Daifuku

Lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex technology and business transformation programs. | Requires 5+ years managing airport baggage handling projects with engineering or construction management degree preferred. | Overview Overview Daifuku Airport America Corporation is a subsidiary of Daifuku North America a group company of Daifuku in Japan - the largest material handling company in the world. Our advanced systems move everything from car bodies at auto plants to luggage at airports to packaged goods at warehouses. We are known as experts in engineering, manufacturing, and servicing innovative automated materials handling systems including conveyors, automatic guided vehicles, automated storage & retrieval systems, and integrated controls. The company is currently seeking an experienced Project Manager. Responsibilities Position Summary/ Primary Purpose Reporting to the Director of Project Management - Airport Technologies, the role of a Project Manager is ensuring the effective development and delivery of Airport Baggage Handling systems to our customers. You will lead a cross functional team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers as well as subcontractors to design, install and commission customer solutions to some of the world's largest airports. Major Areas of Responsibility: Complete projects on schedule and under budget. Establish project parameters and review all material. Establish project team and conduct project review meetings. Project Manager is responsible for all meetings and meeting documentation. Meet with customer and sales team to review project. Establish procedure to ensure easy and complete communication to the customer, project team and all others involved (written and oral). Oversight of engineering teams, including monitoring hours usage, scope reviews and receipt of deliverables. Establish a detailed schedule, establish priorities, and identify lead times. Establish a cash flow schedule. Monitor engineering and make sure that downstream activities are supported. Make sure all drawing submittals between Webb and the customer runs smoothly and that all transmittals are recorded. Review all estimates and advise Sales of its disposition. Review all change orders before work proceeds. Review major sub-contracts. Establish a procedure for working with accounting and issuing invoices. Develop a procedure for keeping management aware of job status. Review all punch lists. Initiate job closeout. Travel and overtime required as business needs dictate, travel may be frequent and visits to customer sites and walking project sites are expected. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Desired Skills and Experience 5+ Years’ experience in Airport Baggage Handling Project Management experience required. Airport experience strongly preferred Engineering or Construction Management degree preferred. Must be hard worker/self-starter. Knowledge of computer scheduling software, preferably Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. Must be able to travel. Daifuku Airport America Corporation is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled, and federal sub/contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status or medical condition. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please call 248-553-1000. Daifuku Airport America Corporation offers an excellent compensation package including great benefits such as excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays, 401K, Flexible Spending Programs, and more. At this time our company only receives applications online. If you need assistance applying online to this position, please call 248-553-1000 and leave a message and your call will be returned. Job Posting Min Salary Job Posting Max Salary

Manage software project components, coordinate teams, and ensure project deliverables within budget and schedule. | Requires BS in CS/IT, 3+ years IT/software project management, software development skills, and team leadership experience. | Overview: Daifuku Airport America Corporation is a subsidiary of Daifuku North America a group company of Daifuku in Japan - the largest material handling company in the world. Our advanced systems move everything from car bodies at auto plants to luggage at airports to packaged goods at warehouses. We are known as experts in engineering, manufacturing, and servicing innovative automated materials handling systems including conveyors, automatic guided vehicles, automated storage & retrieval systems, and integrated controls. The company is currently seeking an experienced IT Project Manager. Responsibilities: IT Project Manager - Software The Project Engineer – Software is responsible for managing the software portion for airport baggage handling projects. In this position, you will partner with the Contracts Project Manager, engineering staff and our customer to ensure the project deliverables are achieved successfully and within defined project budgets. Additionally, in this role you will at times delegate or personally create System or Software Functional Specifications, System Architecture, Descriptions of Operations, System Configuration, System Testing, Installation Support, System Support. Major Areas of Responsibility • Maintain high level of contact with clients, Software engineers and Daifuku Contract Project Management. • Translate high level contact meeting results into prioritized action items for the team. • Must develop knowledge of contract and client specifications intimately. • Create gap analyses between client specifications and the current Webb product. • Generate the appropriate project specifications and ensures they are approved quickly by the client. • Collaborates with other Project Engineers on project resourcing, reporting and other administrative activities. • Must be able to create and successfully execute project plans. • Position responsibility will include execution of 2 – 4 concurrent projects, of which project management is the primary responsibility, however, the Senior Project Engineer is also expected to fill in as a technical resource when those administrative duties are satisfied, or as needs dictates. Position responsibility will include execution of 2 – 4 concurrent projects, of which project management is the primary responsibility, however, the Senior Project Engineer is also expected to fill in as a technical resource when those administrative duties are satisfied, or as needs dictates Qualifications: Basic Skills & Abilities • Project work is substantially located throughout the country; the incumbent for this role will need to travel mostly for commissioning of systems and on-site engineering tasks that cannot be accomplished from our office. On occasion off-shift work may also be necessary to support commissioning efforts. • Critical Thinking — using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. • Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of you, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. • Verbal and Written Expression and Recognition — the ability to listen to, understand and communicate information and ideas presented through spoken or written words and sentences. • Problem Sensitivity — the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. • Conscientiousness – Thorough and diligent in one’s duties. Recognizes tasks that need to be completed and facilitates the completion of those tasks independently. Education & Experience • BS-CS/CE/EE or IT professional is required. • Experience managing a project and related people resources. • Scheduling and estimating experience. • Expert knowledge of MS Office, Visio and MS Project. • PMP is a plus. • Experience within the material handling industry, preferred. Baggage handling experience, preferred. Qualified individuals must have a demonstrated ability to lead technical projects in a dynamic environment of competing priorities. At least (8) eight years of a combination of the following: • 3+ years of IT or Software project management. • C/C++/C# software development. • .NET development • Windows and SQL Server administration. • 4+ years of team leadership. Demonstrated Physical Abilities Remain stationary for 50% of the time; move/traverse throughout the office to access file cabinets and office equipment; operate a computer and other productivity machinery; inspect documents; communicate with others through talking/hearing; read/identify/assess forms and correspondence. While on job sites, must be able to walk airports and plants and remain standing for most of the shift. About Us Daifuku Airpport America, a group company of Daifuku in Japan - the largest material handling company in the world. Our advanced systems move everything from car bodies at auto plants to luggage at airports to packaged goods at warehouses. We are known as experts in engineering, manufacturing and servicing innovative automated materials handling systems including conveyors, automatic guided vehicles, automated storage & retrieval systems, and integrated controls. Daifuku Airport America Corporation is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled, and federal sub/contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status or medical condition. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please call 248-553-1000. Daifuku Airport America Corporation offers an excellent compensation package including great benefits such as excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays, 401K, Flexible Spending Programs, and more. At this time our company only receives applications online. If you need assistance applying online to this position, please call 248-553-1000 and leave a message and your call will be returned.