Factory Project Manager

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrive is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

Electrification & Automation

The Electrification & Automation (E&A) Business Unit offers the full range of energy distribution systems and solutions for all markets and through all sales channels. We provide reliable power distribution grids of today while investing in our Future Grids portfolio to create the power distribution grid of the future.

We are looking for a Factory Project Manager. This position will be Onsite in Wendell, NC.

The Factory Project Manager will report into the Wendell NC Operational Excellence (Work Team) which is responsible for operational process planning and implementation of key strategic manufacturing improvements within the Siemens Wendell NC factory to achieve start-up, stabilization, and growth of electromechanical assembly operations. This role will report directly to the Wendell Factory Operational Excellence Manager, on a team consisting of Manufacturing (Industrial) Engineers. This role will work closely with the knowledgeable M.E. for the technical specifics of each project. This Project Manager role is NOT an IT Project Manager, although factory digitalization will be a major focus.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Developing business plans that define the benefit, costs, schedule, scope, and risks of a project 
• Executing projects within the defined requirements (e.g., budget, time, functionality) 
• Ensuring the benefits as stated in the business case can be achieved – this is typically quality levels, capacity output, delivery timeliness, and financial realization of benefit (ROI) 
• Ensuring timely decisions on open issues, identification of risks, escalating if necessary.
• Preserving and potentially improving, the return on investment initially established by the first phases of the project by synergizing and learning through the implementation.
• Providing stakeholders insight and feedback throughout the project lifecycle 
• Drive process improvements aligned with desired stakeholder outcomes 
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to implement strategic changes in plant-level physical and digital processes, from order configuration to production and delivery.
• Success measured by the successful start-up, integration, and sustained use of new processes in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Support the start-up of new assembly lines at the Wendell Factory.
• Drive dock-to-dock material flow and logistics optimization projects.

Digitalization Champion Responsibilities:

• Leverage Siemens’ digital tools to solve day-to-day operational challenges.
• Drive system enhancements and develop new solutions with other subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Interface closely with the SI EA Business Excellence team to intake opportunities for toolset changes or expansions.
• Identify digitalization opportunities and facilitate the development of solutions through appropriate resources (without performing the development work personally).

Key Success Factors:

• Appling project management methodology and processes
• The ability to work effectively with all facets of the organization from design to manufacturing 
• Leveraging problem solving and influencing skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent
• Be a trusted change advisor to business stakeholders to understand complex problems and resolve them through the appropriate channels 
• Analyze, identify, and correct data issues within various systems and applications
• Providing diligent and transparent project status reports and communicating to senior leadership
• Refining project scope, goals, and deliverables 
• Monitoring & predicting project performance to ensure achievement of approved timeline at planned milestones, manage the project team(s), manage budget performance, and manage resources 
• Utilizing skills to ask questions to open dialog, check assumptions, and resolve conflicts. Identify risks involved in the project and provide mitigation direction 
• Driving a high-performance ownership culture 

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

 Basic Qualifications:  

• 2+ years Project Management (PM) experience (scheduling, budgeting, resourcing, prioritizing, risk identification and mitigation)
• 2+ years Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain experience
• Experience with Salesforce.com
• Intermediate-level experience with SAP
• PMI certification or begin cert path within first three months of start date 
• Experience with Lean material flow principles 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Relationship building including motivating multidisciplinary teams 
• High proficiency in PM and communication tools (Excel, MS Project) 
• Ability to work autonomously without constant supervision
• Ability to prepare business cases and justification for high-cost and high-effort initiatives 
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer experience in the electrical apparatus / power distribution and control industry 
• Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification
• Heavy manufacturing experience
• Experience in process diagraming using MS Visio or similar tools

You’ll benefit from: 

• Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html.
• The pay range for this position is $73,500 - $126,000. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location. 

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About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers.

Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group USA generated revenue of $19.9 billion and employs approximately 45,000 people serving customers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

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