve issues identified during test
• Oversee customer Factory Acceptance Tests as needs
• Confirm all test hits are addressed prior to sign off for shipping
• Coordinate freight with customers
• Assist customers with installations as required
• Coordinate line startup and commissioning with customers and service department
• Ener warranty orders as needed
• Other duties as directed by the Program Manager and/or Site Management.

Education:

A four-year degree in engineering is preferred. Other technical degrees will be considered with additional engineering or project manager experience.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years project management experience required in an engineered component/manufacturing environment.

Travel:
Travel is a necessity when required to support project execution.

• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to navigate typical business programs and media.
• Previous working experience with MRP/ERP
• Strong knowledge and experience with MS Office Suite and Windows;
  Outlook, Word, Excel, Windows, Adobe Acrobat
• Knowledge of the equipment, the industry, and processes is preferred.