Technical Project Manager, Industrial Automation Systems

Technical Project Manager, Industrial Automation Systems

Stolle Machinery Company LLC is looking for a Technical Project Manager to bring PLC‑driven machinery and mechanical systems to life. You will translate customer needs into system requirements, build credible plans, and guide cross‑functional teams through design, build, buy‑off and acceptance—owning quality, cost and delivery at every step.

• Meet with customers and sales to clarify technical scope, delivery expectations and schedule constraints and convert those into actionable system requirements.
• Identify missing inputs needed for machine design and assembly; drive closure on open items across engineering, supply chain and operations.
• Develop, maintain and baseline detailed project schedules in Microsoft Project; proactively manage changes and risks across the full order‑to‑commission lifecycle.
• Review quotations, specifications and contracts to verify technical feasibility and alignment with customer requirements.
• Lead engineering and manufacturing project/equipment engineers, coordinating priorities, resources and scope across multiple concurrent programmes.
• Support manufacturing through equipment buy‑off and participate in acceptance testing when needed.
• Continuously communicate project status, resource utilisation and key metrics to stakeholders and leadership at all levels.
• Interface daily with manufacturing, purchasing, quality and planning to remove roadblocks and protect timelines.
• Evaluate and improve project and programme management practices leveraging lean methods and risk management.
• Own the outcome—ensure scope is delivered within quality, cost and delivery targets while working under cross‑functional guidance from engineers, management and senior leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Hands‑on understanding of complex mechanical systems and PLC‑driven machine automation.
• Fluency in project planning and analysis, risk evaluation and mitigation, and executive‑ready communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and the Microsoft suite; experience with ERP software.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication; a relationship‑builder with internal and external customers.
• Comfort directing multiple global activities simultaneously with lean, data‑driven decision‑making (qualitative and quantitative).

• Speaking, persuasion and service orientation.
• Reading comprehension and active learning.
• Complex problem solving, coordination and deductive reasoning (critical thinking).

• Bachelor's Degree;
  Engineering Degree.
• Continuous Improvement;
  Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Machine Building/Assembling;
  Mechanical Design & Engineering.
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience.
• Root Cause Analysis;
  Process Development.

• Microsoft Project and Microsoft suite.
• ERP software.

• Estimated travel: 5–20% (or as required).
• Typical workweek: 40–47 hours; may include on‑call, evenings and/or weekends. Longer weeks may be required during fluctuating business conditions.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Project Management and Information Technology

Machinery Manufacturing

Base pay range
$75,000.00/yr – $/yr