Engineering Coordinator

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Morris Group, Inc., one of the largest machine tool distribution networks in North America, is a third generation, family owned and operated business that serves manufactures of precision machined parts in the United States. Our mission is to help manufacturers maintain a competitive advantage in the world economy by improving productivity.

Morris South is a division of Morris Group, Inc. We supply CNC machine tools, tooling, accessories, software, automation, and more to manufacturers of precision machined parts. Our customer base is located in the southeast U.S. We serve manufacturers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and the Florida panhandle. Our mission is to help manufacturers from all industry sectors achieve and maintain a competitive advantage by improving productivity. We help you make better parts, less expensively.

Job Responsibilities:

The Engineering Coordinator supports and organizes engineering projects from start to finish, ensuring timelines, documentation, and compliance standards are met. This role manages work orders, scheduling, and billing while facilitating communication between internal teams, distributors, and customers to keep projects on track and successfully delivered.

What You Will Contribute:

• Project Coordination; build, update, and manage project timelines
• Manage engineering activity, cases, work orders and PIR’s by creating new cases based on new machine orders and new engineering tasks (time estimates, AE sales calls, etc.). all information is correct, and documents are put stored per compliance standards.
• Assist in creating engineering work-orders for projects.
• Create Salesforce Service appointments & dispatching AE’s.
• Track the engineering team’s labor and travel time for training, pre-sales work, turnkey’s, etc.
• Attend and support in project meetings and other meetings are needed.
• Coordinate customer and internal company trainings for the engineering department.
• Create and keep updated relevant supporting presentation documents
• Turnkey quotes, training quotes, machine layout drawings, onboarding and training new engineering employees on forms, documents, policies, processes etc.
• Billing for Engineering Projects (if an AE goes out and does a project, a non capital sales project, John quotes and gets PO’s all the time – but this person will do the billing)
• Develop engineering relationships and maintain communication between end users and distributors.
• Keep engineering projects and schedules on track, holding engineers accountable for projects and timelines.
• Assist in event coordination (open houses, trade shows, etc.)
• Ensure engineering projects and activities are efficiently and effectively planned for and implemented. This starts at customer request / PO and ends at customer sign off / payment. Activities to include but not be limited to: initiate kick off meetings, ensure ordering of tooling / work holding is on time / within budget, critical achievements are met.
• Develop and distribute (with inputs from key collaborators) engineering project timelines with all collaborators and keep them current throughout.

Other Functions:

• Perform related duties as required

The duties listed above are intended only as illustration of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar or a logical assignment to the position.

Qualifications & Competencies:

• Prior experience in a Customer Service role
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Proven track record with prioritizing multiple tasks at once.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks successfully.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite
• Salesforce experience preferred, but not required.

What’s in it for You:

We take great pride in our employees and offer a variety of benefits that allow our employees to be successful inside and outside of work:

• Competitive starting salary
• Market competitive comprehensive health benefits including a zero premium medical plan offering, vision, dental, and company paid life insurance
• 3+ Weeks’ Vacation to Start
• 10 Company Paid Holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events and perks
• Employee Assistance Program

Mental and physical requirements:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be highly mobile, able to access all areas of the premises.
• Ability to concentrate and remain focused while prioritizing multiple tasks, responsibilities, and projects.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Able to perform bending, twisting, stooping, reaching, and lifting of moderate to heavyweight material up to 50 lbs. with assistance from equipment or other employees.
• Ability to frequently use hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to keep their composure with the public and co-workers in everyday, stressful situations.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Requisition # 1356B