Konecranes Inc

Project Manager - Mods - New Berlin, WI

Konecranes Inc$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business or mechanical/electrical engineering or equivalent experience preferred.
  • PME or similar certification is preferred.
  • Minimum of five years in technical project management for electrical and mechanical design.
  • Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office required.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

  • Organize and lead internal kick-off meetings and provide project updates.
  • Draft delivery milestone schedules to meet promises.
  • Manage production, vendor selection, and customer communications.
  • Ensure project scope alignment with internal and external clients.
  • Develop project schedules using Microsoft Project for resource management.
  • Release purchasing requests to facilitate timely delivery of components.
  • Monitor project costs in SAP and manage budget versus actuals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401k plan with immediate matching contributions.
  • Identity theft protection and accident insurance included.
  • Generous vacation policy increasing with tenure.
  • Paid sick leave and ten paid holidays annually.
Full Job Description
JOB POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the coordination of all pre- production (scope definition after kick-off release), planning stage, (activities with sequencing schedule), the production stage, (budget/actual and resource allocation) and the project installation (in coordination with the district/frontline service organization) of assigned orders for the modernization and electrics factory product line.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organize/attend internal kick off meetings with staff, provide weekly updates on assigned projects at production meetings

Draft milestones delivery schedules to meet acknowledged delivery promise.

Manage the production processes, selection of vendors, release of approval drawings to customers, collaborate with engineering and purchasing to meet the project deliverable, and communicate the entire process to the frontline project team.

Responsible to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of all assigned projects using your communication, technical expertise, and organizational skills to achieve customer satisfaction and the financial goals of the modernization and electrics factory business units.

Ensure assigned orders meet guidelines to validate and acknowledge the customer scope (internal & external customers).

Use Microsoft Project to develop schedule timelines that are shared with the customer and used internally to manage resources.

Release purchasing request to ensure timely delivery. This includes all components and commissioning requirements.

Maintain SAP Project and continuously monitor cost versus estimate on each assigned project to manage overall budget and delivery forecast.

Visit manufacturing resources in-house and outside sub-contractors to ensure product delivery and quality including Factory Acceptance Testing requirements.

Maintain continuous dialog with frontline service contacts updating them on all key milestones for all assigned projects.

Develop relationships with frontline project team by having knowledge of the project site requirements so the final deliverables meet our customer satisfaction requirements.

Maintain project documents and communicate any out-of-scope request to the frontline for change order request to original acknowledged scope.

Verify and communicate all project payment milestones to frontline project team to ensure financial advance working capital is in place.

Provide detailed assigned projects progress report at weekly productions meetings Coordinate all shipping requirements (internal &external) to meet our contract agreement. Other duties assigned by management.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

Be able to process technical information and provide technical instructions to an acceptable level.

Ability to read mechanical and electrical prints.

Must show ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Verbal and literary communication.

Aptitude to learn at fast pace.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree in business or mechanical / electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology is preferred and/or equivalent experience.

PME or similar certification preferred.

A minimum of five years of technical project management for electrical and mechanical design, procurement management and support of field installations.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office.

Must be willing and able to work off the ground at heights.

Must be able to travel up to 10%.

Additional Information

What we offer:

Benefits: Medical Plan, Dental, Vision, 401k plan with a match from day one, identity theft protection, accident insurance, travel insurance and so much more!

Vacation: 2 weeks of vacation per year (pro-rated for the first year depending on start date). 5-12 years of service, 3 weeks. 13+ years of service, 4 weeks.

Sick Leave: 5 days of Sick Leave per year. Pro-rated the first year after 90 days of service

Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

About Konecranes Inc

Konecranes is a Finnish company that specializes in the manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment. The company operates in over 50 countries and has over 18,000 employees. Konecranes provides a wide range of products and services, including cranes, hoists, and material handling equipment. The company's customers come from a variety of industries, including manufacturing, ports, and mining. Konecranes is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact.
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