Engineering - Project Manager

Specialist in instrumentation, control and automation systems for industry, energy, nuclear, marine and offshore, the CMR Group, headquartered in Marseille, has more than 700 employees with an international presence through our subsidiaries in Tunisia, United Kingdom, Singapore, USA, China, India and South Korea. Our products, designed and manufactured according to rigorous continuous improvement processes, meet the most demanding quality standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Supporting the Engineering manager/supervisor in the implementation and management of a variety of projects –NPI, Change Control, and Customer Quotes
• Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical studies; preparing cost estimates
• Determines project schedule by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements.
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress; coordinating activities; resolving problems
• To work with other internal and external teams and departments.
• Support the design change process to ensure timely delivery of controlled design change.
• Driving the New Product Introduction (NPI) process throughout all projects assigned
• Analyze data to support informed decision making.
• Develop and drive improvement within engineering practices and processes.
• Encourage, support and develop a continuous improvement culture.

Desired Skills and Experience

Requirements

• Engineering degree in Manufacturing Engineering or other engineering/electrical discipline.
• 5 plus year experience working in manufacturing environments with experience in a “hands on” low to medium volume assembly process improvements and practical quality improvement implementation preferred.
• Lean Tools / Six Sigma Problem Solving experience preferred.
• Microsoft Project experience preferred.
• Understanding of product data management system and ERP preferred
• Core Tools – APQP, PPAP experience preferred

Behavioural Characteristics

• Energetic and focused. Highly motivated self-starter that delivers results on time and with high quality.
• Confident within scope of responsibility - takes the initiative to address challenges
• Leadership – earns and maintains influence among peers and superiors; persuasive and understands the critical unique importance and value of the role.
• Credibility – viewed as valuable strategic member of the engineering team.
• Organized – can quickly separate the mission critical issues from the less important; is effective and efficient at marshalling multiple resources to get things done; is an effective process, work flow, and systems designer good at measuring and tracking progress.