MFG Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

Productivity and Cost-Reduction Projects

• Lead cross-functional projects that improve labor productivity, manufacturing capacity, throughput, quality, and operating costs.
• Develop business cases outlining expected savings, investment requirements, resource needs, risks, and implementation timelines.
• Coordinate process improvements, automation, equipment upgrades, material flow improvements, layout optimization, and waste reduction.
• Establish performance baselines, define measurable targets, and track results against approved objectives.
• Partner with Finance to validate realized savings and distinguish recurring cost reductions, cost avoidance, and capacity improvements.
• Ensure improvements are sustained through documented processes, assigned ownership, training, and performance monitoring.

Sustaining Projects and Existing Product Changes

• Manage operational implementation of changes to existing products, including design revisions, material substitutions, component replacements, quality improvements, and obsolescence mitigation.
• Coordinate engineering change activities across affected functions to ensure production readiness and controlled implementation.
• Develop transition plans addressing inventory disposition, supplier readiness, tooling, equipment, work instructions, bills of material, and production schedules.
• Coordinate trials, qualification builds, and validation activities with Engineering and Quality.
• Assess proposed changes for their impact on cost, manufacturability, capacity, quality, and delivery.
• Ensure approved changes are incorporated into Oracle and other applicable system and documentation before production release.
• Monitor performance following implementation and coordinate resolution of outstanding issues.

Project Execution and Governance

• Define project scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, responsibilities, and success criteria.
• Lead cross-functional teams and maintain accountability for commitments and milestones.
• Manage risks, dependencies, scope changes, and resource constraints.
• Communicate project status, financial performance, risks, and decisions required to leadership.
• Escalate barriers and drive corrective actions to maintain project objectives.
• Complete project closure, including results verification, operational handoff, and lessons learned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering, or project management.
• Demonstrated success delivering cross-functional productivity and cost-reduction projects with measurable results.
• Experience implementing changes to existing products in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, engineering change control, and production readiness.
• Ability to develop business cases, evaluate return on investment, and track project budgets and savings.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and lead teams without direct reporting authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification or equivalent project management training.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Experience with sheet-metal fabrication, industrial finishing, assembly, or electromechanical products.
• Familiarity with ORACLE, ERP, PLM, and project management systems.
• Experience coordinating capital equipment and automation projects.
• Key Performance Measures.
• Validated annual savings and productivity improvements delivered.
• Achievement of project scope, schedule, budget, and performance targets.
• Timely and effective implementation of existing product changes.
• Production readiness and stability following implementation.
• Sustained operational results after project completion.
• Effective risk management and cross-functional execution.

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This position is eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan. We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position's responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, a candidate's education/training, the position's location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.