Industrial Manufacturing Project Leader

Connect Force; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Force is seeking a Technical Project Manager to oversee manufacturing projects in the Metro Detroit area. You will coordinate engineering, purchasing, production, and customers to keep projects organized, on schedule, and commercially sound.

The role requires strong communication with engineers and production teams, managing budgets, and guiding projects through milestones from handoff to completion. PMP is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects involving industrial equipment, engineered products, automation, or manufacturing.
• Track record coordinating multiple departments and keeping competing priorities moving.
• Confident discussions of technical requirements with engineers, production teams, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects from order handoff through completion and customer acceptance.
• Establish project schedules, milestones, responsibilities, and delivery priorities.
• Coordinate engineering, purchasing, production, and other supporting departments.
• Monitor project costs, track progress against budgets, and flag potential overruns.
• Serve as the primary customer contact for project updates, open issues, and schedule changes.
• Review project requirements to ensure teams understand the agreed scope and deliverables.
• Manage scope changes, documenting their impact on cost, timing, and resources.
• Lead project meetings and maintain clear action items, ownership, and follow-through.
• Identify technical and scheduling risks and coordinate practical solutions.
• Maintain project documentation and support a smooth handoff at completion.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Industrial manufacturing

Technical communication

Budgeting & scheduling

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing/Business degree

Job description

Connect Force is seeking a Technical Project Manager to oversee manufacturing projects in the Metro Detroit area. You will coordinate engineering, purchasing, production, and customers to keep projects organized, on schedule, and commercially sound.

The role requires strong communication with engineers and production teams, managing budgets, and guiding projects through milestones from handoff to completion. PMP is a plus.