Your Mission: We are looking for an experienced, technical Project Manager who is keen to contribute his or her own ideas in a multifaceted, international working environment and to guide exciting machine installations to success. During these installations you’ll be the responsible point of contact for all project steps on client site: starting with the purchasing of the necessary equipment, followed by the actual machine delivery and the delivery and rigging of downstream equipment and later the first functional, efficiency and sterile tests. Towards the end you will train and advice customer staff on how to best use the machines, be there to oversee the first production runs and finally hand over the project to the client as well as your regional Technical Manager for closing. Along the way you’ll always be supported by our fantastic regional technicians, food science specialists and of course our back office, so you can always make sure that quality, time and budget targets are met. Key responsibilities:
Participate in customer discussions together with the Technical Manager and Sales to identify customer requirements and scope.
Define and propose technical Solutions withing Elopak Portfolio to fulfill customer needs, including the technical documentation like layout drawings or specifications.
Prepare cost calculations and time schedules for the whole installation project.
Planning the purchasing of the necessary equipment in coordination with our Back Office after the order is placed by the customer.
Lead and coordinate project activities and resources for all installation steps by keeping the ownership of the Project Budget and Plan.
Communicate with customer and coordinate needed meetings to secure the progress of the project according to Plan.
Report Internally the project progress, identify project deviations and lead actions to mitigate.
Your Profile:
Experience working as a Project Manager in mechanical engineering, filling machines, with machines processing food and beverages or the packaging, paper or board industry
University studies in the field of Engineering
High willingness and availability to travel
Excellent verbal and written English, French and Arabic skills,
Driver’s License
Your Workplace: With headquarters in Norway and well-known customers in over 80 countries, Elopak is one of the world's leading suppliers of natural, cardboard-based packaging systems. The Project Manager role is based in Casablanca and will require flexibility to travel across countries in the MENA Region mainly.