Project Manager

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We are looking for a Project Manager to support our team in Alpharetta, GA. 

EMI is a division of LSI Industries(NASDAQ: LYTS) headquartered in Cincinnati, specializes in the creation of advanced lighting, graphics, and display solutions across strategic vertical markets. The company’s American-made products, which include lighting, print graphics, digital graphics, refrigerated and custom displays, aim to help businesses stand out in a competitive market. With a workforce of approximately 2,000 employees and 20 facilities throughout North America, LSI provides top-quality solutions for its clients. LSI’s management team is focused on continued profitable growth. Additional information about LSI is available at www.lsicorp.com 

SUMMARY: 

The Project Manager plays a key role in driving the growth of our custom store fixture manufacturing company by managing the entire process from sales to delivery and installation of custom fixtures, including millwork, metal, refrigeration products, specialty cabinetry, casework, and related solutions for retailers, convenience stores, restaurants, supermarkets, and other commercial uses. This position ensures projects meet customer specifications for design, functionality, quality, timeliness, and profitability while providing high-level communication across sales, manufacturing, installation teams, and customers. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, with exceptional attention to detail, strong problem-solving abilities, and a focus on building and maintaining customer relationships to expand our well-established base.

Essential Job Functions:

• Understand the company's manufactured products, components, processes, and materials, including their intended and actual use in the field, to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Develop new and maintain existing customer relationships, emphasizing our custom manufacturing expertise and proactively anticipating needs while soliciting feedback on performance.
• Assist sales and customer service teams in designing, developing, and managing projects that meet all customer needs, including timely completion of estimates, samples, prototypes, proposals, and accurate drawings.
• Clearly define and document project functions, responsibilities, and specifications; assemble the project team, review plans, obtain buy-in, and adjust based on feedback.
• Use project management tools (e.g., SmartSheets) to create detailed plans identifying deadlines, critical paths, responsible parties, quality standards, and packaging requirements, highlighting potential issues.
• Establish specific steps, timelines, and milestones for each project to align with customer and manufacturing needs, ensuring adherence to critical dates for high customer satisfaction.
• Manage the entire project lifecycle, including sourcing materials, coordinating inventory levels and deliveries, generating material usage and time studies, and facilitating prototypes as needed.
• Ensure all required approval drawings are submitted on time, manage changes, revisions, purchase orders, and change orders, documenting approvals and updating tracking software.
• Conduct weekly project reviews with the team, provide real-time progress reports using technology, and maintain regular communication logs with customers, general contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure on-time, complete deliveries and identify special requirements.
• Source and price projects in a timely manner, prepare cost estimates and custom quotations, and coordinate orders, sales, and installations with shop supervisors and field staffs.
• Work directly with manufacturing to ensure projects are produced timely, meet specifications and quality standards, and are processed for maximum profitability; maintain consistent manufacturing standards, such as using Master Control Color Samples for non-standard finishes.
• Identify and solve problems on-site, keep project files orderly and current, and conduct post-mortems with cross-functional teams (e.g., Engineering, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing) to analyze material/labor usage and improve processes, margins, and efficiencies by eliminating waste.
• Streamline administrative and manufacturing processes, review existing products for improvements in quality, design, and efficiencies, and assist in training team members to meet goals and standards.
• Attend production, quality, and safety meetings to stay informed on corporate needs and policies.
• Achieve individual and company goals, maximize shareholder value, and follow all company employment and safety rules.
• Other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Education and/or Experience:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in project management, architectural, construction, engineering, or a related field, or commensurate experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant work experience in project management, design, or manufacturing, preferably in custom fixtures or related industries.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

EEOC

EMI a division of LSI is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. EMI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.