Sutphen Corporation, founded in 1890, is a manufacturer of Emergency Fire Apparatus. The oldest continuously family owned and operated fire apparatus manufacturer in the country.

With a mission to build the safest, most reliable fire apparatus in the world, Sutphen has manufactured emergency fire apparatus for fire departments all over the country for more than 132 years.

Our Urbana, Ohio location is expanding our workforce and we are seeking a Project Manager to join our amazing team! If you are an organized and focused individual with a good eye for detail, this job could be for you!

Salary Ranger: 70-80k

This position is full-time on first shift, and the salary range will be.

Our ideal candidate would be able to:

Create the initial package documents.

• Run through the configurator order and insert engineering and clarification notes
• Print the configurator order and create the Initial Component Report
• Draft a 2-dimensional drawing of the apparatus based off a sales proposal drawing
• Send the Initial Package Letter and Initial Shop Order to the dealer and ask to schedule pre-construction II.

Run an effective pre-construction meeting.

• Capture any changes or clarifications to the original order requested by the customer
• Ask questions that will need to be answered for design and production purposes
• Record all changes that will affect the contract price.

Release Rev-A Shop Order to production.

• After the pre-construction meeting create a revised Pre-Rev-A Shop Order for review
• Have another project manager review the shop order internally and run a shop order review meeting with downstream stakeholders in the company
• Create a Change Order document capturing all changes from pre-construction to send to the customer for formal approval
• Once the updated shop order has been reviewed internally and the updated Change Order has been signed by the external customer, release the Rev-A Shop Order to officially start the manufacturing process

Project management throughout the build process.

• Meet department objectives by maintaining project timelines on the Project Dashboard
• Answer questions from engineering, purchasing, and production throughout the entire build
• Act as liaison between internal departments and the dealer / customer externally
• Continually update and improve all project documents and maintain an up-to-date and accurate shop order revision at all times
• Provide updates to the dealer and the customer at different points in the production process as requested
• Be available at mid and final inspection to capture and communicate requests from the customer
• Capture all cost-affecting changes throughout production and add them to the contract price by updating the Change Order document

Production complete and project wrap-up

• Provide Contract Admin with a clear and accurate Change Order document to settle contract balances
• Act as liaison between customer and internal teams to ensure all final inspection items are completed to a satisfactory level for the customer
• Record all final changes and accepted discrepancies and release a final post-production shop order to accurately reflect the final product as it was shipped to the customer