Project Manager - Manufacturing Operations

Horsburgh & Scott Company•Cleveland, OH

About The Position

The Project Manager manages projects across assigned Horsburgh & Scott business lines from initiation through completion and final shipment. Serving as the central coordinator among Manufacturing, Master Scheduling, Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Sales, and other supporting departments, the role helps ensure efficient execution, schedule and budget performance, and satisfaction of customer requirements. The Project Manager maintains project visibility, identifies and resolves obstacles, coordinates resources, and drives cross-functional accountability in a fast-paced custom manufacturing environment. The position plans and tracks project execution, manufacturing activities, schedules, technical and material requirements, costs, quality records, customer communication, and project reporting. It leads cross-functional meetings, promotes accountability, identifies risks and recovery actions, and recommends process improvements. Work takes place in office and industrial manufacturing settings, including regular interaction on the production floor around heavy equipment and machinery. Employees must follow safety requirements and use appropriate personal protective equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, Manufacturing, or Operations Management preferred; equivalent experience considered.
3–5 years of project management, production coordination, manufacturing operations, or related experience preferred.
Knowledge of production scheduling, manufacturing processes, material flow, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office.
Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities and customer deadlines.
Strong project ownership, manufacturing and scheduling knowledge, planning and prioritization, problem-solving, written and verbal communication, cross-functional influence without direct authority, financial awareness, urgency, attention to detail, and adaptability in a changing production environment.
Follow all safety requirements and use appropriate personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in custom manufacturing, industrial equipment, machining, or engineered-to-order environments is strongly preferred.
Experience in industrial gear manufacturing, gearbox repair and assembly, heavy machining, CNC machining, gear cutting, or fabrication.
Experience with Infor ERP (Baan or Cloud Suite), bills of materials, manufacturing routings, work orders, and outside processing.
Experience monitoring project budgets, labor hours, and profitability.
PMP or Lean training is a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned projects from order acceptance through final shipment, reviewing purchase orders, specifications, scope, and delivery commitments.
Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, resource requirements, and critical deadlines.
Lead kickoff meetings, assign follow-up actions, track progress, and maintain accurate project documentation.
Own project execution and proactively address deviations from plan.
Coordinate with Manufacturing and Master Scheduling to align shop activities with customer commitments.
Monitor machine centers, assembly operations, work-in-process, and production bottlenecks.
Identify capacity constraints, resource conflicts, and production interruptions; coordinate recovery plans and escalate critical issues with recommended corrective actions.
Establish realistic schedules, monitor milestone achievement, identify schedule variances, communicate delivery risks, and coordinate recovery plans and production-priority changes.
Ensure drawings, routings, technical specifications, and process-planning deliverables are available when needed.
Coordinate resolution of technical questions and drawing discrepancies; manage engineering-change communications and assess cost, schedule, and customer impacts.
Coordinate material, component, supplier, and outside-processing requirements with Purchasing; track critical deliveries and supplier commitments and develop alternatives when supply issues threaten milestones.
Track budgets, estimated versus actual labor hours, manufacturing costs, and project profitability; identify cost overruns, rework, and excess labor and collaborate on corrective action.
Assess scope changes and support post-project cost and estimating reviews.
Coordinate inspection, documentation, and customer-specific quality requirements; facilitate resolution of nonconformances and confirm required quality records are complete before shipment.
Provide timely project updates to customers when assigned and proactively communicate potential delays, scope changes, and delivery risks.
Coordinate customer requests and support project reviews and status meetings.
Use ERP systems to monitor project status, costs, material availability, and manufacturing progress; maintain trackers, milestone reports, action logs, and accurate status information.
Report risks and trends to leadership and support improvements in ERP utilization.
Lead cross-functional meetings, hold responsible parties accountable for action items, promote collaboration, and follow through on commitments.
Recommend process improvements that reduce lead time, improve profitability, and increase on-time delivery.
Perform other related duties as assigned.