Project Manager (Electronic Interconnect Products)

Meritec is seeking talented team players in our Painesville, Ohio facility who are committed to pushing the boundaries of interconnect technology performance and innovation. Join us and connect your career to the future.

Description

The Project Manager will oversee various projects of moderate to high complexity of design, manufacturing, supply chain and quality projects; leading projects from original concept through final implementation. Manage and report project scope, status, escalations, cost, and timing to all impacted internal and external stakeholders.

This position is full-time, onsite at our Painesville, Ohio manufacturing facility.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of the development, implementation, and tracking of assigned programs/projects including project charters, project plans, action trackers, punch lists, project documentation, leader standard work, and standard operating procedures through completion. Act as a single point of contact for projects.
• Participate in defining project scope and objectives. Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, budget, metrics, resource plans, and status reports.
• Interpret plans and project requirements, communicates needed resources to management, and manages implementation of projects.
• Conduct project meetings including but not limited to daily huddles, Kaizen process/quality/manufacturing improvement events. Responsible for process mapping, project tracking and analysis. Provide progress reports to support internal management reporting.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to coordinate root cause investigations, leadership report-outs, metric/dashboard reporting.
• Collaborate with Sales and Engineering on Design and Production Projects to increase customer engagement/partnership.
• Manage the integration of customer/vendor tasks, track and review customer/vendor deliverables. Manages contract administration and invoicing.
• Manage NPI process improvement implementation from sales, design and production phase.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards.
• Responsible for project cost monitoring.
• Some travel may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline required.
• PMP Certification required.
• Proven success in leading Lean Six Sigma initiatives, Kaizen Events, Value Stream Mapping, Process Mapping, Pareto Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, metric/dashboard reporting required.
• Minimum of 4 years of program/project management in sales/operations/new product introduction preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of production/quality/process engineering/product management preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years experience in Mechanical or Electrical product/design management preferred.
• Experience and demonstrated aptitude in all phases of design, testing and operations of electronics manufacturing.
• Experience with Visio, Tableau, Power BI, Salesforce, experience a plus.
• Experience with technical and analytical design guidance in stamping, molding, tooling and assembly in the connector space a plus.

Required Skills

• Excellent analytical skills; ability to prioritize assignments, effectively and professionally deal with interruptions, meet deadlines, and multi-task in a fast-paced and growth-oriented environment.
• Proficiency using, MS Project, MS Office, and SolidWorks.
• Professional and effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexible, adaptable team player with ability to lead, influence, negotiate, resolve conflicts and build consensus.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently.
• Must be able to track and guide simultaneous projects and timelines to target.

Benefits

• Shareholder status

• Healthcare benefits

• Fully paid life insurance

• Health Savings Account with company contribution

• 401(k) employer match

• Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Growth and Development Opportunities

• Positive culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Meritec (a Qnnect Company) is well-established, growth-oriented, signal integrity leaders and preferred vertically integrated manufacturer of high-performance electrical and electronic interconnect embedded systems and connectors with over fifty-years of innovation, serving world-wide markets with cost-effective solutions.

Qnnect and its affiliated companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.