Project Manager

Shift: 1st shift

City: Solon

Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers.

Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.

We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging. 

Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.

We hope you’ll consider joining our team.

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our Corporate Engineering PMO, responsible for leading assigned Commercial and Engineering projects from contract definition through delivery. This role focuses on ensuring projects deliver the expected business and technical value, on time and within scope.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures

• Expands conceptual knowledge in project management while broadening skills

• Identifies and solves a range of problems in straightforward situations

• Responds to and investigates with assistance non-standard requests from internal and/or external customers

• Explains information and persuades others

• Makes decisions within guidelines and policies that impact own priorities and allocation of time to meet deadlines

• Leads projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

• Develops budgets and manages costs and resources for medium to large projects

• Applies knowledge of products, systems and processes within own functional area

• Identifies patterns and trends in data

• Utilizes other resources when faced with problems beyond their scope

• Stays current on the business environment, the latest functional area information, environmental issues, knowledge and skills, and the latest industry information

• Broadens knowledge of the customer’s business processes, applications, and terminology to better understand customer needs

• Interacts regularly with customers to better understand their functional environment and needs

• Leverages customer and Swagelok knowledge to provide high levels or reliability and exemplify service orientation, ensuring high standard of execution

• Demonstrates creative thinking when approaching new problems or tasks

• Recognizes the importance of change and introduces new ideas for others to act on to actively participate in change projects

• Establishes contacts and begins building a network of colleagues at various levels and with a variety of opinions and experiences

• Takes initiative in group and team discussions, recognizing the value of diversity of opinion

• Demonstrates ability to operate effectively, independently, and within teams

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Required:

Education/Experience:

• College or university degree typically required or equivalent work experience that has provided 3+ years of leading departmental and or/cross functional projects

Skills/Knowledge:

• Has in-depth knowledge of the theories, practices, and procedures related to project management

• Capable of understanding and analyzing data trends

• Solid awareness of industries served and product applications

• Capable of performing effectively with limited supervision

• General understanding of Swagelok project management methodologies

Preferred:

Education/Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Skills/Knowledge:

• Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies

• Demonstrated ability to determine when to apply Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery approaches based on project needs

• Experience managing projects across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Critical Competencies:

• Initiative

• Problem Solving/Analytical Ability

• Resourceful

• Creative mind-set

• Teamwork & collaboration

• Adaptability

• Organizational Awareness

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

• Working conditions associated with normal office environment.

• Ability to operate standard office equipment (e.g., computer, telephone, copier, printer, etc.).

• Ability to effectively communicate in both small and large groups and settings.

• Ability to traverse between multiple locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania as needed.

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and quantitative productivity standards.

• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.

Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness, compensation, retirement planning, and supplemental rewards. 

To apply:

1. Click ‘Apply Now’ to the role of interest, upload your resume and complete the application.

2. Those that match our qualifications will be contacted to schedule a phone interview.

Congratulations on taking the first step to B e Connected. B e Valued. B e You.

Swagelok is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, pregnancy-related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

_Swagelok will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and Ohio state law. _

_This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Swagelok is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason. _

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