AIT Hiring for Build Project Manager at Chesterfield, United States Full Time

Build Project Manager

Chesterfield, MI 48051, USA

Req #374

Friday, July 28, 2023

AIT is the world’s largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

Summary:

The Build Project Manager role is to process and plan a job from beginning to end utilizing resources within the company and to maintain in the budget and schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Material ordering with specifications required by the customer.

• Measure detail in CAD data, record, and double check accuracy.

• Communication with Project Management and/or customer to discuss manufacturing concerns.

• Oversees key projects, processes, data, and analysis.

• Exhibits knowledge in the area of affordability, continuous improvement, process improvement and root cause corrective action.

• Actively participates as a member of a cross functional IPT.

• Evaluate released design packages to develop manufacturing plan, work instructions and manufacturing bills of materials.

• Review estimate and budgeted hours, then develop work breakdown structure and apply standard hours to discreet work centers.

• Supports development of production schedule.

• Participate on shop floor to validate work instructions, bills of material and process specifications.

• Works with both internal and external contacts, and often represent the organization in developing solutions to complex technical issues’

• Leading and teaching lean business tools and implementation

• 6S, value stream mapping, root cause corrective action, etc.

• Host meetings to plan execution of build plan on a job-to-job basis.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

  Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar field.

• Five years prior work experience in a tooling/manufacturing environment in the aerospace industry .

  Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a security clearance.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Can multitask and manage multiple large to small projects in a cross functional environment.

• Comfortable working in foreign business environments; must have strong interpersonal skills.

• Creates and maintains complex files and written documents.

• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.

• Communicates regularly with customers to get feedback and performance information.

• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.

• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities.

• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.

• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).

• Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion.

• Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to achieve those objectives.

• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

  Work Conditions:

  Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled.

  Exposure Types:

• Bloodborne pathogens

• Cuts and/or burns

• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil

• Intense bright light

• Noisy environment

  Work Hours :

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

  Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve travel up to 10% of the time.

  Physical Demands:

  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.

• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

  AIT Safety – AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.

  AIT Quality – It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

  AIT Procedure Compliance – Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

  Security Clearance Statement – This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

  ITAR Requirements – To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.

  Equal Employment Opportunity – AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

  Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation – Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’ s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] .

AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO is the Law (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf) | E-Verify (https://www.e-verify.gov/)

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• Chesterfield, MI 48051, USA