O'Brien Material Handling
Project Manager
in Memramcook, NB
Posted yesterday
Full-time
Experienced
We are Atlantic Canada STRONG
O'Brien overhead cranes, are manufactured locally in Memramcook, New Brunswick, and provide an optimal solution for your day-to-day or industry-specific lifting requirements. After over 25 years in the crane manufacturing industry, we pride ourselves on our reputation for excellence as the only full-service crane manufacturer in Atlantic Canada.
We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join our team.
Summary
The Project Manager is responsible for managing and leading a strong team of Production and Installers to ensure the successful implementation of O'Brien projects and corporate goals. Reporting to the President, the Project Manager interacts with the sales team, purchasing department, engineering, finance, and customers.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Streamline processes and continually review procedures and processes to ensure they are best practices for improving quality and functionality.
- Oversee the manufacturing and installation schedules.
- Develop and maintain a robust Project Management (PM) system.
- Manage production to meet sales objectives.
- Ensure all projects stay on target and within budget.
- Responsible for workplace health and safety for installation and production crews. This includes reviewing all quality and safety issues (related to manufacturing) and ensuring that safety inspections for all equipment are performed in a timely manner.
- Support installation crews onsite (including completing labour-related tasks as needed).
- Improve installation efficiency through training, investments in equipment, sales/customer education, and standardization.
- Attend weekly production meetings and provide production updates.
- Liaise with engineering, sales, and finance to forecast kits/ materials requirements and quality adherence.
- Ensure procurement of all technical details are assimilated from the sales team.
- Update the PM system with the initial job and/or changes to the work scope.
- Ensure all materials are ordered, meeting project/production timelines.
- Keep abreast of the latest technical and safety improvements in the industry.
- Coordinate with finance to set budgetary needs.
- Assess staffing levels in order to meet project deadlines.
- Review Auto Cad drawings
- The position will require some travel within the Atlantic Provinces
Education, Qualifications & Skills
- Post-secondary education in a related discipline.
- Experience with overhead cranes, heavy equipment, heavy industry, metal fabrication, welding, or related
- Experience in project management or construction management
- Able to interpret and understand Auto CAD drawings.
- Ability to understand welding symbols and code references with regard to W47.1 and W59
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and ERP/CRM systems.
Does this opportunity sound perfect to you? If so, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply by clicking the Apply Now button or send an email to [email protected] with a copy of your resume.
We thank all interested applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.