Project Manager - Zeeland, MichiganDISHER is currently looking to add a Project Manager for capital projects to our team in Zeeland, Michigan. In this role, you will get to work with a variety of customers to lead project engineering, capital equipment, facilities, shutdown, and continuous improvement projects.
What you will get to do:- Lead a variety of project engineering, capital equipment, facilities, shutdown, and continuous improvement projects for multiple customers in various industries.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate plant relocations and expansions.
- Establish, coordinate, and manage project schedules and plant shutdowns.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Facilities, Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Maintenance, and Management personnel.
- Consistently track and communicate project status, critical path, changes, milestones, and stage gates through the utilization of project tools.
- Manage requirements, approvals, and plans at all phases that coordinate and account for operations, hand-offs, inspections, safety, layouts, bid solicitations, constraints, etc.
- Identify and problem-solve gaps and delays at every phase and across multiple projects.
- Provide input on the selection of outside vendors to optimally meet cost, timing, and quality objectives.
- Utilize problem-solving techniques to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.
- Work with your coach to customize your growth and development path.
- Make a positive difference every day through exceptional service to customers, caring for coworkers and giving back to the community.
What will make you succesful:- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or equivalent degree.
- Experience as a project engineer successfully leading teams of engineers and contractors.
- Previous experience managing capital projects, working alongside construction and facilities teams.
- Experience purchasing and justifying capital equipment.
- Experience performing manufacturing cost calculations and managing cost reduction projects.
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
- Competence in engineering design and 3D CAD.
- Experience with quality management tools/statistical techniques such as DFMEA and DOE.
- Ability to use statistical and analysis tools such as Excel, FEA software, and Minitab/Matlab.
- Work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Pharmaceutical/food manufacturing experience.
- Experience with GMP's, HACCP's, OSHA, FDA, USDA general requirements.
- Experience with clean rooms and food/pharmaceutical processing.
- Experience working with new designs, equipment fabrication, line layouts, and line balancing.
- Microsoft Project experience.
