Service Operations Project Leader

Service Operations Project Leader

INNOVATE without boundaries!At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success.

We are an inclusive workplace that encourages diversity of thought, experience, and background to solve complex problems as one team. Every employee is encouraged to continuously improve and grow, and it is a top priority for managers to develop their teams, making a wide range of internal development opportunities available to all employees.

We are One Team, overcoming obstacles together and celebrating together. Come be part of a winning team that feels like family.

Your Role on Our Team:

The Project Leader is responsible for managing multiple moderate to highly complex engineering projects for strategic initiatives with minimal direction. Individuals in this position will provide project management and necessary technical direction to assure successful and timely implementation of projects. This role will be focused on long term initiatives and vetting future strategies for all facets of Service and Returns.

You'll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

• Provides leadership over moderate to highly complex manufacturing projects and build out future strategies
• Utilize data-driven decision making to influence key stakeholders
• Provides direction, guidance, and engineering expertise to team members
• Review work of manufacturing engineers, process engineers and other project team members
• Perform data analysis to produce information and provide detailed reports to decision makers
• Responsible for the completion of assigned service projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
• Communicates, both verbal and written, to assure all groups are working toward the goal of timely project completion
• Communicate technical details, ideas, and concepts to engineers and non-engineers in multiple locations
• Analyze, evaluate, and select from process alternatives to best meet operational objectives
• Consistently visualizes entire scope of a project with very little guidance
• Schedules, develops agendas, facilitates, and documents project meetings
• Tracks project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines
• Regularly makes presentations of project status
• Recommend changes to existing standards and procedures
• Managing and tracking government incentives for all operations
• Identify project risks and implement risk reduction plans

The TOOLS you'll bring with you:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or engineering related field.
• Minimum 2 years' engineering experience in related field
• Experience successfully managing low-moderate complexity projects and/or subsystems of larger projects
• Must be able to personally conduct detailed analyses or recognize the need and seek the appropriate expertise to achieve the desired results
• CAD Skills Level: Basic 2D
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Travel required to execute critical projects/initiatives (frequency dependent upon project)

Other TOOLS we prefer you to have:

• Knowledge of the technologies associated with Repair and Return processes
• Graduate studies in business areas such as Project Management, Finance, Marketing, or Organizational studies
• Formal project management training preferred

Working Conditions:

Physical and Weightlifting Demands

The physical and weightlifting 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

We provide these great perks and benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
• And many more! Check out our benefitsHERE.