Capital Projects Manager, Manufacturing & Facilities

ArdaghGroup; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

401(k) match

Paid holidays and vacation

Life insurance

EAP

Job summary

Ardagh Metal Packaging seeks an experienced Project Manager to provide technical support and coordinate mid-sized capital, strategic, and efficiency projects. You will develop cost estimates, schedules, and design solutions for facility upgrades while ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and budget compliance.

You will support 24/7 plant operations, collaborate with engineers, procurement, and vendors, and help achieve OEE and spoilage targets. Travel up to 75% may be required, primarily domestic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (preferred).
• Minimum 5-10 years' work experience in engineering and/or high-speed manufacturing (preferred).
• Experience leading and/or successfully completing projects.
• Ability to travel 50-75% of calendar year (mostly domestic but may include some international travel).
• Self-starter, ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal/team skills.
• Knowledge of high-speed manufacturing processes.
• Excellent analytical and mechanical skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong Project Management skills, experience using MS Project (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and manage capital projects from project approval to project close.
• Responsible for managing safety (EH&S) on all projects.
• May supervise project engineers and support Sr. Project Managers on larger Capex projects as needed.
• Work with AutoCAD drawings as needed.
• Ability to create, edit, and update is preferred.
• Support plants on facility project needs (may include civil, electrical, and mechanical areas), problem solving, support systems and provide technical guidance as needed.
• Support development and provide detailed technical specifications for RFQ/RFP related to equipment and conveying purchases and installations
• Participate in development of project cost estimates for capital approval request (CAR) submittal.
• SAP documents management i.e. drawings, project cost reporting
• Work with procurement to issue and manage purchase orders and goods receipts.
• May generate AutoCAD drawings for project cost estimating and implementation
• Work with suppliers on scope, estimates, quotes, planning and execution.
• Communicate effectively with other functional areas, plant operations teams, vendors and contractors.
• Communicate project status to all business stakeholders as required
• Manage projects on sites or plants that will run on a 24/7 basis, manage vendors and contractors, and work with plant teams to ensure work is done safely, on time, within budget, and meeting the project objectives.
• Ensure plants have what they need to successfully operate and meet their objectives once project is complete.

Skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

MS Project

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

Ardagh Metal Packaging seeks an experienced Project Manager to provide technical support and coordinate mid-sized capital, strategic, and efficiency projects. You will develop cost estimates, schedules, and design solutions for facility upgrades while ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and budget compliance.

You will support 24/7 plant operations, collaborate with engineers, procurement, and vendors, and help achieve OEE and spoilage targets. Travel up to 75% may be required, primarily domestic.