Senior Project Manager Manufacturing Systems (m/f) 100%

Driven by your trust

SwissP Defence AG focuses on the development and production of small calibre ammunition in the security-relevant sector. This includes the two market segments authorities (police and special units) and military (armies). Our high-quality products stand for uncompromising reliability in all missions. Thus, we are the leading European supplier of small calibre ammunition and serve a worldwide customer portfolio. We are based in Thun and proud to employ around 320 motivated staff. We are committed, ambitious, and convincing! Together with our employees, we want to shape the future of SwissP Defence AG and continuously develop ourselves.

Due to a newly acquired major project, we plan to expand our team in a targeted manner.

Your tasks

• Requirements management: Analysing and specifying customer-specific specifications, developing technical concepts for linked overall systems as well as creating project charters and risk analyses
• Project management & coordination: Leading interdisciplinary project teams and managing all project phases up to commissioning
• Customer and supplier interface: Contact person for international customers as well as control, monitoring and interface coordination of external suppliers
• Schedule, cost and quality control: Monitoring project milestones, responsibility for the project budget, ensuring quality standards
• System acceptance: Planning, coordinating and documenting the internal preliminary acceptance as well as the final acceptance and commissioning at the customer on site under production conditions
• Change management: Recording, evaluating and renegotiating project changes as well as enforcing in case of project deviations

Your profile

• Technical basic training: Technical apprenticeship, preferably as a polymechanic, designer, automation technician or plant and apparatus builder
• Further education / studies: Certified technician HF mechanical engineering, systems engineering / electrical engineering or studies (Bachelor/Master mechanical engineering, systems engineering, process engineering or industrial engineering), higher project management certification is an advantage
• Experience: At least 5-8 years of professional experience in managing projects for complex manufacturing systems, linked production lines or in mechatronic large-scale plant construction
• Expertise: Deep system understanding of integrated production lines, experience with the technological range: forming technology, thermal process technology as well as industrial surface treatment. Sound knowledge in the field of plant linking and control technology
  Confidence in dealing with the guidelines for CE conformity assessment of machine assemblies (overall plant certification) according to Swiss and European legislation
• Language skills: Fluent German as well as business fluent English skills in spoken and written form (level C1) for international project and supplier management
• Willingness to travel: Willingness to undertake international business trips (approx. 10-20%) for technical coordination as well as FAT/SAT acceptance tests with partners and customers on site

We offer

In a dynamic team, we offer you a versatile, lively and responsible role with scope for action. A 40-hour week with good social benefits as well as ample room for initiative and responsibility are further key features you can expect from us. As an employer, we place great value on having competent employees on board.