Project Manager, Product Enhancement Engineering

Woodstream • Lancaster, PA

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About The Position

Woodstream is hiring a Project Manager, Product Enhancement Engineering, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The role manages projects from initiation through market launch, planning and executing work to meet deadlines, budgets, quality standards, and business objectives. The Project Manager coordinates cross-functional teams—including engineering, marketing, product management, supply chain, manufacturing, and sourcing—to deliver products that preserve or improve the consumer experience while increasing efficiency or reducing costs.

The position supports product improvement projects aligned with Woodstream’s strategic goals and annual growth targets. It requires maintaining project schedules and budgets, identifying and mitigating risks, resolving issues, and ensuring technically viable solutions contribute to efficient manufacturing or sourcing and product cost optimization. The Project Manager regularly communicates project status, milestones, challenges, and risks to senior management. The position may involve up to 5–10% travel for project meetings, supplier visits, and production assessments. Regular attendance and punctuality are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience managing projects, preferably in engineering and/or manufacturing.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing budgets and timelines.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from initiation through market launch, coordinating cross-functional efforts to meet deadlines, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain project timelines and budgets, ensuring projects are completed within scope and on time.
• Identify project risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve issues to support smooth execution.
• Coordinate with product enhancement engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and product management teams to drive product improvement projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, and supply chain teams to align product development with business needs and objectives.
• Ensure delivery of technically viable solutions that support efficient manufacturing or sourcing and product cost optimization.
• Prepare and present project timelines, milestones, challenges, and status updates to senior management.
• Overcome technical challenges and setbacks with perseverance, flexibility, and alternative solutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match, eligible on the first day of employment.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance effective on the first day of employment.
• Access to company-paid Penn Medicine health clinics.
• Company general bonus program.
• Company-paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Company-paid basic life and disability insurance.
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital insurance options.
• ID theft legal assistance plan options.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Pet insurance.
• Opportunity to advance within the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level