Project Manager, Operations Management

Job Description

This Project Manager role focuses on leading complex, engineer-to-order machinery and industrial equipment projects from customer order through shipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The position requires 510 years of experience in machine building, industrial equipment, or manufacturing, with strong project management expertise across schedule, scope, resources, and customer expectations. The Project Manager works closely with technical engineering teams and customers, ensuring that customized equipment projects meet requirements, quality standards, and delivery commitments while operating within an ISO 9001 environment.

• Manage engineer-to-order machinery and industrial equipment projects from customer order through shipment, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to scope and quality standards.
• Lead project planning activities, including defining project scope, creating detailed schedules, allocating resources, and managing changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and operations to ensure alignment and smooth execution of project activities.
• Oversee project budgets and costs, tracking financial performance and making adjustments to keep projects within approved budget parameters.
• Work directly with customers to gather requirements, conduct design reviews, provide project updates, and manage expectations throughout the project.
• Organize and lead project status meetings with internal stakeholders and customers, clearly communicating progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Support customer-facing activities such as acceptance testing and buy-off, ensuring that delivered equipment meets agreed specifications and performance criteria.
• Maintain accurate and complete technical documentation, project records, and reports in accordance with ISO 9001 standards and internal procedures.
• Identify project risks and issues early, develop contingency plans, and proactively resolve problems to keep projects on track.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure technical requirements are clearly understood, feasible, and integrated into project plans.
• Use Microsoft Project and related tools to build and manage project schedules, track milestones, and report status to stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by recommending enhancements to project management processes, tools, and communication practices.
• Coordinate limited domestic and international travel as needed for customer meetings, design reviews, acceptance testing, and site visits.

• 510 years of experience in machine building, industrial equipment, or manufacturing environments.
• Strong manufacturing and engineering project management experience managing complex equipment projects from customer order through shipment.
• Proven ability to manage project schedules, resources, scope, engineering requirements, and customer expectations in a customer-driven, engineer-to-order context.
• Solid understanding of customized, technical equipment projects and the engineer-to-order project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated strength in project planning, including scheduling, resource allocation, scope definition, and change management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and operations.
• Effective customer-facing communication skills, with the ability to lead requirements discussions, design reviews, project updates, and acceptance/buy-off activities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project for scheduling and project tracking.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint for documentation, communication, and collaboration.
• Experience working within ISO 9001 environments and following structured quality and documentation processes.
• Strong organization and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Sufficient technical knowledge to effectively manage engineer-to-order projects and communicate with engineers, without requiring hands-on design responsibilities.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally on a limited, as-needed basis for project-related activities.

• Background in manufacturing project management involving complex industrial machinery or high-speed equipment.
• Experience in equipment design environments, with an understanding of how design decisions impact manufacturing…