Project Manager- Tooling

KraussMaffei•Florence, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager manages assigned projects from receipt of order through final customer acceptance, ensuring effective execution of schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables. The role serves as the primary customer contact throughout the project lifecycle and works across departments to define assignments, monitor progress, and resolve project issues. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The role is based in a professional office environment at the Florence, Kentucky or Brighton, Michigan facility, with moderate travel of approximately 20%. Travel is primarily local and during the business day, though out-of-area, overnight, and possible international travel for training or conferences may be required. This is a salaried, exempt, full-time position, normally Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional hours may be necessary, including periodic evenings and weekends, depending on task and customer needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, or a similar field, and 2–4 years of related experience or training; an equivalent combination of education and experience is accepted.
Mechanical aptitude and creative ability to generate design solutions for machine components.
Willingness to work additional or long hours as needed, periodically including evenings and weekends.
Ability to travel moderately, approximately 20%, including possible out-of-area, overnight, and international travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with highly technical, engineered capital equipment projects.

Responsibilities

Ensure successful execution of assigned projects, meeting or exceeding quality, schedule, and cost targets.
Establish and maintain communication with customers as the main point of contact throughout assigned projects.
Define, understand, and manage project scope, goals, and deliverables.
Plan, create, maintain, and communicate detailed project schedules, and track actual performance against estimates.
Understand, track, and communicate project financial data, payment milestones, and terms and conditions.
Lead and participate in cross-functional project reviews to identify budget, schedule, and quality issues, escalate as needed, and develop proactive solutions for troubled projects.
Work with Quotation Engineering and department managers to define and understand task assignments and schedules for assigned projects.
Ensure personnel adhere to and achieve job schedules.
Track and review project performance, goal attainment, budget and cost adherence, and compliance with company policies and guidelines.
Visit specific locations when requested by the customer or Sales force.
Produce required documentation, including purchase requisitions and field service requests.
Maintain internal documentation and reports as assigned by management.