Engineering Project Coordinator

$45,760 - $55,016/Yr

Actalent - Kalamazoo, MI

Full-time - Entry Level

Kalamazoo, MI

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Engineering Project Coordinator will assist the Project Manager in implementing upcoming projects by gathering resources and information. This role involves maintaining budgets, organizing meetings, and ensuring project deadlines are met. The position also includes managing the Engineering Change Request/Engineering Change Order system and supporting the engineering team with documentation and record maintenance, serving as a pathway to a Project Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Participate in project design meetings and propose improvements if necessary.
• Evaluate potential problems and technical hitches and develop solutions.
• Manage project-related paperwork by ensuring all necessary materials are current, properly filed, and stored.
• Adhere to budget by monitoring expenses and implementing cost-saving measures.
• Administer the ECO/ECR system, monitor the process, identify impediments, and work with the team to eliminate issues.
• Maintain and publish metrics associated with the ECO/ECR system.
• Work with design and process engineering to load and maintain item masters and routing records in the KBM system.
• Assist engineers with project documentation storage, network hard drives, and QSI system.
• Maintain engineering attendance records.
• Assist in the preparation of internal and external onsite meetings.
• Assist Quality in researching and documenting compliance.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Engineering or CAD.
• Documentation management and ability to use project management tools.
• Experience working in an engineering department or engineering support.
• Experience with Sequel, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Effective communication acumen (verified through references).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities (verified through references).

Nice-to-haves

• i Series experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)