USA, Capital Expenditure Project Manager

Job Summary

Reflective Solutions Americas’ (RSA) business purpose is to partner with our customers to develop reflective solutions to help save lives.  We are dedicated in providing our customers with an extraordinary service, delivering best value at all times to ensure protection for those people who risk their lives every day, be it maintaining roads, driving ambulances or fighting fires.  We make no compromises on investments in performance, quality, research and development because we know our customers safety, and ultimately their lives depend on their visibility.  As a business Reflexite lives by its tenet: “Savings Lives, Saving Energy” with safety as a foundation on which we grow our business.

Job Summary:

Cap Ex Project manager is responsible for managing multi-million dollar capital improvement projects for the Reflective Solutions of Americas.  The scope includes annual budgeting, project approvals, continuous project update, and timely closure with a project plan outlining milestones, and forecasting of investment cash flows.  Additionally, the position requires communication to the leadership team regarding execution plans, gaps, risks to achieving goals and solutions to achieving the targeted deadlines and approved expenditure with clear visibility.  This high visibility position will lead
engineering, project management, installation, and start-up of the new and innovative manufacturing processes  involving multiple locations.

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Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for working on a number of CAPEX projects that require the justification, procurement, and integration of machinery into the business.
• Seeks out and investigates new and innovative processes and equipment to determine suitability for application and use by Reflexite. 
• Oversee the design, procurement, installation, and commissioning of the CAPEX equipment, impact on the business, and effect on production, efficiency, and cost.
• Create the aggressive project plan and achieve the financial goal while completing on-time.
• Lead and identify resource needs and provide oversight to internal team as well as external vendors.  Confers with vendors to determine equipment specifications and arrange for the purchase of the equipment. 
• Collaborates with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations team to schedule installation activities.  Ensures adequate cross-functional communication with schedule, updates, needs, opportunities and alike.
• Improve existing manufacturing/production processes and/or infrastructure across the site.
• Utilize lean manufacturing principles and six sigma methodology to bring a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ensure safety reviews are conducted starting with design to pre-start-up of equipment and the items are addressed prior to transferring to manufacturing.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant corporate policies and OSHA guidelines as well as city, county, state, and federal regulations.
• Ensure documents compliance with ISO standards.

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Educational Standard:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

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Work Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience required, at least 5 years in Capital Project management
• Strong CAPEX project management experience from manufacturing
• Experience of overseeing CAPEX equipment design, procurement, build, installation and commissioning.
• Required experience in converting and web manufacturing processes
• Preferred experience in Electrical, Automation Controls
• Financial & budgetary capability with resource management

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Personal Characteristics:

• Looking for a highly motivated team player who is flexible and open to a changing environment. Someone with enthusiasm and confidence and the drive to make it happen.
• Strong leadership skills – ability to raise the bar on performance and drive accountability.
• Excellent oral and written communications and presentation skills.
• Ability to make decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong organization and time-management skills
• Ability to work unsupervised and on your own initiative.
• Be able to meet deadlines and achieve measures and goals.

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Additional Information:

• Will be required to work in line with shifts from time to time, to ensure business needs are met.       
• May be required to travel to other Reflexite locations.        
• May be required to visit key customers-           
• Must be willing to entertain clients and global colleagues on occasion.

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