Project Manager

Sligo
Contract (Hourly rate)
Project Manager - Sligo
Objective          
To ensure the plant meets its customer service, financial, inventory management, quality and safety goals through the effective management of critical Change and Strategic Projects. This position leads projects impacting the Sligo Site. These may include product/component design transfers, product retirements, supply chain improvements or other key site projects.
The role
  • Project Management: Independently Scope, Plan, Execute/Monitor and Close complex long duration projects. Uses Project Management tools and methodologies e.g. PMBOK, PRINCE 2, to deliver projects consistently
  • Strategic and Results Orientation: Demonstrates fiscal responsibility through project scoping and execution and defines actionable recommendations. Translates top-level project goals to specific project tasks, milestones and deliverables.
  • Communication: Develops communication strategy for projects to ensure Project teams, Project Sponsor, key stakeholders and site/external management understand project plans, risks and progress.
  • Stakeholder Management: Garners support from and manages key stakeholders to enable successful project outcome including resource allocation negotiation. Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.
  • Risk Management: Performs project risk management from project outset and develops appropriate contingency plans. Effectively balances compliance risk and business risk when developing project plans.
  • Contingency Planning: Develops contingency plans to mitigate impact of project issues that may impact on project delivery.
  • Scope Management: Develops and agrees Scope with Project Sponsor. Actively manages project scope to prevent scope creep. Evaluates impact of Scope changes and adjusts project plans as required.
  • Quality Management: Ensure that assigned projects are performed to meet the quality requirements of customers, internal quality systems, internal & external auditors and other  external agencies.
  • Knowledge Sharing: Shares project management knowledge and assists/mentors more junior project managers in project management processes and techniques
  • EHS: Complete all activities in a safe manner ensuring that any potential safety issues and areas for improvement are highlighted to Manager. Ensure Environmental procedures e.g. recycling, waste minimization are adhered to and improvements made where possible.
Education          
  • A Third level qualification in Science/Engineering/or Quality together with Manufacturing / Business experience.
Experience/ Background            
  • Experience in areas such as Technical Support, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Engineering and/or Business Excellence.
  • History of successful project delivery in at least one area of the business.
  • Working within a highly regulated manufacturing environment with project management skills as this provides a good foundation for this job function.
  • Strong planning and organizational skills coupled with necessary knowledge of diagnostics technical, manufacturing and/or supply activities.