Project Manager - Chicago Heights

• Safely interacts with plant employees when in the plants and with customers when in the field.
• Follows all safety requirements and procedures.

• Organizes and leads kick-off meetings once projects are awarded to Nortrak.
• Managing external project portfolios across our Plants including understanding and managing contracts, scope, budget, timelines, risks, issues, and project resources.
• Analyses project goals, establishes a schedule of milestones and deadlines for project completion.
• Documents, tracks, and follows up on milestones, maintains information packages, submittals and other documentation.
• Anticipates and manages risks by developing action plans to execute on the project plan.
• Communicates accurate project information detailing project progress during weekly project meetings and all customer communication.
• Supports QA in supplying information regarding customer complaints.
• Communicates "lessons learned" as they arise on projects closing the loop with relevant Nortrak teams to ensure that ongoing learning is applied to future projects.
• Facilitates coordination between departments on project issues.

• Establishes project schedules for company-wide projects with appropriate personnel to prioritize projects, consider creative, but realistic solutions to reduce project lead times where possible.
• Acts as the primary contact for customers and engineering once a project is awarded.
• Communicates and provides status updates proactively; following up on project variances from inception through completion and evaluation, including budget, timeline, and resource allocation.
• Meets with customers regularly to proactively inform them of project status and keep customers accountable for their commitments.
• Manages, coordinates, and proactively communicates efforts between various stakeholders to execute on project goals; coordinates project activities; assigns tasks to appropriate stakeholders for completion.
• Identifies potential causes of delay, documents these delays on the Change Order Master Summary, and communicates these delays or changes to the Project Liaisons.
• Identifies, documents on the Change Order Master Summary, and communicates any and all scope changes to the Project Liaisons.

• Tracks and understands the financial implications of decisions on overall project budgets, develops cost recovery plans with stakeholders when costs are higher than expected.
• Initiates project change orders where scope, budgets, or timelines are impacted.
• Communicates a description of the contract changes identified to Project Liaisons.
• Holds regular status meetings with project team.
• Participates in daily production meetings to remain apprised of overall schedule and any issues that could affect cost or timely delivery.

• Works with customers to obtain approvals timely.
• Builds relationships with customers, internal functions, and shop floor teams.
• Influences cross-functional teams and manages customer expectations to deliver projects within scope, on-time, and on budget.
• Communicates respectfully, proactively, and influences stakeholders to achieve project goals and objectives.
• Resolves or escalates issues in a timely manner.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to project stakeholders.
• Works with the project team to make sure that all project priority conflicts are resolved.

• Adhere to Nortrak's Environmental Procedures, Practices and Policies.

• Secondary School Graduation or equivalent.
• Professional certifications in project management preferred.

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a project management role in a similar environment -preferably within the manufacturing industry.
• Demonstrated Project Management expertise, including management of budgets, timelines, and scope.
• Ability to persuade without direct influence.
• Well organized and maintains excellent time management.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment is an asset.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasional standing and walking for your scheduled shift.
• Must remain stationary for extended periods and move throughout the building to access files.
• Must work effectively in a noisy environment.
• Ability to lift and move equipment or objects up to 20-25 pounds occasionally.
• Visual requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasional travel required, involving walking, standing, sitting, and driving for varying durations.
• Site inspections required to identify and address safety concerns.
• Frequent use of hands and arms for dialing phones and using a computer mouse.

• A supportive, family oriented Nortrak Blue culture.
• We provide an environment where Health and Safety is our #1 priority.
• Career development opportunities and competitive pay progression.
• Competitive medical, dental & vision benefits.
• Company paid life and disability insurance.
• Paid holidays and vacation.
• Retirement plan with matching contributions.
• Tuition Assistance Program.
• Wellness Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee Recognition Programs.

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