Description

Position Summary

This position is a focal point for completing strategic workstreams identified to integrate multiple autonomous groups within the MacAllister Family of Companies, including development of transition/integration plans; coordinating resources, issues, and solutions with task forces; producing detailed integration recommendations and plans for approval of the integration teams and officer group; and overseeing the implementation of certain integration activities.  This resource will work alongside workstream leaders as a support mechanism, catalyst, and planner to achieve integration goals set by company leadership.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the integration project core team, and report task force progress and issues to the integration project core team.
• Ensure completion of and adherence to the integration task force charter.
• Coordinate overall activities of the integration leadership group, under the guidance of MFC Integration Champion.
• Support workstream owners & teams with Continuous Improvement methods and tools to enable efficient team sessions, improvement capture, and change management best practices.
• Participate in common communication processes using multiple tools for exchanging information among task force members and among the company as appropriate.
• Coordinate task force meetings, ensuring meetings take place as often as necessary, and participation from appropriate team members throughout.
• Ensure appropriate meeting notes are summarized into specific action items/responsibilities and distribute to members.
• Submit weekly, one-page e-mail progress reports to the integration champion in advance of the weekly integration project core team meetings.
• Ensure appropriate links across interrelated task forces for overlap and coordination issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No formal responsibility for supervising others.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related business study is required.
• 5+ years of project or program management
• 5+ years of continuous improvement experience
• 5+ years change management methodologies
• 5+ years of service operations of service industry experience
• 5+ years of sales or sales support, customer service-related experience

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in business
• Six Sigma certification
• PMP certification

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, presentation, non-verbal and listening.
• Excellent influence and negotiation and strong coaching and counseling skills.
• Strong analytical skills, including problem solving.
• Excellent project and conflict management skills with the ability to manage change.
• Excellent knowledge of change management and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to meet and/or exceed customer expectations.
• Excellent decision-making skills with strong creative thinking and goal setting skills.
• Good computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office software, Word and Excel, data base systems.

Other Requirements of Position

• Frequent (2-3 times per month) travel to Michigan or other locations, usually with an overnight stay per trip.
• Works under general supervision.  Employee acts independently to handle standard problems but usually report on such problems.  More unusual problems are referred to a supervisor/manager.
• Major responsibilities typically require a modest amount of creativity and latitude.  Employee typically operates under general instructions with some established procedures and policies.
• If an error is made while in this position, it will require some effort to identify and a moderate effect on the company.
• Frequently communicates with coworkers, customers, vendors, and management.

The duties and responsibilities described here are not a comprehensive list, and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. 

MacAllister Machinery Co Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).