Contract Machining Sr. Project Manager

Job Title: Contract Machining Sr. Project Manager

Location: Menomonee Falls, WI

Completed By: Vice-President / GM; Human Resources

Position’s Basic Purpose:

Under the direction of the Vice-President / General Manager, the Contract Machining - Sr. Project Manager is responsible for the management of the customer relationship and jobs on a daily basis; including sales, quoting, design concepts and machining production and profit/loss for jobs. Oversight of personnel; input in recruitment process, coaching/mentoring/training, and provides feedback for performance reviews.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Central point of contact for customer requests – new sales, quotes, or engineering changes.
• Team lead for estimating department serving as a mentor and coordinating and validating departmental RFQs. Responsible for completing peer assessments to assist in performance management of departmental staff.
• Work with suppliers to attain cost reductions in materials and services.
• Focal contact between departments and customers to ensure requirements are being met.
• Direct workload based on customer timelines and company’s availability.
• Manage job profitability by working with department supervisors to provide budgets and process the work most effectively.
• Analyze department efficiencies to ensure achievement of all performance goals and objectives are being met.
• Research, contact, and secure new sales leads to grow the contract machining division.
• Ensure completion of all paperwork, records, documents, and material ordering, etc.
• Assist in development and implementation of procedures/controls to promote efficient lean operations of the organization; ensure groups follow procedures/controls.
• Travel, as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Nature and Scope:

The Company’s headquarters operate in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, with a remote satellite office in Indiana. The Menomonee Falls facility coordinates production for all customers; metal die stamping, CNC machining, Waterjet cutting and medical cleaning capabilities.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential day satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• High school education or GED.
• Requires valid driver’s license.
• 5-7 years prior experience in similar position; industry knowledge.
• Immediate Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel, AutoCAD or CAM
• Ability to work up to 50 hours per week as necessary based on company needs.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as technical specifications, technical procedures, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write standard documentation.
• Ability to effectively communicate with managers, vendors, customers, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as dimensions, tolerances, proportions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variable in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Preferred Requirements:

• Engineering Degree preferred.
• Team Lead or Supervisory experience a plus.
• Prior manufacturing experience, useful.
• Journey card – CNC or Tool & Die a plus.
• Solidworks experience is a plus.

Major challenges:

• Job profitability.
• Job planning/work flow on time deliveries.
• Keep customers up-to-date on progress, issues, and engineering challenges.
• Generate quotes in a timely manner.
• Navigating diverse personalities.

Physical and Vision Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk or hear, and reach with hands and arms, and climb or balance. The position requires working with others and a heavy amount of desk work, sitting for long periods of time; 75% sitting, 10% standing, 15% walking or bending. The position requires the ability to lift between 25-50 pounds at various times. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. The position encounters a great deal of reading and therefore requires the ability to work with various size printed materials. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Some travel may be required.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Protective clothing/equipment required:

• Safety glasses with side shields