Manufacturing Project Manager

Mural Group•Ashland, KY

2d•$40 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

Mural is partnering with a globally backed steel equipment service company to find a Manufacturing Project Manager for their Ashland, Kentucky operation. Our client is a North American service hub for one of the world's top steel equipment manufacturers -- they repair, refurbish, and re-manufacture heavy steel mill components for major steel producers across the country. Their Project Managers are on the shop floor daily, managing 40 to 60 active repair and refurbishment jobs at once for external customers. This is a direct hire opportunity with full benefits at a stable, globally backed company.

Requirements

Manufacturing, trades, or industrial shop experience strongly preferred
Ability to manage 20 or more concurrent projects without losing track of any of them
Strong customer communication -- you will be the voice of the company throughout every job
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project or equivalent
Mechanical aptitude: reading technical drawings, understanding production operations
Comfortable on an active industrial shop floor (steel-toed boots and hard hat are part of the routine)
Mechanically inclined enough to read drawings and understand machining and fabrication operations
Organized enough to keep dozens of concurrent jobs moving without dropping the ball

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field preferred but not required -- the right background matters more than the degree

Responsibilities

Own the full project lifecycle for incoming repair and refurbishment work -- from scoping and procurement through production coordination, schedule management, cost control, and customer delivery.
Develop project scopes of work and translate customer needs into production work orders
Identify parts to be procured or refurbished; coordinate purchasing with the Proposal Engineer and Production team
Monitor job schedules and control costs across 40 to 60 active projects at a time
Serve as the primary customer contact from job intake through completion -- providing consistent, proactive updates
Conduct risk assessments and flag potential delays or cost overruns before they happen
Lead project kick-off meetings and keep Sales and Production aligned throughout
Interpret engineering drawings and coordinate machining and fabrication activities accordingly
Write technical reports for customers and internal record keeping
Maintain organized electronic documentation for every active job
Domestic and international travel: 10 to 15 percent