• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of multiple projects.
• Develops project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develops comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients, staff members along with tracking of progress.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project.
• Delegate project tasks based on junior staff members' individual strengths, skill sets, and experience levels.
• Track project performance to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Support Corporate and Site Engineering by assisting with projects as assigned.
• Enforces Federal, State, City and A.I.B. Health and Safety Standards, including OSHA (State and/or Federal) and Hazardous Material regulation, in keeping with the work process and chemical inventory by location.
• Promotes safety in the work area by understanding and following safety procedures and reporting all accidents in a timely manner. Ensures that contractors follow all company policies and carries out the safety program.
• Responsible for Quality and Food Safety functions (reporting all quality and food safety concerns/issues to QA) as assigned and outlined in Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of this role.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited 4-year college or equivalent relevant experience required; with emphasis in project management preferred.
• 5 years of progressively responsible experience in project management or project development in manufacturing required.
• Preferred experience in Food manufacturing.
• Preferred PMP/PRINCE II certification.
• Required – Proficiency with all MS Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE)

• Proficient ability to communicate with clients, internal and external.
• Proficient organizational skills and multi-tasking of projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.
• Working knowledge of mathematical, statistical, and financial skills and understanding.

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, taste, or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds with assistance from co-worker and/or mechanic devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. May require use of equipment in machine shop, small portable equipment, and manual tools. Duties may require occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions. Noise level is usually moderate.