Whether you're just beginning your career or have years of experience—you've come to the right place! Working at Alto-Shaam means you’re a part of a passionate team working together towards one goal.
Since 1955, Alto-Shaam has pioneered industry-leading commercial foodservice equipment that anticipates and responds to our customers' needs. Our solutions help foodservice businesses like Sendik’s Food Market and Saz’s Hospitality Group enhance their menus while providing a greater return on their investment.
Our world-class products are made in a world-class facility. Alto-Shaam’s headquarters and manufacturing space is dynamic, clean and safe for all.
As a family company, we also take care of our people by providing market-leading benefits:
- Earn an annual bonus on your gross income, which has averaged 15% over the past five years
- Low Cost premiums for full coverage healthcare with wellness participation
- 11 paid holidays and generous earned PTO
- Advancement opportunities to grow through our career ladders program
- Tuition assistance to pursue a degree or certification
- Fitness reimbursement for gym memberships, classes, or training sessions
- Biannual performance reviews with yearly merit increases
- Annual free lunch with the company president to celebrate your work anniversary
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading cross-functional teams to execute multiple complex projects. This role ensures requirements are clear, develops and maintains project schedules & budgets, coordinates resources, and drives necessary actions via internal processes. This role communicates program status to all levels of the organization.
The ideal candidate for a Sr. Project Manager would be able to do the following:
- Independently leads cross-functional project teams without direct authority, setting clear expectations and holding team members accountable for deliverables
- Manages multiple projects concurrently, balancing priorities and shared resources across the project portfolio
- Ensures project requirements are clearly defined and executable
- Prepares project schedules by working with project resources on timelines for deliverables and challenging opportunities for parallel or accelerated work
- Facilitates team meetings, distributes meeting minutes, and reports on action item status, risks and decisions to the project team and stakeholders
- Identifies potential project risks and assists to develop/implement strategies to minimize impact
- Manages project scope and the change process, assessing schedule, cost and quality impacts of proposed changes before approval
- Develops and manages project budgets (capital and expense), tracks actual versus planned spend, and supports business case and return-on-investment analysis
- Establishes and reports project performance metrics (schedule adherence, budget variance, milestone completion and risk status) to senior leadership through regular status reviews, escalating issues with recommended solutions
- Adheres to established processes and makes recommendations for process improvements
- Researches and implements best practices for project management
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or related field
- Minimum 5 years project management experience in a manufacturing or other technical environment, with at least 2 years independently leading projects
- Expert project management skills, demonstrated success with leading projects to deliver quality outcomes on schedule and budget
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize competing demands
- Excellent interpersonal skills necessary for communication and negotiation, having the ability to lead and influence without direct authority
- Effectively communicate and work with all levels of an organization
- Excellent problem-solving skills, able to logically break down problems or change requests and identify solutions
- Excellent organizational and planning skits, highly organized, and a quick learner
- Proactively looks for opportunities to improve outcomes in both projects and processes
- PMP preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification, or equivalent continuous improvement training, a plus
We are looking for team-members that exemplify and live our High FIVE values:
- Highest Quality: Are you detailed-oriented and ensure the accuracy of your work?
- Win together as a Family: Do you exceed expectations by being attentive and going above and beyond?
- Unleash the Innovative Spirit: Are you passionate about finding solutions to streamline and enhance the way you and your peers work?
- Be a Helpful Voice: Are you a positive person who wants to make an impact on others?
- Every Individual Makes an Impact: Are you a go-getter who takes initiative and pride in your work?
If you share our values, we want you to be a part of our Alto-Shaam family!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field
- At least 5 years of project management experience in a manufacturing or technical environment
- At least 2 years independently leading projects
- Demonstrated success delivering projects on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing demands
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Proactive process and project improvement mindset
- PMP certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification, or equivalent continuous improvement training
What We Do
Founded in 1955, Alto-Shaam is the inventor of the original Cook and Hold oven that revolutionized low-heat cooking and the commercial cooking industry. Today, Alto-Shaam features a full line of Cook and Hold ovens, convection ovens, combi ovens, chillers, warming cabinets and drawers, heated buffet and display cabinets, merchandisers, fryers, and rotisseries. Whether you’re preparing haute cuisine in a top restaurant, health-conscious meals in a health care facility, or tater tots in the local school, the equipment must provide a great return on investment for the foodservice program to be successful. At Alto-Shaam, we specialize in creating systems and equipment that are the core of successful and profitable foodservice programs in many different industries. While many Alto-Shaam Cook & Hold ovens still take a little bit of effort and electricity to make an amazing prime rib, many chefs are using this commercial kitchen staple oven for steaks, vegetables, braising short ribs, baking cheesecakes, proofing bread dough or reheating convenience food items. With no flavor carryover, a very small electricity draw, no exterior ventilation needed, the Cook & Hold can work all day, every day, with maximum efficiency.
