ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, LOréal, Pepsi, Henkel, Chobani and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.
We have an opportunity for a Jr. Project Engineering Manager. The ideal candidate designs, plans, executes and closes projects according to ALPLA's processes. PEMs manage projects ensuring that they are compliant with safety standards, meeting deadlines and are within budget. The PEMs are to define project objectives in accordance to customer expectations and agreements. Overseeing quality control throughout the life cycle of the project to insure they deliver a quality product to internal and external customers.
Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
Paid vacation; paid holidays
What You Will Enjoy Doing
Main Responsibilities:
Assist with directing and managing project development from beginning to end to include, defining project scope, goals, success criteria, project plans, and deliverables that support business goals.
Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, and delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
Assist with ensuring correct information for quotations (Cost, Feasibility, Cycle time estimation, Efficiencies, Machine and mold configuration, Secondary packaging layout), and then draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend changes when necessary.
Assist with estimating and negotiating with other internal and external functional areas for required personnel, and any additional staff and/or consultants that may be necessary during project cycle.
Assist with setting and continually managing project expectations with team members and other stakeholders, and resolve issues and conflicts when necessary.
Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools, and manage project dependencies and critical path for optimized scheduling.
Assist with developing and delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Assist with proactively manage project scope changes according to the standard process, along with rebase lining revised plans.
Assist with conducting project Lessons Learned and post mortems and create recommendations in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
Facilitate full production line trials including product & equipment qualifications.
Create and maintain corporate databases (eMis, MP2, layouts, etc) according to ALPLA standards.
Maintain global service contracts.
Support local service agreements by setup negotiations and giving technical support to the plants.
What Makes You Great
Education/Experience:
Four year degree in engineering, project management or equivalent experience
Good understanding of technical and financial aspects of Alpla's processes.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Project, AUTOCAD.
Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
Good computer skills, proficient with MS office applications and AUTOCAD
Travel up to 70%
ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Immigration sponsorship is not eligible for this role