Welding and Automation Project Manager

Job Summary

Schneider Electric USA, Inc. seeks a Welding and Automation Project Manager in Franklin, TN.

Drive a project in a multicultural, complex environment. Translate objectives into operational action plans to organize and schedule the project. Identify the risks related to a project to assess the consequences and stay focused on priorities and key issues. Develop all aspects of an industrial project, including customer requirements, logistics, supply chain, locations, technology, product characteristics, and total cost. Identify, understand, and optimize E2E flows through system settings and capacity management to meet customer demand in accordance with SPS principles.

Identify, analyze, and implement improvements to the technical limit of the manufacturing process. Anticipate changes and define medium‑ and long‑term action plans to increase customer satisfaction while improving business growth and efficiency. Create a foundation of support through integrity and consistency. Remote eligible up to 3 dys/wk. 50% travel (10% international, 40% domestic) required to plants, suppliers, and trade shows.

Position requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or related engineering field and 5 years of progressive, post‑bachelor’s experience in manufacturing welding and contact operations or related occupation, which must include at least some experience in the following skills:
Managing projects accounting for manufacturing, quality, methods, procurement, and planning;
Engineering of weld and contact full parameters (electrodes, welder specs, contact metrology granular welding);
Providing training on ATC, engineering, and GSC plants;
Managing industrial projects involving hydraulics, pneumatics, servo motion, PLCs, and I/O;
Engineering automation processes, including PLC, Motion Control, Robotic programming, machine vision; and Using AutoCAD and Lab View.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.