Project Manager

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Job Summary

Founded in 1946, Canton Elevator Inc. (CEI) is a leading designer and manufacturer of complete hydraulic and traction elevators in North America. CEI also offers a wide range of elevator architectural products. In 2016, CEI was acquired by Nidec Motor Corporation, and is part of Nidec Elevator Business Unit.
The opportunities you will find at CEI are limited only by your desire to grow and succeed.

Job Description

 The Project Manager partners with team leaders to develop, track, and implement various technical transfer projects and operational projects to support business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings that are cross functional and sometimes cross organizational in nature to drive actions and decision making
• Must have strong interpersonal skills capable of working with a diverse group of people
• Identify and help manage risks, conflicts and barriers to project success
• Incorporate project management tools that drive scope focus, team accountability, deliverables, timelines, implementation, and effectiveness checks
• Directly manage projects with minimal supervision
• Identify deliverables and inter-dependencies associated with projects
• Routinely challenge the status quo to drive optimization and efficiencies
• Identify and engage appropriate stakeholders to establish well-rounded and represented project teams, including but not limited to Process Development, , Quality, Procurement, Regulatory, Finance, and Research and Development
• Support the incorporation of financial and resource allocation aspects into project plans 
• Identify project issues or resource gaps and facilitate resolutions
• Ensure project team activities and decisions are clearly communicated, documented, and archived, act as a primary contact for project team related information
• Represent the company with external partners vendors, including contributing to contract development, if applicable

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• 0-2 years of experience

Additional Job Details

WHAT WE’RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE

• Competitive salary based on qualifications
• PTO (Paid time off)
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) and company match
• Short term and long-term disability 
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with options
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.