Manufacturing Project Manager

Carestream; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Carestream Health is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives supporting the manufacturing of medical digital radiography systems, digital detectors, and non-destructive testing imaging equipment. This role centers on delivering projects on time, within budget, and to strict quality standards, across engineering, operations, planning, quality, and R&D teams.

The position emphasizes structured execution, governance, and effective prioritization in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, PM or related technical field.
• At least 5+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, medical device, or technical product environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects with engineering and operations teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects from initiation to completion, meeting scope, schedule, budget and quality goals.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans with milestones, dependencies, resources, and risks.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, operations, planning, quality, supply chain and R&D.
• Establish governance, tracking tools and reporting to improve visibility of priorities and timelines.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and bottlenecks, drive timely issue resolution.
• Facilitate reviews and stakeholder meetings; track actions for accountability.
• Support prioritization and resource planning across concurrent manufacturing projects.
• Identify process improvements and standard work to boost execution and collaboration.
• Support change management for new tools, workflows, or initiatives.
• Travel less than 5% for site visits and coordination.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strong organizational skills

Excellent verbal and written comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/operations/PM or related technical field

Tools

ERP

MRP

Project portfolio management systems

Job description

Carestream Health is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives supporting the manufacturing of medical digital radiography systems, digital detectors, and non-destructive testing (NDT) imaging equipment. This role is critical to driving execution across engineering, operations, planning, quality, and R&D teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.

Please note that this is NOT an IT Project Manager.

Location:

1049 W. Ridge Road, Rochester, NY within the engineering team.

Must have experience handling multiple projects at a time in various phases and be able to pivot with rapid changes.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative and highly organized project leader with experience in technical or regulated manufacturing environments. This individual will bring structure, visibility, and accountability to project execution while helping teams manage priorities, resources, risks, and timelines effectively.

Position Responsibilities:

• As an individual contributor will lead cross-functional projects from initiation through completion, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, operations, planning, quality, supply chain, and R&D teams to drive alignment and achieve project goals.
• Establish and maintain project governance, tracking tools, and reporting mechanisms to improve visibility to priorities, timelines, and resource constraints.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and bottlenecks, and drive timely resolution of issues.
• Facilitate project reviews, stakeholder meetings, and action tracking to support accountability, communication, and decision-making.
• Support prioritization and resource planning across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Identify and implement process improvements, systems, or standard work that enhance project execution and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support change management activities related to new tools, workflows, or operational initiatives.
• Travel less than 5% if needed in addition to local Carestream sites.
• All other duties as needed.

Required Skills & Education:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, project management, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in a manufacturing, electrical/mechanical engineering, medical device, industrial equipment, or technical product environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects involving engineering and operational teams.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Skills:

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, such as medical device, imaging technology, or industrial inspection equipment.
• Experience implementing new tools, systems, or workflow improvements that increase operational efficiency.
• Medical device knowledge including ISO13485 and MDSAP requirements
• Experience working with ERP, MRP, or project portfolio management systems.