NPI & E Project Manager

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Are you interested in planning, coordinating and implementing manufacturing equipment and technology projects for the LEGO manufacturing group in Richmond, VA? Core Responsibilities Planning, coordinating, and delivering projects related to manufacturing equipment and technologies. Planning, coordinating, and delivering projects related to manufacturing equipment and manufacturing equipment and technologies. Support Engineering for Improvement projects and implementation of ECR’s Preparation of business cases related to local projects – detailing timelines, investments/expenses, resources, and payback/justifications. Identifying/documenting operational control standards and testing equipment to assess conformance with engineering specifications Identify risks and deviations in introduction process Leading risks to project delivery and costs to maintain schedule, budget, and other targets of project scope. Play your part in our Team succeeding \"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.\" The NPI and Engineering department exists to be the bridge between Development and Packing Production for successful introduction and sustainment of new technologies, products, and processes. We set and maintain the pace, standard, and tone for introductions of products and technologies within the production area. By collaborating with Production departments, we strive to achieve and optimize manufacturing efficiency. The Project Manager Specialist is responsible for overtaking equipment knowledge and planning from R&D (both strategic and technical knowledge) and implement the delivery of equipment/technology to the production facility. This requires planning, ordering, vendor management, resource management, and addressing obstacles in the way of reaching the project targets. This results in a successful handshake of the equipment/technology to the production group within the budget and timeline.

Responsibilities

  • Planning, coordinating, and delivering projects related to manufacturing equipment and technologies.
  • Planning, coordinating, and delivering projects related to manufacturing equipment and manufacturing equipment and technologies.
  • Support Engineering for Improvement projects and implementation of ECR’s
  • Preparation of business cases related to local projects – detailing timelines, investments/expenses, resources, and payback/justifications.
  • Identifying/documenting operational control standards and testing equipment to assess conformance with engineering specifications
  • Identify risks and deviations in introduction process
  • Leading risks to project delivery and costs to maintain schedule, budget, and other targets of project scope.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in production equipment related project management with a bachelor’s degree in technical field or additional experience in lieu of degree.
  • Project management skills and experience (requirements and stakeholder definition, timeline creation and management, resource definition and management, procurement, technical know-how for competent understanding and input).
  • Experience managing equipment installation projects.
  • Ability to manage several smaller projects simultaneously with structured organization of work.
  • Demonstrates advanced written, interpersonal, technical, quality, internal/external customer service, and/or application skills.
  • Independently resolves most issues and complex matters, raising highly complex problems or out of guideline/policy in an accurate manner issues.
  • Ability to work both administratively from a computer in addition to line-side support, as the business requires.
  • Communication skills – resolve and convey accurate issues or project conflicts or resource requests.

Nice-to-haves

  • Prefer experience in manufacturing production environment.
  • Packing and Packaging equipment experience is a plus.
  • Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM, ACP) is preferred.
  • Spanish is a plus.

Benefits

  • Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
  • Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
  • Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
  • Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
  • Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
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