Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or a Graduate Degree with 2 years, or 8 years of related experience without a degree.
Strong analytical skills with a focus on financial and data analysis.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel for data analysis.
Experience in manufacturing or production environments with strict schedules.
Demonstrated ability in public speaking and formal presentations.
Responsibilities
Coordinate with Master Schedulers to develop production plans.
Perform critical path analysis on hardware builds.
Assess cost and schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Estimate labor and material sales forecasts.
Monitor and report on project financial and technical performance.
Identify and coordinate necessary resources for production efforts.
Oversee and analyze production budgets for performance and variance.
Benefits
9/80 work schedule allowing every other Friday off.
Opportunity to work in a high-stress, high-visibility environment.
Engagement with multiple departments, enhancing cross-functional skills.
Potential for professional growth in project management and operations.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Specialist, Operations Project Manager
Job Code: 46645
Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Job Schedule: 9/80 (employee's work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)
Job Description:
The Operations Project Manager (OPM) oversees all Operations efforts relating to contract execution and is responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring projects from beginning to end, according to strict deadlines and budgets. The OPM acts as the point-of-contact between elements of Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Program Management. They ensure cost and schedule conformance on assigned projects by coordinating the procurement, build, and test of complex electronic systems. A successful candidate should be able to:
Handle stressful situations with maturity, respect, and confidence
Demonstrate strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Be a self-starter with a track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions to complex problems
Demonstrate attention to detail with strong organizational skills
Excel in a team environment with the ability to avoid and resolve conflict
Demonstrate strong analytical skills
Excel in high stress/high visibility environment, including public speaking and creating formal presentations
Essential Functions:
Coordinate with Master Schedulers and Master Planners to develop baseline production plans
Perform lead-time and critical path analysis on multi-level hardware builds
Assess cost and schedule risks and develop associated mitigations
Estimate sales forecasts for labor and material
Monitor and report financial, schedule and technical performance of assigned projects
Identify and coordinate resources necessary for production efforts
Oversee production budgets with the responsibility to analyze, manage and report on budget performance and variance analysis
Interface and communicate with all levels of the organization
Required Qualifications (one of the following):
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Related experience in a manufacturing, production, or other highly schedule-based environments
Demonstrated ability in financial or data analysis and monitoring is desired
Demonstrated ability in business and/or technical writing, public speaking, and creating formal presentations is desired
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze data using graphs and pivot tables
Experience using schedule management tools such as Microsoft Project is preferred
Experience with SAP or other ERP/MRP systems is preferred
