Manufacturing Project Manager

Manufacturing Project Manager

Weir Minerals

St. Louis, MO

Onsite

Purpose of Role : The Project Manager is responsible for designing and leading the execution of production plans for company products, which are engineered and / or made to order specialty projects.

They will lead the development and execution of the Output Plan’ each month and maintain tracking mechanisms to ensure the team stays on track.

The tools utilized will be, SAP, Power BI, Power Apps, Excel, Microsoft Office tools, and the War Room process for execution tracking.

Why choose Weir :

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future : At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive.

And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way : Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel.

Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong : Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves.

We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities :

Project Planning : Work with the Planning Manager to establish monthly output plan to include targeted OE and AM orders to build in the given month.

The plan must meet the financial objective (forecast) and should include margin to hedge higher risk orders. Identification of orders with risk and level of risk is imperative.

Communicate with Team : Lead bi-weekly production meetings to highlight specific areas where the team is falling behind and include a review of current machine / personnel capacity and supply chain.

The meeting is intended to review and manage exceptions to the plan along with tracking progress and escalate delays in engineering, production and purchasing to ensure timely execution of customer orders.

• Reporting : Lead and support the development and implementation of business system tools and reports using authorized corporate software Power BI, Power App, 42Q and Excel
• Prompt Updates : Provide updates and delivery schedules to Sales team for customer orders Must sustain a 24 hour response time.
• Safety First : Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
• Related experience in a manufacturing environment - Industrial or Mechanical engineering is highly preferred.
• SAP or similar MRP systems, SAP highly preferred.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Project Management, Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• PMP Certification preferred.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable.

Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost.

With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future.

We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page .

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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