Project Manager

Employee Magnets; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Employee Magnets is seeking an Operations Project Manager to oversee the successful execution of multiple projects, monitor progress, deadlines, risks, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, QA, materials, and supply chains.

You will create schedules, manage resources, prepare status reports, and ensure projects meet KPIs and customer expectations while maintaining strong communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration/management or related field.
• 3-5 years of project management experience.
• Advanced time management and analytical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft skills.
• PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partners with stakeholders & cross-functional teams to identify project tasks, define activities, and lead initiatives.
• Understands customers' expectations and deliverables with awareness of operational impact in a fast-paced growth environment.
• Identifies risks in project schedules and coordinates contingencies with teams.
• Manages day-to-day operational project aspects and scope, using PM tools and skills.
• Ensures project documents are current and stored properly, and cross-checks equipment.
• Creates project Gantt charts and schedules and manages project issues with teams.
• Maintains strong analytical mindset to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Communicates effectively with customers and in-house participants across projects.
• Delivers engaging, well-organized presentations and escalates issues timely.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Operations, QA, Materials, and CI teams to implement improvements.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Analytical skills

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration/management

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Manager - Project Dept. VII

Description

Summary

The operations project manager is responsible for the successful execution of projects assigned. Monitoring project progress, setting deadlines, and solving issues for different teams to execute the projects. Oversee the day-to-day projects tasks, and activities, including organizing and overseeing the schedules and work of assigned Teams, conducting project status evaluations that are timely, directing team members, managing resources, ensuring the project is delivered on time, and meeting company KPIs and customer's expectations.

Responsibilities

• Partners with different stakeholders & Cross-functional teams to identify project tasks, define activities, and lead project initiatives.
• Good understating of customers' expectations and deliverables with awareness of operational impact in a fast-paced growth environment.
• Identifies risks in project schedules and proactively plans/coordinates contingencies with different teams.
• Manages day-to-day operational project aspects and scope, using PM tools & skills sets.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately and responsible for cross-checking & confirming equipment.
• Create projects Gantt charts and schedules and manage project issues with different teams.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to concurrently manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Communicate effectively with customers and all associated in-house participants of different projects.
• Strong work ethic with an ability to manage workload while efficiently and effectively prioritizing responsibilities to meet deadlines.
• Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations, and resolves or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Establish purchasing timeline & receiving schedule with the Engineering Team, and Communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, QA, Materials, and, Continuous improvement teams to implement OP's improvements.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Requires bachelor's degree in business administration/management or related field.
• Requires 3-5 years' experience in project management.
• Must have advanced time management and analytical skills.
• Requires excellent Microsoft skills.
• PMP Certification preferred.

Essential Skills:

• Requires ability to handle multiple tasks and work well under pressure.
• Requires ability to handle sensitive situations with tack and diplomacy.
• Ability to read, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Must be proficient in MS suites.
• Must have strong verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and get along with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Requires excellent organizational skills.
• Must be able to understand and follow complex instructions.
• Must have the ability to learn new software applications.
• Requires excellent analytical skills.
• Must be detail oriented.

Competencies:

• Shows determination to achieve excellent results
• Finds better ways
• Demands top performance
• Inspires commitment

Working Conditions

Office and outside environmental conditions found in the warehouse, hot in the summer, cold in the winter. Individuals may need to walk for an extensive period of time while working and walking the facilities; to reach over shoulder heights; bend or stoop below the waist; repetitive wrist, hand, or finger movement; occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.