Project Manager

Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!

The primary duty of the Project Manager is to manage medium to large cross-functional projects that provide new products and/or services, drive improvements, and implement strategic change across the business. This role will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams through all phases of project management and ensuring projects deliver on scope, schedule, budget, and resourcing targets. The Project Manager will work to fulfill the needs of diverse & cross-functional customers, both internal and external.

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service. This is a qualified retirement plan that is separate from your 401k and consists only of Henny Penny shares that will be paid out when you retire (or when you leave the company, but we hope you’ll stay)
• Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
• Flexibility to work from home 2 days per week
• Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go
• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
• Expanded onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
• Achieve total well-being at our new Wellspring and Owners Hall facility, featuring 24/7 fitness center with a wide variety of cardio and strength training equipment. This facility reflects our continuous evolution in supporting our valued employee owners.
• Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner

What You'll Be Doing

• Plan project resource needs on specific projects using EPMO resource management tools.
• Build Project Portfolio reporting for management.
• Maintain data quality for project and resource Information systems.
• Contribute to project management processes and tool development.
• Adhere to EPMO documented project processes.
• Acquire project resources from functional managers to build a matrixed project team.
• Establish and maintain project budget and forecast.
• Facilitate project planning and schedule creation and maintain overall project schedule.
• Provide overall project leadership to achieve defined project goals.
• Lead project team and project core team meetings with clear meeting goals and expectations
• Conduct sprint reviews as needed.
• Manage project scope and is responsible for tracking and communicating scope change requests.
• Contribute to contracts - NDA, MSAs, SOWs, Licensing, etc.
• Be central communication hub of project for status reporting, decisions, risks, and issues.
• Communicate clearly and effectively to all areas of the business including the core team.
• Create tools for project team collaboration.
• Share reporting of project status to stakeholders and steering committees (Leads weekly/bi-weekly Project team status update to project stakeholders with Business Lead assistance)
• Manage project risk with the project teams, developing mitigation plans and distilling the information for management updates.
• Maintain Decision Making log for project and communicates key decisions impacting the project.
• Manage conflicting priorities and needs from customers both internal and external.
• Develop and maintain project KPIs.
• Support vendor selection and acquisition processes related to assigned projects.
• Train, mentor, or coach peers for their professional development
• Model Company Values and Expected Behaviors consistently.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent,
• 5-7 years’ professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience as a Project Manager leading large cross-functional projects.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills with a process improvement mindset.
• Highly collaborative behaviors and is a strong team player.
• Attention to details with a desire to document and share knowledge.
• Process and discipline mindset
• Experience with Manufacturing and/or Engineering companies is a plus.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification from PMI (Project Management Institute) preferred.
• Excellent organization, and time management skills
• Proficient with MS office and project management software
• Proven history of completing projects on time, on budget, and meeting or exceeding customer expectations
• Demonstrated abilities to motivate teams and delegate tasks.
• Experienced in Stage Gate, knowledgeable in Agile processes.
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to travel 5% of the time.

About Us

We’re known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We’re a behind-the-scenes engine in the world’s most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy’s. We’re 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.

We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world’s most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.

Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.