Manufacturing Project Leader – Cross-Functional PM

AVL Manufacturing USA; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

AVL Manufacturing USA is seeking a results-driven Project Manager to lead complex manufacturing projects from engineering through shipping. You will coordinate engineering, purchasing, quality, and production to deliver on time and within budget.

You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, communicate project status to stakeholders, and manage risks, schedules, and budgets. Travel across North America is expected as needed, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and/or Business Administration and 7+ years of planning and/or management experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, control, and evaluate all aspects of multiple projects simultaneously by communicating with engineering, purchasing, quality, and production departments to ensure the project is running as planned; if not, initiate corrective action to recover project health.
• Host and facilitate meetings as required throughout the project duration, including, but not limited to Sales Handover, Kickoff, and Project Health Meetings.
• Collaborate with fellow Project Managers to ensure consistency in execution and to ensure company deliverables are met.
• Liaise with the Customer as the main point of contact for the purpose of communicating project status, addressing open issues, managing change requests and customer expectations.
• Create and maintain detailed work plans, project schedules/deliverables, risk management reports, projected cost reports, variance to budget reports, open issues list, and project evaluation reports.
• Communicate (report and present) the project status to Management on a regular basis using established reporting methods.
• Organize and monitor paper and electronic files to ensure all project documentation is organized and secure for all aspects of the project, including contributions from other departments.
• Coordinate technical support to new and existing customers through field visits, customer meetings, and design reviews.
• Manage the change management process and communicate to the departments involved in changes and to the client, as necessary.
• Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, including those of other Project Managers, at any given time.
• Track and ensure all materials are released for order with enough lead time to ensure project execution.

Skills

PMP certification

Cross-functional leadership

Creativity

Teamwork

Problem solving

Decision making

Organization

Planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and/or Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP Management Systems

Visual Manufacturing

Job description

AVL Manufacturing USA is seeking a results-driven Project Manager to lead complex manufacturing projects from engineering through shipping. You will coordinate engineering, purchasing, quality, and production to deliver on time and within budget.

You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, communicate project status to stakeholders, and manage risks, schedules, and budgets. Travel across North America is expected as needed, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement.