Manufacturing IT Project Manager
Sandalwood Engineering Ergonomics, United States

When you join the Sandalwood team, you’ll join an engaging and inclusive group. In your day to day activities, you’ll work with multiple customers, as a consultant and trusted partner in Sandalwood’s areas of expertise of Systems Integration, Systems Engineering amp; Injury Prevention. You’ll help customers innovate, solve their current struggles and guide them with the power of Sandalwood’s deeply ingrained subject matter expertise.

The Manufacturing IT Project Manager will join a growing team of IT, Engineering and Health amp; Safety professionals helping our customers reduce their work-related risk to quality, productivity and employee health.

Responsibilities will include oversight and proactively ensuring the successful implementation of plant floor IT projects within manufacturing environments. The Project Manager will coordinate teams of technical resources and must organize, manage, control, and direct activities for the assigned projects. This role will lead status meetings with the project team and maintain project documentation such as project timelines, dashboards, punch lists, and meeting minutes. The Project Manager will also be expected to provide status reports and present status to management as applicable.

Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

• Background in project management.
• Familiarity with the integration of plant floor systems such as MES, SCADA, Etc.
• Understanding of the plant floor environment.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies, such as: scope management, schedule development amp; integration, risk management, status amp; control planning, issue amp; action item management
• Experience with both agile and waterfall methodologies
• Strong sense of drive, initiative, work ethic and ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Good sense of judgement, analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, well-organized, detail oriented team player
• Any experience or interest around OT cyber security is beneficial

Requirements

• 2+ experience in IT project management
• Experience in manufacturing environments
• Bachelor's degree in Management, IT, Engineering or equivalent experience
• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Local or the ability to self-relocate to Metro Detroit for onsite visits to customer sites when needed

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental amp; Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary amp; ADamp;D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick amp; Public Holidays)
• Short Term amp; Long Term Disability
• Training amp; Development
• Support to grow in multiple areas

Job Rewards and Benefits