Project Manager – Plastic Packaging Tooling
ODC Tooling & Molds is a well-established company having 98 years of success as a world-class leader in engineering, designing, and manufacturing custom tooling and special purpose multifunctional machines. As a family business, ODC empowers its employees, utilizing their skills and abilities to service a large diverse customer base with a focus on a variety of industries and applications. Operating out of 2 facilities with a strong team commitment and application of innovative ideas, ODC continues to move forward in an ever-changing environment. The successful candidate will be joining our team at our newly built state-of-the-art facility in North Waterloo.
Responsibilities:

Project focus and coordinating include:·Thermoformed plastic tooling for the food, consumer goods, medical industry include: trim tools, molds, stackers, prototyping tooling

• Responsible for the management and success of multiple projects simultaneously (initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing)
• Working with sales, quotations, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing staff as required for successful project delivery
• Communicate with customers and vendors; technical details and requirements, delivery status (timelines), quality objectives, etc.
• Schedule milestone meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify risks and roadblocks to the successful completion of projects and work with management to resolve
• Participate in weekly production meetings to ensure projects remain on schedule
• Complete and maintain project documentation
• Coordinate outsourcing requirements based on internal resource capacity constraints (design, manufacturing etc.)
• Complete close-out reports and job analysis
• Document and follow up on customer objections if/when they arise
• Maintain good relations with all customers as the internal ODC contact
• Communicate and maintain good rapport with all staff members
• Develop an understanding of ODC products and services to be better able to answer customer inquiries and become a product champion for ODC tooling
• Additional duties as assigned or required
• Must be able to travel in North America

Qualifications:

• Project coordinator/management experience from a manufacturing industry
• A technical background with the ability to decipher detailed mechanical drawings
• Excellent customer service, organization, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (including MS Project)
• Must be willing to learn and use software packages for project and data management (Navision, SmarTeam, etc.)
• Highly motivated self-starter who can work with moderate supervision in a team environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks and shift priorities and timeframes

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar technical Project coordinator/management role (interacting with external customers)
• An excellent command of the English language as well as written skills
• Willingness and ability to travel within North America
• Periodically respond to emergency customer impacting situations after hours

In addition to a competitive salary and overtime after 40 hours per week, ODC also offers the following company paid benefit package.
· Extended Health
· Dental
· Life Insurance
· Worldwide Emergency Travel Assistance
· Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
· Short Term Disability
· Group Registered Retirement Plan - matching program after 1 year of service
· Safety shoe and prescription safety glasses program
ODC is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we thank all applicants in advance. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waterloo, ON N2V 1C6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Able and willing to travel within North America

Experience:

• Project Management: 5 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: In perso

Please refer the Job description for details