Sr Project Manager (Manufacturing)
About The Position
The Senior Project Manager leads medium to highly complex quality improvement and process improvement projects-often spanning multiple departments, locations, and occasionally regions or global sites-from initiation through successful completion. This role is responsible for defining project objectives, developing detailed project plans, allocating resources, and guiding cross-functional project teams. The Senior Project Manager oversees risk management, stakeholder communications, and quality assurance to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. This role is pivotal in embedding a culture of continuous improvement and structured problem solving, leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, and DMAIC methodologies to deliver measurable business impact
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in project management or a related field
- Engineering and Medical Device manufacturing experience
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and quality systems
- Ability to influence and collaborate across varying levels of the organization, including directors and executives.
- Proficiency in project management methodologies, tools, and performance metrics.
- Skilled in managing competing priorities and navigating organizational complexities.
- Availability to travel 50% of the time both national and international
Nice To Haves
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification highly desirable
- Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects across departments and locations.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex, large-scale projects or multiple concurrent projects of medium to high complexity.
- Lead Continuous improvement efforts like Kaizen events, Six Sigma projects, and root cause analyses to reduce waste, improve yield, and enhance product quality.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
- Direct cross-functional teams, providing oversight and guidance to ensure alignment with project goals.
- Manage risks by proactively identifying issues, developing mitigation strategies, and resolving problems.
- Engage with stakeholders, including mid-level directors and occasionally executives, to communicate progress, challenges, and solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Regulatory, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Finance to align on goals and execution plans.
- Coordinate work across multiple departments, locations, and potentially across regional or global teams.
- Leverage relationships across functional and hierarchical boundaries to ensure alignment and collaboration.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational best practices.
- Drive efficiency and effectiveness in project execution by optimizing processes and resource utilization.
Benefits
- Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with company contributions, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, employee assistance program, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
