DISHER Talent · 2 months ago
Automation Project Manager
Comstock Park, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expDISHER is a world leading automation company specializing in groundbreaking technologies for manufacturing. The Automation Project Manager will lead projects, ensuring customer satisfaction and managing budgets while promoting team collaboration and resolving conflicts.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
You will provide leadership for projects including scope, risk, timing, cost, and quality
As the customer main point of contact, you will spend most of your time communicating and facilitating the design and build process and ensuring customer satisfaction. This will include weekly updates and direct communication with the customer to resolve open issues
During the project you will report status updates, to both the customer and in house teams. After project completion you will share best practices and lessons learned in monthly BP review
Act as the driving force for the team, promoting cooperation, conflict resolution & negotiation
Understand the financial details and budget of each assigned project. Ensure that the projects stay within budget and alert management when the job approaches 80% of budget
Create RFQ’s
Track purchased with all ASI departments
Develop quote and submit quote to Lear
Reiterate scope in the quote to match SOW or line up from team requesting the quote
Develop Milestone Timeline and kickoff the job with a meeting with all leaders @ ASI and Automation Team that will impact the job
Develop & manage issues lists. Communicate the issues list weekly and strive daily to close open issues. PM’s focus at this point of the job is to drive resolution & manage schedule to allow the team to complete the job
Communicate to the customer timing for FAT and any shipping arrangements that need to be made
All other PM responsibilities & tasks
Qualification
Required
Comprehensive understanding of Project Management best practices and processes, including but not limited to MS Project, Excel, critical path analysis and change management
History of managing customer contracts and relationships as well as indirectly managing teams
Actively listen, probe, and identify concerns. Develop credibility, loyalty, trust, & commitment
Ability to negotiate, resolve conflict and proactive decision analysis
Travel to Lear sites up to 30% of the time. This may include domestic and international travel depending on the project
Lead/Manage engineers and technical trades on project teams
Good communicator, organized & self-motivated
Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent combination of experience and education
5+ years of experience in industrial automation or engineering services industry
5+ years of experience in Project Management
Preferred
PMP desired but not required
Company
DISHER Talent
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51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase