Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering

About Stephen Gould

Stephen Gould is a leading packaging and containers manufacturer with over 80 years of experience. Operating from our headquarters in Whippany, New Jersey, we have 40 U.S. locations and extend our expertise across six countries worldwide. Our culture is built on integrity, resilience, and relentless innovation, guided by our five core principles.

• Be committed to delivering the best results as a team, while recognizing that decisions may differ from individual opinion.
• Integrity and reliability show up every day in my work.
• Turn challenges into opportunities, be proactive and problem‑solve early.

• Project info liaison: serve as the go‑to source for status, risks, and updates; push proactive communication; maintain real‑time records.
• Reporting: deliver weekly updates, risks, and milestones to leadership.
• Collaboration:
  
  partner with Packaging Managers on timing, samples, and production timelines; collaborate with Client Management Specialists and Sales Team on order tracking, customer needs, deliverables/specs, and client communication.
• Customer quotes: build accurate, competitive quotes using existing cost data; include assumptions, lead times, and MOQs; present professional packages and revise quickly.
• New project timelines: lead timeline creation—map critical path (design freeze, mold fabrication, range boards and color matching, printing, sampling, QA, trials) using established vendor data.
• Sample management: coordinate receipt, inspect with Engineering for defects, functionality, color accuracy, and spec adherence; document, repackage, and ship client‑ready samples; elevate issues.
• Schedule & tasks: maintain master schedules (MS Project/ERP) including current purchase orders of repeat items; assign and track tasks (mold approval, range boards, color matching, printing setup, QA, shipping); send reminders and raise blockers.
• Customer requests: capture, route, and verify completion with uncompromising attention to detail.
• Partner with Sales Team: organize cost and timeline‑accurate quotes and samples to win business.
• Development process participation: support needs/requests on customer calls and keep projects on pace.
• Project oversight: keep projects moving from inception to launch—custom molded components, range boards, color matching, and customer approvals.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s in Engineering (Packaging, Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial preferred).
• Experience:
  
  6+ years in cosmetics/personal care packaging PM; proven track record with CMs and brands such as L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Avon, Coty, Revlon, P&G, Unilever, Puig; success as info liaison, quoting, timeline creation, sample and engineering/QA/schedule management; hands‑on with injection, blow, glass molding, range boards, color matching, and printing; supported sales via cost/timeline execution; worked with technical/client teams.
• Skills:
  
  experience with MS Project or similar PM software, ERP, and timeline development; familiarity with molding processes, printing, FDA/EU regulations, quality systems (CAPA/NCR), cost analysis; uncompromising attention to detail in sample/quote handling, execution, and documentation; exceptional communication, follow‑through, and accountability.
• Must be able to work in office five days a week initially, transitioning to three–four days a week after acclimation.

Stephen Gould is an equal opportunity employer.