Project Manager (PMO) - Tinley Park, IL

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
Project Leader: Aluminium & Steel Specifications and Qualifications 

• Technical leadership responsibilities for aluminium & steel specifications and qualifications in North & South America and Europe
• Adhering to and supporting the company Materials Qualification Process.  This includes ensuring conformance of suppliers and working with the Regulatory team to ensure compliance of new materials.
• Close cooperation with company’s Purchasing Group, Crown’s business sectors and other teams within Corporate Technology (CT) to manage the approval of new materials, standardization or quality performance
• Trial support with Plants, Suppliers and Sourcing, compliance with company Materials Database

Support on-going improvement in plant performance through hands-on technical support, providing expertise, knowledge management and transfer of best practices

• Excellent service support for failure investigations of materials as technical support to company’s businesses. Metallography lab experience will be an advantage.
• Attend material production and component manufacturing trials when required
• Support supplier audits as requested by the businesses and Sourcing
• Strong collaboration required with the Packaging Science team in Wantage to support qualifications and failure investigation resolution.
• Support the EHS program and continuous improvement in team performance.

Aluminium & Steel Supplier and Sourcing Technical Support

• Support joint developments with suppliers where better materials, processes or novel surfaces offer performance or efficiency advantages
• Work closely with the Aluminium & Steel Supplier Collaboration Leaders to maintain a technology pipeline for prime materials and process development.
• Representation of CT at Corporate meetings (Project Reviews, etc.)

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Professional and academic qualifications
• University Degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science

Skills and competencies 

• Good communication
• Good team player

Personal attributes

• Proactive
• Results focused

Languages
English

Preferred Requirements

• Postgraduate Degree
• Demonstrable know-how and skills in managing materials related projects.
• Six Sigma or related training and practical experience of these techniques

Previous experience in:

• Relevant experience in related industry
• Aluminium or Steel packaging industry
• Aluminium or Steel supplier
• Experience in Aluminium and their bulk and surface properties is a clear advantage