Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering

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Full Time - Salary Professional Hopkins, MN, US

14 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $ Annually

We’re looking for a Project Manager (PM) who is familiar with the processes involved in bringing a customer’s design to life within an injection molding business. The PM will be involved with project inception, capital and tooling sourcing, establishing critical measurement methodologies, coordinating sample shots/materials/inserts, and scheduling. The PM will also be a point of contact for the life of the project.

This role will provide multiple opportunities to impact efficiencies and output while partnering with various support teams and individuals with one goal in mind—delivering quality molded products to our customers on time. TPM has been in business since 1946 serving customers in varying industries both domestically and internationally. Your new journey begins here. TPM offers a full benefit package such as health, vision, dental, FSA/HSA option, life insurance packages, PTO, and matching 401k (fully vested).

Here is the job description highlighting details of this role:

• Most efficient manufacturing practices
• Meet customers fit, form and function requirements
• Best cost trade‑off for needs
• Tooling integrity over the life of the project

In addition to the aforementioned points, the PM will provide constant internal contact with sales, estimating, manufacturing, quality assurance and tooling services. Working with suppliers and customers will require tact, resourcefulness and a working knowledge of company policies, practices and procedures.

This position directly reports to the Plant Manager.

• Coordinate with Sales after order receipt to ensure all customer information is received in a timely fashion.
• Determine whether to source tooling design in‑house or to an outside supplier to meet schedule.
• Determine whether to source tool build, repair or major revision work in‑house or to an outside supplier to meet schedule.
• Determine whether to source design and/or build of secondary in‑house or to an outside supplier to meet schedule.
• Ensure the ordering of any required capital equipment is integrated into the project schedule.
• Ensure that the critical dimensions and methods of measurement are all identified and agreed to early in the project.
• Coordinate any required meetings from feasibility through pre‑production; insure people come with appropriate information; make follow‑up assignments to people.
• Schedule molding machines for sampling with maximum notice.
• Schedule ISIR with maximum notice.
• Ensure required sample material and inserts are available when needed.
• Authorize all rework to tools – no work is done without the PM’s oversight.
• Update and publish project schedules.
• Communicate promptly with management when there is a risk of a project being late.
• Manage the project budget.
• Recommend when a tool should be accepted by manufacturing.
• Primary contact with customer during project life.
• Provide input for improvements to the project management system.
• Be aware of Customer Focus and its meaning; participate in Customer Focus team activities if required.
• Responsible for placement of tooling, auxiliary and automation equipment with effective purchasing and cost guidelines; maintain promised dates at a quality level that is acceptable to TPM and its customers.
• Assist other TPM plants with project management oversight as required.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

The Production Cell Leader bears the responsibility of adhering to the Company's Health & Safety Program, encompassing compliance with Occupational Health & Safety Legislation, regulations, standards, and Company Health & Safety policies. A safety‑oriented mindset is imperative for all employees.

• Degree in engineering or specialized training preferred.
• Possession of effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Minimum of…