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Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries. 

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

RESPONSIBILITIES

◆ Project Planning

Carry out delegated activities to support the production of workstream and project plans that identify and organize all the activities needed to deliver project objectives and that comply with the organization's project management framework.

◆ Project Reporting and Review

Draft elements of project review reports and presentations to support delivery of the review process.

◆ Data Collection and Analysis

Extract relevant data from information provided by others, and input it into spreadsheets or standard formats.

◆ Work Scheduling and Allocation

Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.

◆ Continuous Improvement

Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.

◆ Document Preparation

Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.

◆ Project Close-out and Handover

Draft elements of product documentation and user training to support handover to business as usual. Contribute to post-project reviews and identification of lessons learned.

◆ Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Behavioral Competencies

◆ Tech Savvy

Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, successfully leverages the latest technologies to increase performance. Quickly embraces and masters new technological advances adopted by the organization. May help others learn the terminology.

Skills

◆ Data Collection and Analysis

Works without supervision and provides guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.

◆ Verbal Communication

Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.

◆ Computer Skills

Supports business processes without supervision by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages, while providing guidance as needed.

◆ Project Change Management

Works with full competence. Typically works without supervision and may provide guidance.

◆ Project Communications Management

Works with full competence to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, archiving, and disposition of project information. Typically works without supervision and may provide guidance.

◆ Project Integration Management

Works with full competence to identify, define, unify, and coordinate the various processes and activities to integrate the project management activities. Typically works without supervision and may provide guidance.

◆ reporting

Works with full competence. Typically works without supervision and may provide guidance.

◆ Project Schedule Management

Works without supervision and provides guidance when required on sequencing and scheduling tasks into a project plan.

◆ Data Control

Works under guidance (but not constant supervision) to acquire, organize, protect and process data to fulfill business objectives.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

General Experience

Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months)

Managerial Experience

Basic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months)

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.  We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status.  We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances.  Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.

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