Project Manager - 1st Shift

Project Manager – 1st Shift
DEPARTMENT : Maintenance

For over 150 years, Fleet Laboratories’ success has come from adapting to a changing world with creative thinking and innovative product development. We've grown into a global leader of over 100 personal health and beauty products. As the world keeps evolving, so will we-- with unique new technologies and products that help our customer’s look and feel your best.

OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY:
The Project Manager is responsible for supporting the Lynchburg project staff by planning and coordinating project scheduling, leading the execution of site cross-functional projects, developing timelines, taking meeting minutes and action items during team meetings and performing basic follow up tasks. The role requires entry level project management skills, demonstrated by the ability to facilitate project team meetings within a rapidly evolving, cross-functional, regulated environment. The Project Manager is responsible for managing the new product introduction process and technical service projects such as cost savings and product reformulations. The role requires strong cross-functional business acumen demonstrated by working with multiple departments such as Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering and Operations. The Project Manager will work across multiple teams within a matrix organization to schedule project team meetings, organize resources, and manage across-project activities. The individual will have experience working in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical partners at various levels within the organization. Product categories include OTC drugs, Medical Devices, Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals.

Accountabilities

• Builds project timelines with input from team members and change control owners
• Schedules and facilitates regular project team meetings
• Tracks the completion of team members’ tasks to facilitate accountability

Responsibilities

• Developing timelines with input from team members
• Produces meeting minutes and monitors action items.
• Facilitates team meetings
• Forms project teams for approved projects
• Manages the overall execution of project plans
• Issues meeting minutes and updates on progress of projects against milestones
• Supports project management activities within Fleet business units
• Performs other related project management duties as required
• Manage and coordinate management activities among teams for on-time delivery
• Ensure work is compliant
• Concurrent projects with internal and external resources
• Perform other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in scientific, business, or engineering.
• Strong Smartsheet, Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills required
• 4-6 years’ experience working in a Project Management environment
• Proven ability to work with cross functional teams
• Adaptable to changing priorities

ACCOUNTABILITY:
Director, Engineering and Maintenance

WHAT WE OFFER:
Here at Fleet, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career.

• The start of a great career working with a diverse group of great people.
• The health and safety of every employee... our top priority.
• A clean, air-conditioned cGMP environment.
• Top notch benefits –paid time off, 401(K) retirement savings with company match, medical, dental and vision, pay annual targeted bonus, competitive pay, life insurance, Flexible spending account, and tuition reimbursement.
• Stability – a record of strong financial performance and part of a growing $1billion company.
• A business supporting the Lynchburg community for over 150 years.

No Sponsorship:  Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.