Lead Automation & Manufacturing Project Manager

The Willamette Valley Co Llc; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Willamette Valley Co Llc in Eugene, OR is seeking a Project Manager to lead PRE-TEC’s custom integration projects from handoff to customer acceptance. You will manage Project Engineers and Project Specialists and coordinate engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, and installation to deliver safe, on-time, within-budget results.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of project management experience in automation or manufacturing, strong leadership and communication skills, and experience with ERP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, PM, Manufacturing or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of project management experience in automation, manufacturing, machine building, integration, or related industry.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and custom or engineered-to-order projects.
• Industrial automation, robotics, or systems integration experience.
• Experience with ERP systems and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from handoff through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, integration, testing, installation, and acceptance.
• Establish project priorities, milestones, schedules, and execution plans.
• Monitor progress, risks, resources, costs, and commitments.
• Coordinate activities across departments to maintain momentum.
• Maintain schedules, documentation, action items, and status reports.
• Lead project review meetings and communicate updates to leadership.
• Provide direction to Project Engineers and Project Specialists.
• Allocate resources based on priorities and technical requirements.
• Set expectations and performance objectives.
• Mentor and develop project personnel.
• Promote accountability, communication, and collaboration.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
• Ensure action items and constraints are assigned and resolved.
• Remove barriers that delay project progress.
• Maintain project execution processes and tools.
• Provide project direction to Engineers while preserving technical ownership.
• Ensure engineering work aligns with scope, schedule, budget, and customer requirements.
• Coordinate engineering priorities with manufacturing and integration needs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Manufacturing, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Project management tools

Job description

The Willamette Valley Co Llc in Eugene, OR is seeking a Project Manager to lead PRE-TEC’s custom integration projects from handoff to customer acceptance. You will manage Project Engineers and Project Specialists and coordinate engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, and installation to deliver safe, on-time, within-budget results.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of project management experience in automation or manufacturing, strong leadership and communication skills, and experience with ERP