Project Manager, Designed Conveyor Systems
Life Cycle
Supply chain solutions
Open for applications
Supply chain solutions
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To deliver the best customer and employee experience in the industry.
Role
Who you are
- You have 3+ years or more of Project Management or Site Management experience in a similar industry
- You can manage a team of 8 through all phases of a $2 million material handling project
- You are proficient in MS Office environment, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Calendar
- You can speak and write clearly and accurately
- You are willing to cooperate with others and work to the greater good
- You possess multi-tasking capabilities
- You have the ability to adapt to work changes / work environment and adjust effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
- You are focused on accomplishing work objectives for yourself and your team
- You have the ability to coordinate technical requirements with non-technical personnel
What the job involves
- As a Life Cycle Project Manager, you will join DCS’s Life Cycle team, focusing on the execution of expansion and modification projects for our existing customers and strategic projects for our new customers
- This role is designed to be a hybrid between a Project Manager and Site Manager position, giving the candidate extreme ownership of a project and hands-on experience with material handling systems
- A typical Life Cycle Project will require a combination of both remote and on-site management, with typical projects requiring 1 to 6 weeks of time on site
- Though your primary responsibility will be on execution and project completion, your input and skills will be utilized throughout all project phases, including pre-sales activities such as concepting solutions, developing execution plans, and project budgeting
- As a DCS Project Manager, you’ll be the person our customers think of when they think of us, and we know they’ll think highly of you because you’ll be the partner they trust to bring their project to life
- You’ll be there for them, providing communication and clarity, staying calm and solving problems, leading and guiding your team, and overseeing all phases of your project’s life cycle
- Report through DCS’s Life Cycle team, focusing on existing customer expansions and strategic small projects
- Lead a project team through all phases of a Life Cycle Project including initiation, planning, execution, and closure
- Assist with pre-sales functions and discussions to ensure projects are properly scoped, defined, and budgeted
- Develop schedules using Microsoft Project that accurately reflect the scope of the work and confirm alignment with priorities and resource allocation. Critical path must be defined
- Provide leadership and guidance to a cross functional team to ensure process role, clarity, support, accountability and transparency, review projects and resources weekly and make suggestions when needed to align resources more effectively with project leads
- Develop strong relationships with internal team members at all levels to further foster collaboration, transparency, accountability and risk mitigation
- Be on-site and responsible for construction, start-up, and testing for Life Cycle Projects, typically 1-6 weeks in duration
- Communicate with customers, vendors, and other suppliers concerning all staffing, scheduling, system layout and safety issues
- Oversee inbound receipt of equipment and resolve inventory issues
- Prepare project reports (including daily reports and punch lists) in accordance with customer specifications, engineering as builts, and site-specific requirements
- Perform workplace safety audits and write job hazard reports and task training outlines
- Manage day-to-day client interaction and expectations for Life Cycle Projects
- Manage and maintain budget and cash flow
- Identify billing issues when they arise
Our take
With four decades of experience, Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) has established itself as a trusted partner for major businesses across various industries. The company works closely with clients to provide tailor-made material handling, warehouse solutions, and conveyor design services.
DCS's stand-out quality is its ability to provide customized solutions that meet the individual needs of each client. It boasts a brand-agnostic approach to parts selection, sourcing components based solely on manufacturers' specifications, cost-effectiveness, lead time, compatibility, and ease of installation. On top of this, its software suite is comprehensive meaning clients can pick and choose what they need.
Considered an innovator in its field, DCS is well-positioned to remain a leader moving forwards. And, as the demand for efficient material handling and warehouse solutions grows, it should have plenty of opportunity for further success.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company benefits
- Health benefits
- 401k program with 100% match up to 5%
- Participation in our Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program
- Flexibility and autonomy
- Community outreach projects throughout the year
- Company events
Company HQ
Franklin, TN
Leadership
Matt Ferguson
(President (not founder))With over 15 years of industrial automation experience, Matt joined DCS in 2015 and has served as the President since 2018.
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