Project Coordinator

Wright Tool Company; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Wright Tool Company in Detroit, MI seeks a Project Coordinator to support the Project Management team. You will maintain documentation, track action items, and coordinate communication across departments to keep projects on schedule and properly documented.

The role requires strong organizational skills, 2+ years in related work, and proficiency with ERP, Excel, and MS 365 tools. Office environment, with collaboration across sales, purchasing, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 2+ years of project management, coordination, administration, purchasing, customer service or operations.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution or government contracting preferred.
• Familiarity with project lifecycle and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Track project milestones, deliverables, due dates and action items.
• Coordinate meeting agendas and lead internal and external meetings.
• Follow up on open action items with internal departments and external customers.
• Provide customer and supplier communication.
• Maintain project files and logs for issues, changes, and actions.
• Support sales order management and updates.
• Coordinate with Purchasing for order tracking and status updates.
• Communicate status updates and escalations as needed.
• Identify risks and issues and maintain logs/tracking.
• Consolidate reports for internal stakeholders.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

2+ years PM/coordination experience

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

SAGE 300

Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Approvals

SharePoint

Power Automate

Job description

A recognized industry leader trusted by the United States government for over 75 years. With an impeccable reputation and dedication to delivering quality, WTC is a single integrated solutions provider, bringing equipment, parts, and service together to provide comprehensive solutions to all industries and government institutions and service trades.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Coordinator provides administrative and project coordination and management support to the Project Management department. This position is responsible for maintaining project documentation, tracking action items, coordinating communication between departments, and assisting with day-to-day project activities to ensure projects remain organized and on schedule, within scope and properly documented.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties outlined below. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Track project milestones, deliverables, due dates and action items.
• Coordinate meeting agendas and lead internal and external meetings.
• Follow up on open action items with internal departments and external customers.
• Provide customer and supplier communication.
• Maintain Project Files and Documentation including issue, change and action item logs.
• Support sales order management & updates
• Coordinate with Purchasing for order tracking and status updates.
• Communicate status updates and escal ...
• Identifying risks and issues and maintaining the appropriate logs/tracking.
• Consolidate reports for distribution to internal stakeholders
• Collaborate across multiple functions within the business related to project activities
• Support and conduct contract reviews and project kickoff activities

COMPETENCIES

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Problem solving
• Process improvement

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience required.
• 2+ Years of experience in project management, coordination, administration, purchasing, customer service or operations
• Experience working in a manufacturing, distribution, or government contracting environment preferred.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and project lifecycle management.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• ERP experience, business analytics / reporting required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• SAGE 300 experience preferred.
• Microsoft Planner, Forms and Microsoft Approvals
• SharePoint
• Power Automate

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit and walk for the entirety of their shift; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus. Also requires the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Wright Tool Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category.

• EEO Poster
• FMLA Rights
• EmployeePolygraph Protection

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.