Manufacturing Project Manager

Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com.

Location: Macomb - Mile
Req ID: 29029

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Accountable for the planning, directing, and execution of local and/or global projects. The Project Manager is also responsible for managing projects and project team activities in the development and launch of new products relevant to Aerospace manufacturing.

• Coordinate/lead multiple projects of med-high complexity and risk or projects with multiple sub-projects.
• Drive relevant project and project status communications; Monitor progress through project management reviews.
• Manage and work through project launch teams to ensure that the project scope and outcome is achieved. Accountable for scope change management within the project. Responsible for orchestrating response to customer scope changes in collaboration with the Customer Account Manager and the project team.
• Execute, monitor and control the schedule, cost deliverables, risk management and scope to meet or exceed stakeholder and customer expectations.
• Responsible for allocating resources and management of the project team. Proactively manages potential conflict and resource constraints.
• Works across business to resolve elevated issues internally and with the customer, ensuring barriers that could impede project progress are removed.
• Coordinates with Customer Account Manager to act as the primary point of customer contact for the project.
• Participate in strategic planning/profit planning processes
• Evaluate and implement continuous improvement in the product development process. May include authoring documents and standards.

• Provide guidance and support to lower level project managers.
• Assure customer development and production product forecasting and Sales Order demand is maintained
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Documents actions by completing production logs.
• Additional job duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, not required; Minimum High school diploma/GED, certificate in Machine Tool Technology or equivalent work experience
• 1 to 4 years’ experience in a product life cycle environment and in management
• Understanding of PowerPoint, Excel, 3D Model, CAD, Scheduling, Aerospace, blueprints and GD & T
• Understanding of fabrication, machining, outsourcing, turning tooling, machine prints, time management, materials, tool assembly and inspection
• Strong leadership skills including the building of effective teams, an ability to manage conflict, the effective setting of priorities in the team and an ability to clearly define roles, responsibilities and objectives, strong financial acumen and advanced use of analysis tools
• Solid knowledge and understanding of the Material Requirements Planning (MRPII) process
• Demonstrates a commitment to Quality, Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Good communication and collaboration experience a MUST

The physical demands listed are representative of those required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodation may be provided for individuals with disabilities.

Employees frequently stand, walk, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and work from ladders or scaffolds; sitting is occasional. The role requires regularly lifting to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Close vision is required.

The work environment described reflects typical conditions encountered in this role. Reasonable accommodation may be provided for individuals with disabilities.

Employees are regularly exposed to electrical shock hazards and frequently to moving mechanical parts.

• Export Control Disclaimer: This position will include access to data, technology, and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment with The Lincoln Electric Company (D/B/A Baker Industries) is contingent upon either verifying U.S. person status or obtaining any necessary authorizations. Applicants will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes and information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. The Lincoln Electric Company, at its sole discretion, may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals as whose access to export-controlled data, technology, and/or software source code may require authorization. The Lincoln Electric Company may also decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

• This position may have access to various types of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and/or information and tangible items subject to U.S. export controls, as well as be subject to certain customer/contractual requirements. Therefore, the individual selected for the position may be required to meet certain citizenship, immigration, and/or location-related requirements, as well as screenings, background checks and additional training. The Company, in its sole discretion, will determine whether to seek a contractual waiver or regulatory export authorization if required.

  Employment is contingent upon meeting applicable qualifications, as determined by the Company, as well as adhering to all relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

  This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be modified at any time at the Employer’s sole discretion.

Lincoln Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Resumes submitted without a signed vendor agreement become the property of Lincoln Electric. No fees will be paid unless recruiting efforts are coordinated through the Recruiting Department.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.