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Milwaukee Tool lists this Senior Project Engineer-Operations opportunity in town of mukwonago, Wisconsin. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
At Milwaukee Tool (Milwaukee), we strive for operational excellence to deliver best-in-class products that exceed the needs of our end users. We achieve this by cultivating a culture to hire, reward, mentor and grow 'Exceptional People.'
At Milwaukee Tool (Milwaukee), we strive for operational excellence to deliver best-in-class products that exceed the needs of our end users. We achieve this by cultivating a culture to hire, reward, mentor and grow 'Exceptional People.'
As an Sr Operations Project Engineer within the Strategic Operations team, your primary focus would be the support of Milwaukee's Hand Tools|Storage|PPE business unit. You will be utilizing your technical skills and project management ability to support new product development (NPD) launches, manufacturing support initiatives, risk mitigation efforts and strategic transfer execution. Project types include execution of operations milestones, in house product releases as well as some capacity and process improvement projects. In addition, you will work directly with manufacturing cells to improve processes and reduce costs through machine improvements, capacity projects, and design changes.
Milwaukee Electric Tool offers benefits on your first day of work (health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k) and an excellent working environment that includes an on-site cafeteria as well as a state-of-the-art fitness facility!
Benefits
Milwaukee Electric Tool offers benefits on your first day of work (health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k) and an excellent working environment that includes an on-site cafeteria as well as a state-of-the-art fitness facility!
Duties And Responsibilities
Leads medium scale strategic operations projects for NPD or legacy products. Provides project leader support on mid-level complexity projects under the supervision of department manager.
Create project schedules, resource plans (RASICs), and facilitate and document project meetings.
Track project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines; keep team and management informed of project issues. Identify and mitigate project risks & implements risk reduction plans. Escalate as appropriate.
Work cross-functionally and globally with Quality & Reliability Engineering, Purchasing, Finance, Service & Support, Marketing, and numerous other departments.
Lead operational readiness & implementation. Accountable for technical elements of project execution including integration of equipment, tooling, capability reviews, manufacturing process and safety, regulatory and standards compliance.
Evaluate supply chain design relative to the selection, cost and resolution of problems associated with materials, manufacturing process and logistics.
Interpret data and make corresponding design recommendations including but not limited to:
Impact to financial margins (i.e. GM and EBIT), total capital / expense required
Beginner to intermediate supply chain design analysis
End to end logistics modeling (small scale)
Risk tradeoff for short term strategy
Line layout considerations for NPD if in house
Accountable for technical elements of project execution including integration of equipment, tooling, capability reviews, manufacturing process and safety, regulatory and standards compliance.
Assist in developing comprehensive project plans and drive project execution to meet cost, schedule, and performance targets per project plans.
Does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, although will provide input for performance appraisals for cross functional project team members. Also oversees day-to-day activities of project team members’ tasks related to project.
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Education And Experience Requirements
Relevant degree in industrial engineering mechanical engineering, supply chain or operations.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience.
While applicant’s primary location will be Mukwonago WI, they can expect to travel a to travel suppliers internationally & domestically a few times of year. In addition ad hoc visits to the corporate site in downtown Milwaukee (bi-weekly) will be necessary.
Ability to manage several simultaneous projects is required.
To be successful in this role you will need to be a self-starter who has a strong problem-solving skill set and understand supply chain strategy
Must possess a high level of Manufacturing/Industrial engineering aptitude including a broad knowledge of manufacturing processes.
Experience successfully managing low-moderate complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects.
Should have interest in strategic long-term planning within supply chain design and operations.
Able to provide a basic overview of upcoming workload and identify potential resource bottlenecks.
Basic understanding of various cost drivers associated with materials, labor & overhead is required.
Basic understanding to use CAD is preferred but not required.
PMP certification is a plus but not required.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software including Microsoft Project.
Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.
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