Onsite Technical Program Manager — Manufacturing & Jira

Apex Systems; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and/or

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Career coaching and certification prep

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Technical Program Manager to bring structure and visibility to a fast-moving hardware manufacturing environment. This onsite role requires real-time problem solving on the production floor, partnering with Manufacturing leadership to formalize processes, migrate tracking to Jira, and drive program cadence to commitments.

You will draft technical documentation, build dashboards, and facilitate cross-functional reviews with engineering, supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Communication, Business, or an equivalent discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in a technical program management or project coordination role within a hardware, manufacturing, or engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Migrate existing Excel-based tracking systems into Jira, designing project structures, workflows, and dashboards.
• Connect program data across tools (Jira, Quickbase, Excel) to create a single source of truth for tracking, readiness, and risk management.
• Create and maintain dashboards for real-time visibility into program status, material risk, and key milestones for leadership.
• Draft and maintain technical documentation such as SOPs, build procedures, and status updates under engineering leadership direction.
• Be physically present on the floor to identify and resolve blockers in person with engineers, operators, and technicians.
• Facilitate key review meetings, capture decisions and action items, and drive follow-through to keep commitments on track.
• Track and drive cross-functional action items to closure, providing visibility into risks across engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline recurring reporting and data aggregation processes.

Skills

Jira

Data migration

Technical writing

Excel / Google Sheets

Quickbase

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Quickbase

Excel

Job description

Everforth Apex Systems in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Technical Program Manager to bring structure and visibility to a fast-moving hardware manufacturing environment. This onsite role requires real-time problem solving on the production floor, partnering with Manufacturing leadership to formalize processes, migrate tracking to Jira, and drive program cadence to commitments.

You will draft technical documentation, build dashboards, and facilitate cross-functional reviews with engineering, supply