Job Title : Manufacturing Project Manager
Select employment type : Fulltime / Contract
Locations : Elkhart, IN
About the client : -
Our client is a global leader in Engineering and R&D (ER&D) services. With 976 patents filed for 57 of the Global Top 100 ER&D spenders, the client lives and breathes engineering.
Some of their innovations include World's 1st Autonomous Welding Robot, Solar 'Connectivity' Drone, and the Smartest Campus in the World, to name a few.
Their expertise in engineering design, product development, smart manufacturing, and digitalization touches every area of human lives - from the moment one wakes up till the time one goes to bed.
With 110 Innovation and R&D design centers globally, the client specializes in disruptive technology spaces such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Robots, Digital Factory, and Autonomous Transport.
Our client is a publicly listed subsidiary of a well-respected $21 billion conglomerate operating in over 30 countries
Job Description :
Should be able to translate user requirements into functional design and a technical concept
Provide advanced technical solutions and leads team through process.
Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices.
Devise innovative solutions to existing manufacturing problems.
Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.
Should conduct plant assessments & understand customer requirements and define DOU / SOW
Should support in preparing RFQ / RFIs to vendors and should evaluate vendor quotes
Should support in preparing proposals to customers and should play role in winning projects
Coordinate offshore & vendor teams based on project requirement
Should support Project Status Reviews and Senior Management Reviews
Responsible for customer satisfaction and future engagement with customer
Should be able to travel across the multiple locations
Skills required
A) General
Project Management Skills & End-to-end Automation project execution experience
Project estimation & Proposal preparation
Customer Management
Vendor Management & RFQ to Vendors
Offshore co-ordination
Plant assessments
Very good interpersonal and communication skills.
Critical thinking and problem solving capabilities
Business development skills and co-ordination with sales
B) Manufacturing Automation
Manufacturing Automation experience
Experience in custom engineered solution businesses as well as factory automation is ideal.
Experience in developing system integration solutions for assembly line automation projects.
Strong Fundamental knowledge of Mechanical Engineering and control automation.
Should have good understanding of the automation ecosystem.
Automation high level concept Preparation
Automation ROM & BOM high level estimation
Low cost automation, Fixture design, SPM & Testing machine knowledge
Robotics / Collaborative robot Automation
Process Automation
Assembly, Pick & place, Vision and Inspection automation
Industry experience Truck & Off Highway Manufacturing. (any other industry will be added advantage)
Knowledge of Operation technology communication protocols
Automation Cell integration experience ( Robotics / Pneumatic / PLC / Safety etc.)
integration experience in robotics and linear motion systems
Competent in performing value stream mapping and leading lean manufacturing initiatives