Operations Project Manager

Company: GoMacro LLC
Location: La Crosse
Posted on: May 8, 2022

Job Description:

Description:

We're a company that Is driven by a unique core Ideology we call The Gomacro Way, which Is based upon authenticity, generosity, and compassion for people and the planet. We operate with Integrity, we create with passion, and we conduct ourselves with humility. We seek growth-minded people who are Inspired by challenges, encouraged by camaraderie, and excited about being leaders at every level. Become part of a team where everyone Is heard, valued, and empowered to Influence positive change in their local and global community.

In 2003, GoMacro co-founder Amelia Kirchoff was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a lot of research, she decided to fight the cancer with a plant-based macrobiotic diet in addition to a local lumpectomy. In the face of adversity, Amelia and her daughter Jola came together, fought the cancer, and Amelia won.

During her battle with cancer, Amelia created the first MacroBar--- recipe in her kitchen on the Wisconsin family farm. In the years following, Amelia and Jola began spreading awareness for the power of a balanced, plant-based lifestyle through GoMacro's healthy and delicious MacroBars, which are now available in stores nationwide.
Today, our work is still guided by the values upon which Jola and Amelia built GoMacro: Live Long, Eat Positive, Give Back, Tread Lightly, and Be Well. It's our goal to inspire people to have a healthy body, sharp mind, and bold spirit-and we believe doing fun, and meaningful work is part of that.

That's why we:
Hire people who share our company values and support the growth and development of their careers.
Embrace the opportunity to do meaningful work that has a positive impact on the planet and people's lives.
Offer competitive benefits, plus holistic perks like our Annual Give Back Day, annual performance bonus, PTO, and more.
Join us as we make the world better, one bite at a time!

Position Description:
The Operations Project Manager works within our Project Management Office to plan, direct, monitor, and coordinate project activities to ensure that goals or objectives of manufacturing/operations projects are accomplished within time, budget and schedule commitments. This position ensures proper project management tools, standards and procedures are used. This position also ensures proper and timely communication flow and cross-functional alignment for projects. This position works with limited supervision and has substantial impact on the success of assigned projects which results in business growth and/or profitability. The ideal candidate possesses a bias for action and is comfortable working through challenges and offering cost/benefit analysis for solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

Project Management
Establish project schedules and staffing requirements for assigned projects. Has overall responsibility for planning and coordinating activities related to assigned projects and/or program.
Facilitate project meetings with diverse stakeholders
Manage several assigned projects concurrently
Monitor project status against scope, end date and budget, ensuring the quality and integrity of the project delivery, and anticipate potential issues and risks
Escalate project issues to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget
Ensure appropriate risk mitigation steps are taken and documented
Coordinate and respond to requests for change in project objectives.
Communicate and align with department leaders and stakeholders on project plans, status, change requests, issues and risks
Maintain scope change recognizing issues and risks and/or requests from key stakeholders
Continuous Improvement
Follows standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation. Identify project management process improvement opportunities, incorporating lessons learned into future projects.
Facilitates creative approaches to problem solving and supporting business needs
.

Requirements:
Skills Required:
3+ years of Project Management experience
2+ years of experience leading and directing projects in a manufacturing setting
2+ years of experience creating reports and dashboards to communicate project status
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience is preferred
Microsoft Project experience preferred
Manufacturing Engineer training a plus

Position-Specific Skills Required
Experience coordinating cross-functional team's activities
Strong communication, collaboration, integrity, decision making, and problem-solving skills
High degree of proficiency in PM software, Microsoft Office applications and presentations
Basic understanding of manufacturing principles

Education/Training Required
BA/BS degree required in related field.

Travel Required
Travel will be required based on business need.

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