Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Project Manager, Iowa City Beauty Care Plant

Procter & Gamble (P&G)$85K — $122K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Willingness to work cross-functionally with operations, technical teams, and external partners
  • Internship, co-op, or academic project experience in manufacturing, engineering, or project-based work
  • Experience with automation, process systems, packaging equipment, or manufacturing technology
  • Interest in capital project execution and technical leadership

Responsibilities

  • Lead capital projects from initial scope development through design, execution, startup, and handoff
  • Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables to ensure successful execution
  • Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, purchasing, finance, and other functions to deliver project objectives
  • Support capital management, including cost tracking, forecasting, and change control
  • Identify and manage project risks, issues, and mitigation plans
  • Communicate project status, priorities, and needs clearly to stakeholders
  • Coordinate and manage work with vendors, contractors, and equipment suppliers
  • Ensure projects meet safety, quality, compliance, and operational requirements
  • Support equipment startup, commissioning, and transition to operations

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build your career while leading meaningful projects
  • Gains hands-on experience in project leadership, capital execution, and advanced manufacturing
  • Collaborative, high-impact environment
  • Works at a plant producing trusted consumer brands
  • Develop technical and leadership capabilities in a dynamic sector
Full Job Description
Job Location
IOWA CITY PLANT

Job Description

Our Iowa City manufacturing site is a high-volume, highly automated facility producing iconic brands such as Head & Shoulders, Pantene, and Scope. We are seeking a Project Manager to lead capital projects that support innovation, automation, reliability, compliance, and operational improvement across the site.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who is ready to build technical and leadership capability in a dynamic manufacturing environment. In this role, you will lead projects from concept through execution, startup, and handoff, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver strong business results. Depending on business need, this role may support either our Making Process organization or our Packing team.

What You'll Do

As a Project Manager, you will lead capital programs typically ranging from $200,000 to $2,000,000 in scope. Project types may include:
  • New product initiatives
  • Capacity expansion
  • Cost savings and productivity improvements


Key Responsibilities
  • Lead capital projects from initial scope development through design, execution, startup, and handoff
  • Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables to ensure successful execution
  • Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, purchasing, finance, and other functions to deliver project objectives
  • Support capital management, including cost tracking, forecasting, and change control
  • Identify and manage project risks, issues, and mitigation plans
  • Communicate project status, priorities, and needs clearly to stakeholders
  • Coordinate and manage work with vendors, contractors, and equipment suppliers
  • Maintain required CPS tracking, project documentation, and reporting
  • Ensure projects meet safety, quality, compliance, and operational requirements
  • Support equipment startup, commissioning, and transition to operations


Job Qualifications

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Willingness to work cross-functionally with operations, technical teams, and external partners


Preferred
  • Internship, co-op, or academic project experience in manufacturing, engineering, or project-based work
  • Experience with automation, process systems, packaging equipment, or manufacturing technology
  • Interest in capital project execution and technical leadership
  • Experience working in team-based environments


What We're Looking For

We are looking for engineers who are energized by solving real-world problems and leading work that makes a direct impact on manufacturing performance. The ideal candidate brings strong technical fundamentals, initiative, and the ability to collaborate across teams. You should be someone who:
  • Takes ownership and follows through on commitments
  • Communicates clearly and effectively
  • Learns quickly and adapts in a dynamic environment
  • Approaches challenges with curiosity and discipline
  • Works well with others to deliver results


At P&G, you'll have the opportunity to build your career while leading meaningful projects at a site that manufactures trusted brands used by consumers every day. You'll gain hands-on experience in project leadership, capital execution, and advanced manufacturing while working in a collaborative, high-impact environment.

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of equal opportunity factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skills, and level of experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

Job Schedule
Full time

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Job Segmentation
Entry Level

Starting Pay / Salary Range
$85,000.00 - $122,200.00 / year

About Procter & Gamble (P&G)

our brands that can be found in millions of living rooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and bathrooms. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer health, and personal care and hygiene products; these products are organized into several segments including Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine, & Family Care.

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Size
101,000 employees
Market Cap
$363.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.8 billion
Founded
1837
5 Year Trend
+4.3%
Revenue
$73.9 billion
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