Project Manager Needed At Serta Simmons Bedding

Position Summary

The STAR Project Manager facilitates Serta Simmons Bedding new product introduction from concept through commercialization, leading risk mitigation and project planning activities as required to meet time-to-market, quality, and cost objectives.

Role & Responsibilities

·         Ensure adherence to the SSB New Product Introduction process as well as aid in the education of others within the organization.

·         Drive continuous improvement of the SSB New Product Introduction process.

·         Manage a dynamic portfolio of product introductions that follow both concurrent and separate launch timing.

·         Involve all actors early in product introduction process to guarantee smooth integration of new materials and technologies.

·         Lead recurring cross-functional project meetings as required to fulfill product charter objectives.

·         Create and maintain project timelines and deliverables in support of on-time completion of product Phase Gates.

·         Serve as single point-of-contact regarding project status, challenges, and resource needs.

·         Drive proactive risk mitigation through preliminary complexity assessment and ongoing failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).

·         Contribute to future product visions and drive changes in manufacturing, SKU reductions, and processes that are more manufacturing friendly.

·         Apply general knowledge of engineering and manufacturing to influence product design and reach objectives in the most economical manner possible.

·         Protect all intellectual property and secure exclusivity of all ideation where possible.

Minimum Qualifying Skills

·         Strong working knowledge of MS Project and MS Office Suite.

·         Strong analytical and technical ability to problem solve

·         Flexible enough to plan and accomplish goals as either project lead or project support

·         Excellent communication skills

·         Significant experience with FMEA tools

·         Project Management experience and Possess a high level of analytical and problem-solving skills

·         3-5 years related experience

·         Previous experience in a manufacturing environment and in product design and testing

·         Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

JOB FACTOR/WORK ENVIRONMENT

·         Up to 25% travel

·         Work is primarily sedentary in nature

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties or responsibilities associated with the job. Other job-related duties may be assigned.

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Amazon Is Hiring Full Time Shift Assistant

DESCRIPTION

Since opening our virtual doors in 1995, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of ‘possible’ further and further. Our entire business works hard to delight our customers – from the second an order is placed online to the seamless coordination of that order behind the scenes, we strive to stay agile, fluid and intentional. That can be described in one of our core Leadership Principles, which is Bias for Action. This means that our teams band together, roll up their sleeves, and aren’t content with just standing still. We’re aiming to become the most customer-centric company on Earth.
Shift Assistants are part of the Last Mile operations in Amazon Logistics and play a crucial role in this rapidly growing team. Shift Assistants are responsible for daily management of department duties including: allocating labor, leading meetings, assigning job duties, providing work direction and communicating with internal and external suppliers.

Responsibilities:
- Track and report ATS/labor hours
- Occasionally, assist with production duties, train associates and verify SOP (standard operating procedure) compliance
- Ensure successful area performance through tracking and reporting metrics
- Independently assess all aspects of associate work performance and provide timely and detailed feedback
- Participate in Operational Excellence initiatives
- Maintain a full understanding of workflow and daily production goals
- Review and update SOP’s as required
- Ensure work areas remain clean and are properly equipped
- Identify and address safety hazards within the work area, and participate in safety initiatives
- Coach associates on ways to work safely at all times
- Ensure all job injuries are reported timely in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Provide vacation coverage for Area Managers

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Ability to work overtime as required
- Ability to work flexible schedules/shifts/areas
- Ability to stand for a minimum of 8-10 hours/day per shift

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree, and/or prior Amazon experience
- Experience taking part in a kaizen or Shingi event in a similar environment
- Awareness and willingness to use OPEX tools and techniques
- Demonstrates problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) across various levels of an organization
- History of meeting/exceeding departmental goals
- Experience leading teams
- Capable of providing direction to team members using independent judgment
- Organization and time management skills

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

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Project Manager Needed In Shell, Houston

Project Manager is accountable for delivering offshore and onshore projects in support of SPLC’s pipeline and terminal assets. This role will also execute similar work in support of SPLC’s business partners and other Shell affiliates. Additionally, this position performs a wide range of engineering tasks and analyses in support of operations.


