Astec ยท 1 month ago
Operations Program Manager
Chattanooga, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expAstec Industries is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company specializing in asphalt road building and aggregate processing. The Operations Program Manager will lead a project management team to ensure the successful execution of site efficiency programs across several manufacturing facilities, overseeing team development and coordinating with various departments to deliver complex projects effectively.
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Responsibilities
Lead a team of Project Managers to develop the vision and plan for projects based on facility needs and assign resources
Oversee the hiring, performance, development, and management of the project team
Ensure the project management team properly executes the planning, scheduling, and execution of Astec facility projects
Plan and lead manufacturing project planning sessions, facilitate project status meetings, maintain complex project plans/schedules, update RAID logs, and track costs and resources for multiple projects simultaneously
Work to streamline and improve the efficiency of communication lines, related to project management
Facilitate and lead process improvement initiatives related to project management processes
Provide a supportive work environment for the team; select, mentor, coach, and develop others
Conduct regular team meetings to discuss project status, challenges, and solutions
Oversee the project management team portfolio to ensure all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
Preparing and presenting program-level reporting for upper management
Analyze current project management processes and identify areas for improvement
Implement new procedures and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Ensure clear, specific, accurate, and timely communications with customers
Respond quickly and appropriately to customer needs and problems
Work closely with engineering teams, Astec representatives, vendors, and various internal departments
Foster a collaborative environment to achieve program goals
Conduct performance reviews and provide feedback to team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher or equivalent combination of education and experience and training
7-10 years of end-to-end project management experience
2+ years in leadership of a team
Proficiency in Project Management Software (i.e., Project Insight, Asana, Microsoft Project, etc.)
Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
Ability to confidently facilitate large-scale project planning workshops
Effective team-building expertise
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly organized with strong attention to detail
Microsoft Outlook expertise
Proficiency in Microsoft Suites
Preferred
Project management experience in an industrial, engineering, and/or manufacturing environment highly preferred
Experience in a matrix-based, marcom organization preferred
Company
Astec
World leader in the production of both warm mix and hot mix asphalt equipment technology, support and training and is the only manufacturer in the world to offer a complete line of portable, relocatable and stationary continuous mix asphalt plants from 80tph to 600tph, as well as batch mix asphalt plants and soil remediation equipment.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1986-06-27IPO
Leadership Team
Christopher Glomski
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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