Program Manager - Manufacturing & Cross-Functional Delivery

Colts-Manufacturing-Company-LLC; Elmwood (CT); On-site; USD 89,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Life and disability insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Colt's Manufacturing Company is seeking a Program Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of multi-domain programs, including commercial, military, and law-enforcement initiatives.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. You will coordinate Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, and Marketing to drive milestones and deliverables, manage risks, and ensure alignment with company objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of program or project management experience in product development or manufacturing.
• Ability to understand technical drawings and GD&T; PMP is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed, integrated project plans for military, commercial, and operational programs.
• Establish schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Drive cross-functional teams to meet commitments across Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, and Marketing.
• Maintain program documentation, trackers, risk registers, and executive presentations.
• Lead regular cross-functional program meetings to communicate priorities and risks.
• Monitor budgets, resources, and performance; take corrective actions as needed.
• Identify risks and escalate issues to leadership when necessary.
• Ensure changes are governed to protect scope, cost, and schedule.
• Support New Product Development processes and phase-gate reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

Colt's Manufacturing Company is seeking a Program Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of multi-domain programs, including commercial, military, and law-enforcement initiatives.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. You will coordinate Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, and Marketing to drive milestones and deliverables, manage risks, and ensure alignment with company objectives.