Purpose


The role is expected to manage Onshore and Offshore maintenance and capital projects through all phases of the opportunity delivery roadmap (identify, assess, select, define, executed and operate). Key aspects of this position include leveraging the front-end development of the project in the Identify to Define phase and honoring the promise in the Execution phase by choosing the right contracts and contractors, selecting the right method of management, and delivering the value with tight control and supervision of those contracts and contractors.


Accountabilities


Project Development

·         Identify and manage the project risks.

·         Develop the scope of the project through collaboration with the various project stakeholders.

·         Develop and implement a Project Execution Plan to deliver the goal and strategies of the project.

·         Identify and appoint suitable engineering consultant(s) for developing the various design engineering packages required.

·         Specify all the relevant Shell and industry standards required for the design and construction of the facility.

·         Develop all the relevant engineering packages required for the commercial biding and construction stages.

·         Identify and apply for all the relevant permits that will be required for the construction and commissioning of the facility.

Project Execution

·         Manage the execution of projects without any HSSE incidents.

·         Manage the execution of projects within budget and schedule.

·         Manage contract engineering resources to carry out and deliver the design engineering packages, tender documents, technical specifications, and all other deliverables expected from the consultant.

·         Develop, implement, and execute the strategy for the commercial aspects of the project, including vendor identification and qualification, tender preparation, invitation to bid, technical and commercial evaluation and award.

·         Manage the overall process for the appointment of contractors for the various construction packages.

·         Prepare all relevant project execution procedures, specifications, and documentation that will be required to manage the project and report progress.

·         Manage HSSE at the site and ensure all the HSSE targets are delivered. Carry out frequent reviews of the site HSSE and continuously seek to improve the conditions.

·         Embed a strong safety culture in the project team, contractors and workers on site.

·         Prepare and implement appropriate spending procedures and frequently report the status of the spending to stakeholders, particularly actual vs.plan, commitments vs. plan, and latest estimate.

·         Prepare and implement progress reports to track the progress of the overall project against the plan.

·         Supervise and coordinate the on-site construction activities of the project.

·         Develop and implement a project quality and test plan to ensure the construction of the facility is accordance with plans.

Commissioning and Handover

·         Prepare applicable commissioning procedures and checklists to ensure all aspects of the project are completed and ready for commissioning.

·         Liaise with operations to ensure all necessary operational commissioning procedures and requirements are in place.

·         Prepare and execute a handover to operations, including procedures, relevant training, documents and manuals.

Requirements

·         Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

·         Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering discipline is required.

·         With at least five (5) years experience in technical support to operations, project engineering, or project management.

·         Skilled at managing contractors and consultants.

·         Experience in delivering projects on time and within budget.

·         Demonstrated HSSE leadership.

·         Good knowledge of the interdisciplinary engineering fundamentals as applied to pipeline facilities and terminals.

·         Excellent communication skills with ability to engage and draw upon region and global experience and knowledge.

·         Demonstrated behaviors in balancing operational needs with project demands.

·         Demonstrated behavior in embracing personal accountability and working in a self-directed fashion.

·         Demonstrated ability to engage a wide variety of stakeholders.

·         Prior experience in terminal/pipeline operations and engineering is preferred.

·         Prior experience in both offshore and onshore operations and engineering is preferred.

·         Project Management and/or PFAS technical authority certifications preferred.

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Subsea Research Engineer Needed At ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas

Job Title: Subsea Research Engineer

Job Role Summary

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has an immediate opening for a full-time staff position in the area of deepwater/subsea engineering in Houston, Texas. We are looking for a dynamic, creative, and resourceful individual to join our research team. The hired individual will conduct research in the following areas: novel deepwater/subsea development concepts, analysis and installation of subsea equipment and subsea automation.

