Project Manager, Iowa City Beauty Care Plant
About The Position
At Procter & Gamble, we make products that improve everyday life for millions of consumers around the world. 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.
Requirements
- 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
Nice To Haves
- 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
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
