Project Manager

Waupaca Foundry; Marinette (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Retirement plan

Paid vacations/holidays

Wellness program

Fitness membership

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Career development

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Project Manager to lead large complex initiatives across Engineering, Operations and Procurement. You will mentor coordinators, manage multiple projects, and drive cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within scope.

The role emphasizes liaison across departments, tracking progress, ensuring designs are manufacturable, coordinating outsourcing and supplier integration, and supporting continuous improvement in casting operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or Manufacturing; or 4+ years related work experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and large, complex projects.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure project deliverables are achieved.
• Serve as liaison between Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and Quality.
• Track and report progress, ensuring designs are manufacturable and aligned with supplier capabilities.
• Identify, onboard, and manage third-party service providers for outsourced operations.
• Coordinate with engineering during design to ensure manufacturability and cost objectives.
• Support procurement to ensure timely sourcing of materials and services.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements that enhance efficiency and collaboration.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Engineering collaboration

Procurement coordination

DFM & value engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or Manufacturing

4+ years related work experience

Job description

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is North America’s leading supplier of iron castings and has a history of innovation with a legacy of product quality. Waupaca Foundry employs approximately 3,000 people company-wide.

Waupaca Foundry is committed to relentless improvement, forward-thinking sustainability initiatives, and providing a reliable experience to the millions who use our castings every day. Our goal is to employ individuals who take pride in their work within a culture of continual innovation.

Waupaca Foundry is proud to be an employer of choice for those driven and skilled individuals seeking rewarding careers by producing top quality castings.

You will be right at home at Waupaca Foundry.

Cast Your Own Future.

More information is available on our website www.waupacafoundry.com

Project Manager

Job Summary

Manages large complex projects with limited oversight. Track and elevate issues to closure. Lead multiple projects simultaneously. Will mentor and support Project Coordinators and will lead and monitor cross-functional teams to ensure project deliverables are achieved.

Responsibilities/Duties

Cross-Departmental Coordination:

• Serve as the primary liaison between Engineering, Operations, Value-Add Outsourcing, Procurement, and Quality.
• Facilitate effective communication, ensuring all departments are aligned on objectives, timelines, and requirements.

Project Execution Support

• Track and report progress on programs and initiatives related to the overall project management process.
• Works with the engineering teams to ensure engineering designs are manufacturable and aligned with supplier capabilities and procurement strategies.
• Monitor all project deliverables and ensure they are meeting the customers and organizations objectives

Outsourcing And Supplier Integration

• Collaborate with Procurement and Value-Add Outsourcing teams to identify, onboard, and manage third-party service providers for machining, finishing, or other post-casting operations.
• Ensure outsourced operations align with quality, cost, and delivery expectations.

Engineering Collaboration

• Coordinate with engineering teams during design and development to ensure manufacturability, cost, and sourcing objectives are achieved.
• Monitor and report that design for manufacturability (DFM) and value engineering efforts are completed.

Procurement Support

• Work closely with procurement teams to ensure timely sourcing of materials and services aligning with project timing.
• Ensure procurement teams strategy aligns with financial initiatives of the project

Process Improvement

• Identified opportunities for process improvements that enhance efficiency and cross-functional collaboration.
• Track and Support continuous improvement initiatives related to casting operations and post-processing workflows

Minimum Skills/Ability/Experience/Criteria Required

Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Manufacturing) or minimum 4 years related work experience.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the “essential functions” for the purposes of the ADA.

If selected for consideration, candidates must successfully complete a selection process that includes interviews, reference check/verification, and a pre-employment drug screen.

Benefits

Waupaca Foundry offers competitive wages and exceptional benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, vision
• Short and long term disability
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Employer funded retirement plan
• Paid vacations/holidays
• Wellness program
• Fitness membership
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Employer supported career development, including tuition reimbursement

Waupaca Foundry is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.