Your job
we are currently building our in-house reliability lab project manager team and are looking for a talented individual to join our team. If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of a great company, this may be the opportunity for you.
the chosen candidate will be responsible for managing test plans across multi-disciplinary global reliability labs. Provide cost and timing for each project and give guidance to the team on how to navigate through project management challenges (i.e., technical, cost, people, schedule…). Give insight to management on future work while tracking/maintaining project kpi’s (key performance indicators) such as cost, timing and quality.
our team
molex llc (part of koch industries) is a manufacturer of electronic, electrical, and fiber optic connectivity systems offering over 100,000 products across a variety of industries, including automotive, data communications, medical, industrial, and consumer electronics. We are looking for a laboratory project manager to join the team in our plant in zacoalco, jalisco.
what you will do
1. serve as the primary lab contact, work with requestors & test engineers to define the test plans/design verification plans (dvp).
2. organize the product testing schedule from planning to execution & coordinate checkpoints between design engineers and test engineers and work with them to ensure the project requirements are clearly defined and communicated
3. drive reliability teams for on-time and on-budget delivery for test plans:prepare dvp testing cost & duration, validation test project related budget & resource planning and risk management and identifying and ensuring resolution of conflicts and problems. Communicate & escalate scheduling issues.
4. coordination of internal / external testing services within agreed schedule, budget & quality:serve as the primary contact to outside testing laboratories. Coordinate and prepare orders; prepare or review outgoing work.
5. communicate test plan status, scheduling, capabilities, methods, and sample.
who you are (basic qualifications)
6. laboratory experience in an electro-mechanical, environmental and/or chemical field.
7. basic knowledge or use of the set-up/programming of lab equipment (electronic test, ir meters, dielectric strength meters, pressure and vacuum systems, environmental chambers, vibration, tension, compression equipment, etc.)
8. associates degree in a technical field or previous experience working in similar role.
9. 2 or more years’ experience working in project management.
10. advanced english.
what will put you ahead
11. project management professional (pmp) certification is an asset.
12. knowledge of lean concepts such as process flow diagrams, key performance indicators, dmaic (define, measure, analyze, improve and control) process.
13. proven project management skills to manage and complete several large projects simultaneously which require support from several different sources.
14. experience with automotive technical specification such as uscar or other oem specifications.
15. demonstrated ability to coordinate work with various functions that are not in the department reporting structure.
16. knowledge of jira is an asset.
17. passport and visa documents is mandatory.