Project Manager, Weir Minerals U.S. Inc., St. Louis, MO:

Job Title Project Manager, Weir Minerals U.S. Inc., St. Louis, MO:

Why choose Weir: (Required)
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.


An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.


Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

 

Design and execute operational production plan for products within the mining, fertilizer, oil and gas industry involving specialty pump and valve for sulphuric acid and molten sulphur applications. Develop the ‘Output Plan’ each month and maintain tracking mechanisms to ensure the team stays on track, utilizing Excel output plan/shortage report, work-center scheduling, and the War Room process. Ensure the plan meets financial objective (forecast) and includes margin to hedge higher risk orders. Identify orders with risk. Lead bi-weekly production meetings to highlight specific areas where the team is falling behind, which includes a review of current machine/personnel capacity, and reviewing exceptions to the plan. Lead and support the development and implementation of business system tools and reports using authorized corporate software - Power BI, Power App, 42Q and Excel. Schedule and facilitate daily War Room meeting, which serves as a 15-minute touch base with the production team to address immediate issues such as machinery breakdowns, employee call-ins/PTO, production delays, and review critical metrics, such as schedule adherence and quality. Track and escalate production and purchase orders as needed to ensure timely execution. Provide daily updates to Sales team for customer inquiries within 24 hours. Conduct internal kick-off meetings for major projects which require specific project plans. Project plan to monitor completion of drawings, programs, fixtures/work-holding, work orders, outsourcing, testing, and long-term demand. Liaise with Sales team as necessary to provide status updates as requested. Create monthly output plan one week prior to start of new month for senior management review. Build and monitor schedule adherence measurement. Present metric daily at War Room meeting ensuring less than 24-hour turnaround for customer inquiries to Sales team. 

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a manufacturing environment, or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management or a related field and 2 years of experience with production planning and project management in a manufacturing environment. 

 
Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience in all of the following:  

• Key level user experience in SAP or equivalent MRP system (for Manufacturing);  

• Manufacturing Execution Systems; 

• Utilizing Power BI for data analysis and creation of business process specific reports;  

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