Capital Equipment Project Manager

Harris & Bruno is seeking a highly organized and technically capable Capital Equipment Project Manager to support the delivery, installation, and demonstration of our coating and embellishment equipment for the printing industry. This role serves as the primary technical and project coordination contact for customers during machine builds, installations, and startups, while also acting as an internal resource across sales, service, engineering, production, and marketing teams.

The position ensures projects remain on schedule, customers are prepared for successful installations, and demonstrations and production of samples are executed to a high standard.

• Manage projects associated with Harris & Bruno equipment, including auxiliary coating systems and full machinery platforms (ZR, ZRW, ZRX).
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts between engineering, production, service, sales, and marketing to ensure projects stay on schedule and aligned with customer requirements.
• Track project milestones, identify risks, and proactively communicate status updates internally and externally.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers during pre-installation, installation, and startup phases.
• Communicate facility requirements, utility needs, and site readiness expectations to customers.
• Support customers in understanding startup materials, consumables, and operational prerequisites.

• Assist in planning and execution of machine installations and commissioning activities.
• Work closely with service teams to ensure smooth handoff from build to installation and support resolution of technical issues.

• Act as a technical resource for sales during pre-sales discussions and project handoff.
• Support engineering and production by clarifying customer requirements and guiding build priorities.
• Provide input to marketing on machine capabilities, applications, and customer use cases.

• Support operation and scheduling of the Harris & Bruno demonstration room.
• Assist with customer demos, trials, and sample production.
• Produce samples for customer evaluation, sales efforts, and marketing initiatives.
• Help maintain demo equipment readiness and documentation.

• Experience in project management within manufacturing, capital equipment, or industrial machinery environments.
• Strong technical aptitude with mechanical systems; printing, coating, or converting industry experience is highly preferred.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Familiarity with printing presses, coating systems, or inline converting equipment.
• Experience supporting machine installations or customer-facing technical roles.
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to balance customer-facing responsibilities with internal project coordination.

This role works closely with sales, engineering, service, production, and marketing teams and plays a critical role in customer satisfaction, on-time delivery, and successful adoption of Harris & Bruno equipment.