Manufacturing Technical PM for Cross-Functional Delivery

Connect-Force; Wixom (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Force, a confidential manufacturing solutions partner in Metro Detroit, is seeking a Technical Project Manager to oversee industrial projects from order handoff to final delivery.

You’ll coordinate engineering, purchasing, production, and customers, ensuring milestones, budgets, and scope are controlled. A background in engineering or manufacturing helps you bridge technicals and timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects involving industrial equipment, engineered products, automation, or manufacturing.
• Track record coordinating multiple departments and keeping priorities moving.
• Confident discussing technical requirements with engineers, production teams, and customers.
• Experience with project schedules, budgets, change management, and reporting.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and project specifications.
• Clear communication, sound judgment, and accountability.
• Degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, or related field, or equivalent experience.

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

Equipment knowledge

Cross-functional coordination

Technical discussions

Schedules & budgets

Drawings interpretation

Communication & accountability

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing degree

Job description

Connect Force, a confidential manufacturing solutions partner in Metro Detroit, is seeking a Technical Project Manager to oversee industrial projects from order handoff to final delivery.

You’ll coordinate engineering, purchasing, production, and customers, ensuring milestones, budgets, and scope are controlled. A background in engineering or manufacturing helps you bridge technicals and timelines.