Junior Project Manager, Product Transfer

As the new manufacturing site in Skawina is growing, we are presenting an opportunity for a Junior Project Manager to join our Product Transfer team! This greenfield project requires a dynamic individual responsible for managing and coordinating high-impact projects associated with new products, product transfers, and technologies.

What will you do

• Support / Oversee the successful initiation, planning, design, execution and closure of the project. Deliver project within scope, schedule, cost, and quality parameters.
• Support / Lead New Product / Product Transfer, process, and technology implementation initiatives while managing projects spent on capital and expense budgets.
• Participate in the selection, training, and performance appraisal of project resources. Lead shared resources and deploy them in line with program priorities, ensuring elements of the team report to the PM.
• Establish clear, objective, and quantifiable metrics to monitor project progress, including PTQ, slippage, float, risk rating, and financials.
• Work closely with Divisional and GQO representatives to ensure successful project implementation. Engage actively with Manufacturing Operations to optimize floor space utilization, minimize handling, and enhance process flow.
• Lead teams in complex and dynamic situations, remove obstacles, assign appropriate resources, and interact with other functions to assist with issue resolution and work process streamlining.
• Identify, monitor, and manage project risks effectively, liaising with the broader Product Transfer team on common Product Transfer issues and resolutions.
• Establish priorities, impart a sense of urgency, and follow Project Management methodology in project execution.
• Provide high-quality leadership to project resources, generating an engaging and positive environment. The Project Manager will be measured against milestone delivery and people performance throughout the project lifecycle.

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 2+ years of experience in technical and/or project management role. Project management qualification is desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to express ideas and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Open-mindedness and the ability to recognize good ideas are essential.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and engineering experience in New Product Introduction and Product Transfers in a regulated environment are highly beneficial.
• Decisive, taking ownership for results and able to influence key decision-makers.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to plan, organize, and implement concurrent tasks. Able to distill critical information from complex inputs.
• Proven ability to define and manage project risks effectively.
• High level of PC skills with expertise in MS Project.