Assistant Project Engineer

What will you work on?
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How will you create impact?
- Establish project plans in collaboration with cross-functional development teams to determine tasks, milestones, resources, planned and actual dates
Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and global partners, communicating brand and/or project information, and executing to take product from concept to production
- Manage programs to time, cost, and quality reflective of business and development objectives
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs
- Identify, anticipate, and manage risks or issues at the project level and resources as needed
- Partner with global operations to provide early warning of delays, and strategize appropriate solutions in development plans or processes to deliver on demand forecast revisions
- Support and drive cross-functional category teams to manage projects including risks, key handoffs, and deliverables
- Monitor resource utilization within the program and recommend adjustments to resource allocation as needed
- Report and escalate to management as needed; present verbal and written reports defining plans, problems, and resolutions to appropriate levels of management
- Continuously improve project management toolkits, processes, and methodologies utilized for product development

How will you fit into the team?
- Ability to collaborate with creative professionals within design, engineering, marketing, and packaging, while holding each team accountable for deliverables.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
Ability to employ critical thinking and demonstrate a "hands-on" team approach to solving problems
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment
- Apply problem solving techniques to approach any/all issues. If unable to resolve, demonstrates a willingness to actively engage other teams to drive resolution
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
Experience with plastics, materials, manufacturing, and/or engineering costs for durable goods is an asset
- Proactive and enthusiastic in approaching challenges, with a solution-oriented mindset
- Operate with moderate supervision in technical and organizational capacities, and understanding of when to escalate as necessary
- Ability to take direction and flex execution style based on feedback from teams

What are your skills and experience?
- BS degree in Engineering, Operations, or related technical field
- Experience leading teams and using project management tools to guide development
- Toy or CPG experience an asset
- PMP qualification or training an asset

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at jobsapac@spinmaster.com or by phone at +852 23138439 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.