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BENEFITS: Medical Insurance, Health Savings Plan (HSA), Flexible Spending Plans (Dependent and Medical), Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) with an employer match, Term Life Benefits, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee-of-the-Month, Employee-of-the-Year, On-site Welding Training and Qualifications, Employee Luncheons, Employee and Family Company Picnics, Community Volunteering Opportunities, RITALKA University

The Director of Project Management has the primary responsibility for daily supervision of the Project Manager Department. Customer contact, scheduling product deliveries, adhering to predetermined project timelines during the manufacturing phase of a project. The ability to multi-task in a fast paced proto-type manufacturing environment is required. Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.

What does the Director of Project Management do?

• Maintain a clean and organized work environment and operating system
• Responsible to coordinate for all project documentation
• Research questions related to the fabrication, welding, painting and assembly of customer projects. Communicate answers to shop floor personnel
• Coordinate delivery of outsourced components with the purchasing department to ensure vendor supplied parts are delivered in a timely manner
• Act as a primary focal point for customer contact during the manufacturing phase of a project
• Project/program scope management
• Develop and implement program schedules
• Monitor manufacturing progress against timeline milestones and advise management personnel of timeline changes and ECO's that take place during the course of a project
• Create shop floor work orders and properly structure Bills of Material (BOM) to reflect raw material assignments for in-housework or outsourcing sequences followed by in-house machining / welding / assembly / paint
• Have the knowledge manufacturing processes
• Have the knowledge of MPR/ERP, Microsoft products, blue printing reading, 2D & 3D software
• Ensure standard practices are followed by all Project Managers
• Provide standardized training for current and new Project Managers
• Monitor Key Point indicators across all active projects
• Development of project staff

What do we look for in a quality candidate? Someone who:

• Ability to interact with Engineering, Mfg Operations, Sales, Clients and Quality is vital
• Five to Ten Years' experience in Project Management or Manufacturing Management
• Bachelor of Science degree in one of the following: Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Management, or Project Management
• PMP Certification desired
• 2 years of people leadership

OR Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be acceptable.

Many tasks include their own work and/or the review of work of others in the department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

SpecSys Overview

SpecSys is a full-service provider that offers project management, engineering, and manufacturing for fast-track projects, systems, and products with a main focus on large mobile equipment - if it moves and it's big, we can do it! At SpecSys, we take safety and quality very seriously. We want our employees to go home in the same way they arrived at work (maybe even better if possible) and we do that by providing our services On Time, On Budget, and Done Right. As one of the few engineering and manufacturing companies that are ISO-9001:2015 certified, you know that our standards and processes are first-rate.

Why You Should Apply Here

SpecSys is a family-owned company that focuses on creating jobs in rural communities in the upper Midwest; purposefully deciding to create jobs away from the chaos of larger metro areas. Our company values help to foster strong relationships with not only our employees and customers, but also our communities. We take pride in finding careers that fit the person rather than a person to fit a job which allows us all to do extraordinary things with ordinary people.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.