Description
The Manufacturing Project Manager is responsible for leading manufacturing projects, cost estimating, and new job introduction activities to ensure alignment with business objectives related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost. This role serves as a key interface between customers, internal functions, and external suppliers to ensure projects are executed efficiently and meet customer requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Manufacturing Projects & Program Management
Lead manufacturing projects and programs, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
Facilitate communication and collaboration across design engineering, procurement, quality, planning, and production.
Monitor project progress and drive actions to ensure objectives related to cost, delivery, and performance are achieved.
Coordinate vendors and suppliers to support project and program activities, ensuring cost, quality, and delivery meet specifications.
Serve as a customer contact for quotations, cost reviews, contract questions, and changes in requirements.
Engineering, Costing & New Job Setup
Review customer drawings, specifications, proposals, and related documentation to determine material, labor, tooling, and process requirements.
Analyze drawings and specifications to assess manufacturing feasibility and process capability.
Assist in preparing detailed cost estimates for new and existing jobs.
Analyze existing jobs to establish or update standard costs.
Develop implementation plans to mitigate engineering changes to cost and schedule.
Assist with new job setup activities to include establishing part masters, routings, bills of material, and standard data within ERP/MRP systems.
Ensure adherence to new job startup procedures for successful production launch.
Assist in selection and coordination of outside vendors to support manufacturing requirements.
Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization
Identify and implement improvements to processes, workflows, and methods to enhance productivity and cost performance.
Support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
Additional Responsibilities
Perform other duties as assigned to support manufacturing and operational objectives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in fabricated metal, welding, machining, or assembly-based manufacturing environments.
Familiarity with Quick Turn or low volume/high mix production.
Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
3-7 years of experience in manufacturing with project engineering, costing, or program management responsibilities.
Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
Experience with cost estimating, routings, bills of material, and ERP/MRP systems.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Effective communication skills with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write complex reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in both standardized and unique situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