Primary Job Functions

·         Position is responsible for identifying and advancing novel deepwater/subsea development concepts for oil & gas production

·         Develop new technologies and design practices for offshore systems, including floaters, pipelines and risers, and subsea production and processing equipment

·         Identify, assess and/or qualify new technologies with other related disciplines and apply them to ExxonMobil operations, often under tight time constraints and in conjunction with other related commercial technologies

·         Identify potential new technologies from the oil and gas industry and adjacent industries through external research, networking, etc. which may be applied to development concepts.

·         Market and deploy new technologies through research reports, technical and business presentations to colleagues and management, training courses, and formal / informal interactions with internal customers

Job Requirement

·         Ph.D. or M.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other related scientific/engineering disciplines

·         Demonstrated experience in Research and Development (R&D) within the Oil & Gas or related industry

·         Demonstrated experience in providing technical design and/or consulting services (internal or external) within the Oil & Gas or related industry

·         Demonstrated experience in design, engineering and optimization of deepwater/subsea equipment for R&D or consulting activities

·         At least 5 years of work experience in Oil & Gas or related industry

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

·         Knowledge in design, engineering, optimization, testing and installation of subsea production and processing systems

·         Knowledge and proficiency in the areas of subsea hardware, subsea processing, subsea equipment installation, flow assurance analysis, time-domain simulations are highly desirable

·         Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment is important

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Controls Software Engineering Specialist Needed In Baker Hughes, Houston, TX

Baker Hughes, (BH), has an opening for a Software Lead Engineer based in Houston, TX. The Lead Software Engineer may be required to work on more than one project concurrently, reporting to the Software Team Leader. The position holds responsibility for software development, update, testing and maintenance tasks within the assigned projects.

Essential Responsibilities:

·         Perform tasks within the software engineering scope for various projects.

·         Supervision of a small team of software engineers, as required.

·         Regular reporting of individual project progress and resource status.

·         Review and technical input of project plans.

·         Identification of technical, schedule and commercial risks relating to software requirements.

·         Assist the Supply Chain Management Function with procurement/sub-contract activities, including variation order requests.

·         Preparation and review of requirements, design, interface and test documentation, within company and client defined contractual and quality requirements.

·         Generation of work scope/definition and task lists within the software team.

·         Provide technical support and guidance within the software team.

·         Review of individual task solutions, ensuring cross-project standardization and resource optimization.

·         Support of technical and project execution audits, both internal and external.

·         Participation in project close-out and lessons learned activities

Qualifications/Requirements:

·         Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in an IT or engineering position)

·         3+ years software/electrical engineering work experience within an Oil & Gas controls environment.

·         Proven automation (SCADA) experience with specific focus on PLC logic and HMI/GUI development.

·         Knowledge of computer networking, including Ethernet configuration.

·         Ability to program in high level languages, such as C/C++/JavaScript.

·         Core logic skills and experience, including data bit handling.

·         Experience of interfacing with instrumentation over a variety of interfaces (for example, Pressure/Temperature/Flow sensors via Modbus/CAN bus/PROFIBUS/OPC).

·         SQL/Database development experience.

·         Mathematical knowledge to enable tasks such as data scaling/conversion of certain instrumentation data.

·         Fundamental knowledge of the Software Life Cycle -(Requirements/Design/Implementation/Test/Review/Release/Maintainenance).

·         Experience in successfully delivering small/large scale projects.

·         Ability to travel as required at short notice.

·         Solid interpersonal and communication skills.

·         Strong knowledge sharing and mentoring capabilities.

·         Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

Desired Characteristics:

·         Bachelor’s or higher degree in Software/Electrical Engineering.

·         5+ years software/electrical engineering work experience within an Oil & Gas controls environment.

·         Production Controls Systems knowledge.

·         Offshore trained with current certifications (BOSIET-HUET/EBS).

·         Product Lifecycle Management knowledge.

·         Deep understanding of Subsea Topside architecture and an ability to translate that into a winning subsea offering.

·         Excellent comprehension of software methodologies and development processes, with ownership of process improvements and quality.

Locations: Houston, TX or Offshore – Gulf of Mexico

This is your opportunity to learn more, do more, live the career you have imagined and be part of a truly diverse organization.

Baker Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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