PROJECT MANAGER at Schneider Packaging Equipment – Brewerton, New York

Base Salary Range: $90,000 - $115,000

Reports to – Manager of Project Management

Annual Bonus: Yes

Direct Reports –None

Remote: No

Status –Exempt

Company Website: www.schneiderequip.com

ABOUT SCHNEIDER

At Schneider Packaging Equipment Company, Inc. (“Schneider”), we believe innovation starts with the consumer. This approach has propelled our success in developing real-world solutions that allow us to automate the supply of life’s products. With over 50 years of industry problem-solving in end-of-line automation, Schneider is a leading manufacturer of case packing and robotic palletizing solutions. Headquartered in Upstate New York, we design state-of-the-art machinery for customers in industries such as: food and beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, personal care, plastics, and paper.

Schneider is now a part of the Pacteon family of companies. Our continued growth has allowed us to really be our Customer’s one source for end of line packaging solutions.

ABOUT PACTEON

Pacteon Group provides one source for best-in-class automation focused on end of line packaging solutions, providing the highest-level customer experience. Through a broad range of robotic and non-robotic equipment, ability to integrate solutions seamlessly across portfolio companies, and full sales and service coverage, Pacteon is uniquely positioned to design flexible and custom solutions for your automation needs. For more information on Pacteon, please visit www.pacteon.com .

OUR CORE VALUES

We believe and live our Core Values, our IPACT:

Integrity

Pride

Accountability

Customer Service

Teamwork

Our Pacteon Promise is “We make it right”. As our customer’s one source for end-of-line packaging solutions, everyone plays an important role to make that happen. We provide internal growth paths for our employees and support them in their professional development goals. Diversity is important to us; we are proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer striving for innovation and growth both for our employees and our Company.

SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

The Project Manager is responsible for providing project planning and management of projects. The Project Manager will need to ensure that projects are completed to specification, within an established time frame and budget. They will need to employ industry experience to improve all aspects of project planning and resource management. The Project Manager will need to meet the Schneiders’ quality standards while maintaining working knowledge of relevant technologies and best practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing projects from award through site acceptance under project management framework to include the following:
• Assist in the definition of project scope and goals.
• Develop project plans that coordinate resource and budgetary needs.
• Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating resources to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for staff members required for specific projects.
• Identify and manage potential risks and liabilities of multiple projects.
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers as needed.
• Manage deadlines and push the team to ensure timeliness.
• Assign, prioritize, and supervise project tasks (task management).
• Manage communication with external and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements and business needs.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• Host regular project team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects.
• Serve as a point of contact for teams to ensure team actions are managed.
• Analyze, plan, and develop requirements and standards in reference to scheduled projects.
• Manage, and maintain, all project documents.
• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project.
• Communicate with business leadership to keep the project aligned with their goals.
• Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected.
• Track project performance using appropriate KPIs, metrics, tools, and techniques.
• Responsible for maintaining project management process to ensure process, tools, and resources are maintained and trained to manage projects under framework.
• Support any other project related activities for other internal projects as needed (i.e. R&D projects).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Education:
• Bachelor's degree in business or related technical field required.
• Experience:
• 5+ years of experience in a design-build manufacturing environment as a project manager.
• Professional Project Management Certification.
• Demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes, strategies, and methods.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality.
• Experienced user with Microsoft Office (MS Project, Smartsheet, Dynamics, etc.)
• Experienced with use of SharePoint.
• Skills:
• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles.
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others.

BENEFITS

• Medical/HSA/FSA
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Company paid Life and AD&D
• Optional Life Insurance
• Flexible Work Schedule

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK REQUIREMENTS

Physical Requirement

Sitting - Frequently

Standing/Walking - Frequently

Lifting/Carrying Less Than 10 lbs - Frequently

Lifting/Carrying Less than 30 lbs - Sometimes

Pushing/Pulling - Sometimes

Keyboarding - Frequently

Gross Manipulation - Frequently

Fine Manipulation - Frequently

Driving - Sometimes

Stooping - Sometimes

Speaking - Frequently

Hearing - Frequently

Near Visual Acuity - Frequently

Ability to Travel - Sometimes