Production Project Manager - Onsite

Title: Production Project Manager - Onsite

Mandatory skills:

project management,
Rail Industry,
industrial engineering, operations management,
capital equipment manufacturing environment,
manufacturing, industrial products,
production, production environment, production schedule,
quality requirements, budget requirements, cost reduction,
project schedule, project reports, project scope, project quality requirements,
Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality Management,
customer progress reports, customer change proposals

Description:

Position Overview:
The client is seeking a professional Production Project Manager with a proven track record of managing complex projects in a production environment. As a Production Project Manager you will coordinate all production related activities for a ground-breaking hybrid and battery locomotive project. You will manage all production schedule, quality and budget requirements of the project and report directly to the Project Director.

Responsibilities:
Drive production milestones to meet project schedule for vehicle delivery and acceptance.
Effectively communicate and manage project expectations to production team members and production stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
Organize interdepartmental activities and issues affecting production, including interactions with all Production departments, Industrial Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality Management, and Project Management.
Develop and deliver monthly project reports, customer progress reports, customer change proposals, and presentations to management and internal / external stakeholders.
Coach, mentor and motivate project team members and contractors; influence them to take positive actions to forward the project in their assigned scope.
Report budget and schedule performance on a regular basis to the Project Management and initiate measures to mitigate any budget overruns or schedule slippage.
Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential problems, devise contingency plans.
Drive cost reduction measures in operations departments related to the project.
Ensure all project quality requirements are met.
Coordinate and drive resolution of issues impacting successful production activities.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:
BS/BA in related technical discipline, or advanced degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5 years demonstrated experience in project management, industrial engineering, or operations management in an engineer-to-order, capital equipment manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience in the manufacturing of large and complex industrial products.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:
BS degree in Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline.
MBA degree.
Experience in manufacturing large engineer-to-order capital equipment environment.
Rail Industry experience.

VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions.

Contact Details :

VIVA USA INC.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008