Sr Project Leader

Job Description

Come be DISRUPTIVE with us! At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and have an unparalleled pride in their work and in the Milwaukee brand. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization that's why we invest in an individual's growth and development from day one.

All our teams touch every step of the process, that is why our Project teams are some of the key contributors to our continuous innovations. The fast-paced, agile environment continuously delivers disruptive technologies by providing every team with the resources needed to excel and working directly with End Users to understand how to deliver heavy-duty products with high performance. We create Best in Class products by leveraging advanced analysis fabrics, extensive testing regimes, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and cross-functional agility. To learn more about the Milwaukee story and our company click HERE.

The OPMO Sr Project Leader is responsible for managing highly complex and high-profile operational projects and programs without direction. Individuals in this position provide leadership, oversight, and timely implementation of programs which vary broadly based on the needs of the business. This role will report to the OPMO Director of Strategic Operations.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Participate as a leader in support of the department’s management team in the development of new product process strategies, plans, and improvement initiatives and other general activities.
• Provides leadership over highly complex and high-priority design projects. Provides direction, guidance, and engineering / operational expertise to team members. Review work of site teams, engineers and other project team members.
• Responsible for the completion of assigned operational projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. Prepare project budgets, capital expenditure forecasts, status reports and other reports as necessary to effectively manage the project activity.
• Communicates, both verbal and written, to assure all groups are working toward the goal of timely project completion. Communicate technical details, ideas, and concepts to engineers and non-engineers in multiple locations.
• Drive design of projects to meet market-driven design guides and fulfill cost, timing, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing requirements.
• Analyze, evaluate and select from operational or design execution alternatives to best meet specification objectives and implement designs into mass production.
• Accountable for technical elements of project execution including integration of complicated components and assemblies, material selection, packaging and safety, regulatory, and standards compliance.
• Comply with all METCo procedures covering new product development and design output in addition to procedures of non-engineering departments related to project flow.
• Consistently visualizes entire scope of a project with appropriate guidance.
• Schedules, develops agendas, facilitates, and documents project meetings.
• Tracks project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines.
• Regularly makes presentations of project status.
• May occasionally recommend changes to existing standards and procedures.
• Maintains an awareness of competitive offerings and the general business climate in the power tool industry.
• Align with OpEx Strategic teams for understanding of decision-making financial drivers and business commitments.
• Understand implications of tariff policy and corresponding operational needs for localization, supply chain strategy, and manufacturing locations.
• Provides team leadership and can provide direct management of personnel based on experience, career development, and team growth.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related field. Post graduate degree is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years experience in related field. Minimum 3 years prior experience in engineering based project management.
• Must possess project managerial skills combined with technical expertise along with a working knowledge of planning, budgets and financial analysis.
• Must have a working design knowledge of a wide variety of the technologies associated with Milwaukee products. Must be able to conduct detailed analyses or recognize the need and seek the appropriate expertise to achieve the desired results.
• Must possess basic understanding of statistical analysis and reliability application to products.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software including Microsoft Project.
• Travel (domestic and international) will be required 25-35%.
  
  

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.