Project Manager - Manufacturing Automation Capex
About The Position
Summary/Objective In this high-visibility, high-impact role working directly with Operations Management, the successful Project Manager will help advance our emerging PMO capability by bringing structure, templates and best practices (we currently use Jira + Confluence for engineering workflows and want to extend that into formal project management). Using proven manufacturing capex execution experience, the Project Manager will own these projects from detailed design through commissioning and handover. Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- 8+ years project management experience in a manufacturing / industrial / automation environment
- Proven track record delivering capex equipment/automation projects on time and budget (~$500k–$5M)
- Strong hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence for project tracking, reporting, and documentation
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects simultaneously
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Comfortable working on-site in a fast-paced, production-driven environment
- Background in lean manufacturing or continuous improvement
Nice To Haves
- PMP certification (or equivalent) strongly preferred
- Experience in CNC machining, automated production and metrology applications preferred
- Experience helping stand up or mature a PMO function preferred
- Background in lean manufacturing or continuous improvement preferred
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end execution of 3 concurrent automation projects ($1.0M–$1.5M each)
- Drive schedule, budget, scope, risk, vendors, and cross-functional coordination
- Maintain detailed project plans, critical path tracking, and weekly executive reporting
- Lead risk/issue identification, escalation, and mitigation
- Manage FAT, SAT, commissioning, and handover to operations
- Deliver weekly status updates to project stakeholders (schedule, risks, next week goals, help needed)
- Deliver monthly board-level status updates (financials, schedule, risks, achievements)
- Help stand up foundational PMO elements:
- Standard project templates & governance
- Consistent Jira + Confluence usage for capex projects
- Basic portfolio visibility & reporting cadence
- Mentor internal engineers on project management discipline
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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