Kadant Black Clawson LLC ยท 4 days ago
Senior Project Manager
Lebanon, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expKadant Black Clawson LLC is an established leader in equipment and systems for the international pulp and paper process industries. The Senior Project Manager will oversee cross-functional projects, ensuring they meet scope requirements, budgets, and timelines, while managing product launches and customer close-outs in the Capital Projects sector.
Responsibilities
Manages cross-functional projects to a successful outcome
Ensures functionality meets the project requirements
Guarantees project timing is developed and maintained
Monitors project spend to ensure actual is at or below budget
Manages the risk of the project as defined in the project document
Manages project scope change, seeking appropriate approvals and adjusting time, budget, design specifications, and risk accordingly
Primary emphasis for the role will be to manage Capital projects for the Stock Prep and Chemical Pulping industry
Provides direction for all functional resources to ensure successful completion of tasks
Supports sales and purchasing teams during vendor selection and final client meetings
Creates, manages, amends, and publishes project schedules
Creates, updates, and manages project budget
Updates project scope/product functional scope documents to align with any changes in approved scope
Communicates regularly on status and expectations
Coordinates with KBC site supervisors & managers
May include direct supervision of other employees, which includes making hiring decisions, conducting performance appraisals, overseeing training and development, approving time off, and enforcing KBC policies
Qualification
Required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to directly interface with customer contacts for project status and updates
Exhibits a positive approach
Successful track record of taking initiative and getting results
Provides examples of working well within and leading a team
Demonstrates strong organizational skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and other related software
Ability to read technical drawings with GD&T
Demonstrates KBC values of personal accountability, discipline, trust, and proactive action
This position requires a Bachelor of Science degree in a technical field with 10 years of work experience
Five or more years of cross-functional project management experience is mandatory
Must have a track record of successfully leading production release of Capital projects
A suitable candidate will provide examples of their personal actions and results achieved against project schedule, budget, scope change, and risk management
Ability to manage 3-4 projects simultaneously through various phases of the project is also required
Candidate should also have experience managing NPD projects through a Stage-Gate process
Due to frequent visits at customer sites and mills, this position is safety sensitive
Must be able to handle approximately 40% travel
Preferred
Strong preference given to candidates with MS project experience
Experience with sheet metal fabrication, welding, cast iron part design, and injection molded plastic part design/assembly is preferred
Preference will also be given to candidates with PMP certification
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
Company
Kadant Black Clawson LLC
Kadant Black Clawson develops and manufactures custom-engineered systems and equipment, as well as standard individual components for pulping, de-inking, screening, cleaning, and refining primarily recycled fiber for production of virgin pulp for entry into the paper machine.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase