CTS is a $550 million corporation that employs 4,000+ dedicated people. CTS designs and manufactures electronic components, actuators, and sensors to OEMs in the automotive, communications, medical, defense and aerospace, industrial, and computer markets. The company manufactures products in North America, Europe, and Asia.  Founded in 1896 as Chicago Telephone Supply, CTS is headquartered in Lisle, IL.

Job/Position Summary

The Operations Project Manager is responsible project management across various Operations assignments.

Reporting to the VP of Operations, the Operations Project Manager will help define scope, steps, impacted parties and necessary support teams needed to execute the assigned project(s) on time and on budget.  The project manager will follow up with reoccurring cadence to ensure compliance to plan, ensure task completion, and escalations when required.   The project manager will be responsible for a monthly leadership report out and accountability cadence to brief the organization on tracking to plan, risks, and impacts.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Project management
  • Leads Operations projects across the organization, and coordinates and prioritizes related activities between organizations.
    • Provide coaching and guidance to the team.
    • Manage project scope and changes.
    • Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
    • Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings.
    • Report on project success criteria results, metrics.
    • Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing changes.
• Communicates and captures requirements in a way that people can understand them.
• Builds out timing plans and action item lists and maintains them.
• Will lead preparation and delivery of major Project proposals and presentations.
• Manages budgets, costs, and projections associated to the project together with the Finance organization.
• Maintains lessons learned history from projects and has post project closeout reviews to ensure continuous improvement on future projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Energetic, motivated individual with a solid background in Operations and Manufacturing.
• Ability to concurrently handle a variety of projects and coordinate the efforts of indirect reports and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work with in-house and outside support groups.
• Ability to independently work with outside professionals.
• Strong skills in communicating with all levels of management.
• Strong ability to analyze and use technical data and resources.
• Required excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Background required in manufacturing and operations required.
• Ability to travel for project reviews, status meetings, and follow up globally up to 30%.

Required Education and Experience

• BS/BA in a technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing in Automotive, medical, Industrial or Aerospace.
• 5+ years of experience with production transfers and moves required.
• Demonstrated positive communication and human relation skills.
• Excellent computer skills including, Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, Power Point.

United States EEO Statement

CTS Corporation is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer who complies with all applicable federal, state and local employment laws. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at CTS Corporation will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. It has been and shall continue to be both the official policy and the commitment of CTS Corporation to further equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of, among other characteristics, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable Federal, State or Local law.

We fully comply with all applicable Department of Labor and EEOC rules, regulations, guidelines, and orders including but not limited to Executive Order 11246 and 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-1.4, 60-250.5(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). The parties hereby incorporate the requirements of 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-1.4(a)(7), 29 C.F.R. Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A, 41 C.F.R. § 60-300.5(a) and 41 C.F.R. § 60-741.5(a), if applicable. Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a background check and drug screening.

ADA accommodation statement: If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, call Human Resources at 630.577.8811. All other applications must be submitted online.

United States Additional Considerations

It is unlawful in all states where the Company operates, including Massachusetts, to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates applicable laws may be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. The Company does not require a lie detector test as a condition of employment nor continued employment. 

Applicants must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

No agencies, please. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes and are not looking to engage an agency. We receive inquiries from agencies daily. Do not direct any inquiries or emails to hiring managers. It is not our standard practice to utilize agencies; we are a federal contractor and need to comply with the same process for all.

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