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Windings Inc. thrives on the strength of our employee ownership. As a 100% employee-owned company, our dedicated and innovative workforce serves critical industries like Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Medical, Oil & Gas, and more. Since transitioning to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 1998, every one of our 150+ employees is an owner or on the path to becoming one.
Join our team and enjoy unique ESOP benefits. We aim to contribute an average of 10-12% of your yearly earnings to your ESOP account, allowing your retirement savings to grow through compound interest without any out-of-pocket expense. Your success is our success, and we're excited to share it with you! Another way that we share with our Employee Owners is through our quarterly bonus program. Our salary and compensation package are hard to beat.
With our ESOP, forward-thinking approach, and unwavering commitment to our employees and customers, we've established ourselves as industry leaders and community contributors. Our remarkable teams embody our purpose: " Helping customers succeed, employees thrive and communities prosper. "
Windings is hiring a Project Manager for its Eden Prairie location. The Project Manager position is an exciting combination of a cross -functional, multi-project manager and a technical account manager working across all Winding's sites in North America. As a customer focused position, the Project Manager drives key development programs through engineering to production while managing all internal aspects of the customer experience. The Project Manager will do the following:
Lead high complexity custom motor and generator projects across functions using structured program/project management techniques and a phase gate process to achieve quality, schedule/delivery, and cost targets.
Act as the liaison between Winding's global customers and Winding's global manufacturing sites (Materials Control, Scheduling, Engineering, Quality, AP/AR, Sales, etc.) with responsibility for handling, engineering and tooling orders, account questions, complaints, returns, and other general queries for assigned accounts.
Understand, apply, and disseminate complex or ambiguous customer requirements into actionable project plans.
Provide guidance to the organization related to project execution and customer requirements.
Mitigate project risks based on knowledge and understanding of the manufacturing process and business acumen.
Requirements
What you need...
Education:
B.S. Degree in an applicable field (business management, engineering, or other) is preferred. Experience in lieu of degree will be considered.
Project Management Training is required. PMP certification preferred
Experience:
Minimum of 3-5 years of applicable experience in an engineered product environment in Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Medical Device, O&G or other technology field
Proven track record of delivering project milestones related to cost, timeline, and quality.
Knowledge / Skills:
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required for this position, including the ability to positively engage potential customers at any level in their organization in conversation in person and via phone and/or computer.
Excellent organizational, decision-making skills and the ability to be self-motivated are required.
Working knowledge of English (verbal and written) is required.
Experience with one or more project management software tools is preferred. (MS Project, Asana, Monday.com, etc.)
Strong financial acumen and the ability to use this knowledge to influence short- and long-term financial decisions of key projects, including capital expenditures is required
Ability to document processes, process validations, qualifications, protocols, reports (technical and non-technical), and test methods is required
An understanding of continuous improvement principles and methodologies is essential. Six Sigma or other problem-solving tools is preferred.
Experience with risk identification, risk mitigation, and risk management related to project success is required.
Physical Requirements:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. Specific vision ability by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Other Requirements:
Because employees in this position must handle information covered by the International Trade and Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), successful applicants will be required to verify their identity and their status as a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or person granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Windings is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected Veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
No Soliciting
Windings will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to Windings job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Windings Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Windings Talent Acquisition team.