Manufacturing Tech Deployment TPM — Michigan Plant Programs

Eightelevengroup; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 96,432 - 110,208; Full time

Job summary

ACE Delivery is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to coordinate deployment of manufacturing systems across multiple Michigan plants. This on-site, 6-month contract role requires leading rollout planning, scheduling, and governance to keep implementations organized and on schedule.

You will partner with engineering leaders, plant stakeholders, and delivery teams, travel domestically as needed to support deployments and ensure successful execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Technical Project Management experience.
• Experience in manufacturing implementation, industrial automation, or plant operations preferred.
• Experience working within Assembly Plants preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across multiple plants and teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically to manufacturing facilities as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate deployment plans for manufacturing technology across multiple plants, ensuring alignment with overall program milestones.
• Develop and maintain standardized rollout schedules and provide leadership with clear visibility and reporting.
• Monitor implementation readiness, risks, milestones, and execution progress, proactively identifying and managing risks.
• Facilitate recurring meetings with engineering teams and plant leadership to ensure strong communication and governance.
• Track costs, schedules, delivery metrics, and implementation status, establishing standard delivery metrics and reporting across deployments.
• Escalate blockers and coordinate issue resolution across organizations to maintain project momentum.
• Support rollout sequencing and drive continuous process improvement, capturing lessons learned to enhance future manufacturing deployments.
• Travel domestically to manufacturing facilities (typically 1–2 days per trip, generally once per month or less) to support deployment activities.

Skills

Technical Project Management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

Job description

ACE Delivery is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to coordinate deployment of manufacturing systems across multiple Michigan plants. This on-site, 6-month contract role requires leading rollout planning, scheduling, and governance to keep implementations organized and on schedule.

You will partner with engineering leaders, plant stakeholders, and delivery teams, travel domestically as needed to support deployments and ensure successful execution.