Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Manager

Summary

Fori Automation, a Lincoln Electric Company, is seeking a highly skilled Project Manager for our Shelby Township, MI location. Fori Automation specializes in designing, building, and integrating custom automated systems for material handling, assembly, testing, and welding, with a strong focus on engineering and manufacturing solutions for the automotive, aerospace, and defense industries.

• Project Execution & Engineering Leadership:
  Manage engineering and manufacturing teams throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring the integration of complex systems for our clients. Lead design reviews, procurement processes, and oversee the execution of manufacturing workflows.
• Budget and Financial Management:
  Monitor project financial performance, including maintaining performance to budget, cash flow management, and implementing change control processes to minimize cost overruns and maximize project profitability.
• Manufacturing & Quality Control Oversight:
  Collaborate closely with internal teams and suppliers to ensure the manufacturing and assembly of systems meet high-quality standards, manufacturing specifications, and customer requirements. Resolve engineering, quality, and production issues in a timely manner to maintain on-time delivery.
• On-Time Delivery & Schedule Management:
  Oversee detailed project timelines, ensuring all deliverables are met within established schedules. Adjust timelines and work plans based on manufacturing or engineering constraints, ensuring continuous alignment with customer requirements.
• Team Leadership & Problem Resolution:
  Lead cross-functional technical teams to resolve engineering and manufacturing issues, ensuring that technical solutions meet performance and quality standards. Foster a collaborative environment while managing competing priorities across multiple projects.
• Reporting & Communication:
  Provide weekly status updates and detailed project reporting to senior management through tools like spreadsheets, project timing matrices, and internal issue tracking. Communicate technical details, project risks, and resolutions effectively to both internal teams and customers.
• Travel & Customer Interaction:
  Travel may be required (~10%) for customer kickoffs, site reviews, critical issue meetings, and final acceptance. Support customer engagement by providing technical expertise, troubleshooting, and guiding them through the commissioning process.

• Minimum of 10+ years of project management experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment, preferably in the automated systems, robotics, or advanced manufacturing industries. AGV experience highly desirable.
• PMP certification is preferred, but not essential.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills, with a proven ability to manage cross-functional engineering teams and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency in project management software, including Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Technical Expertise:
  Knowledge and hands-on experience with assembly systems, tooling equipment, automated systems integration, and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to create, execute, and adjust complex project work plans while managing scope, quality, and risks in a fast-paced engineering environment.

We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

• Mid-Senior level

• Contract

• Project Management and Information Technology

• Machinery Manufacturing