Project Manager

SpecSys Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA options

401(k) with Employer Match

Term Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite Welding Training and Certs

RITALKA University

Job summary

SpecSys Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to oversee manufacturing projects, coordinating with engineering, operations, and vendors to meet delivery timelines. The role requires strong BOM/MRP understanding, blueprint reading, and active shop-floor involvement.

You will manage documentation, communicate with customers, and ensure parts and processes meet project milestones while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Blueprint reading and BOM understanding are essential.
• Strong communication with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Quality, and Clients.
• Experience with manufacturing processes and proto-type environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and organized work environment.
• Own project documentation and shop floor communications.
• Coordinate outsourced component deliveries to meet timelines.

Skills

Blueprint reading

MS Office

Communication skills

BOM / MRP understanding

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Tools

DXF file generation

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join an Established and Growing Team! Showcase your skills with a company committed to providing services ON TIME, ON BUDGET, DONE RIGHT, and DONE SAFELY. At SpecSys, we offer exciting, challenging work tailored to your strengths, along with opportunities to make an impact. Learn more about us at specsys.com.

SALARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXPERIENCE

BENEFITS & PERKS:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA options
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Term Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee-of-the-Month and Year
• Onsite Welding Training and Certifications
• RITALKA University
• Employee Luncheons
• Community Volunteering

The Project Manager has primary responsibility for customer contact, scheduling product deliveries, adhering to predetermined project timelines during the manufacturing phase of a project. The ability to multi-task in a fast paced proto-type manufacturing environment is required. Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.

What does a Project Manager do at SpecSys?

• Maintain a clean and organized work environment
• Responsibility for all project documentation
• Research questions related to the fabrication, welding, painting and assembly of customer projects and communicate the answers to the shop floor personnel
• Coordinate delivery of outsourced components with the purchasing department to ensure vendor supplied parts are delivered in a timely manner
• Act as a primary focal point for customer contact during the manufacturing phase of a project
• Monitor manufacturing progress against predetermined timeline milestones and advise management personnel of timelines changes and ECO's that take place during the course of a project
• Create shop floor work orders and properly structure Bills of Material (BOM) to reflect raw material assignments for in-house work or outsourcing sequences followed by in-house machining / welding / assembly / paint
• Ensure DXF files are created for laser and burn tables
• Will spend 30% to 50% of time on the shop floor

What are we looking for in a quality candidate?

• Has knowledge of raw material and manufacturing processes
• Works with a high sense of urgency
• Knowledge of Microsoft products
• Blueprint reading
• Communications skills adaptable enough to interact with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Quality, and Clients
• Understanding of Bill of Materials and MRP usage
• Comfortable with rapid change

Many tasks include their own work and / or the review of work of others in the department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, from time to time, as needed.

SpecSys Overview

When it comes to recruiting, many companies focus on an applicant's faults - what doesn't fit, what experience they don't have, etc. Our philosophy is different in that we are actively looking for a reason to hire someone. SpecSys is a full service provider that offers project management, engineering, and manufacturing for fast track projects, systems, and products with a main focus on large mobile equipment - if it moves and it's big, we can do it! At SpecSys, we take safety and quality very seriously. We want our employees to go home in the same way they arrived at work (maybe even better if possible) and we do that by providing our services On Time, On Budget, and Done Right. As one of the few engineering and manufacturing companies that are ISO-9001:2015 certified, you know that our standards and processes are first-rate.

Why You Should Apply Here

SpecSys is a family-owned company that focuses on creating jobs in rural communities in the upper Midwest; purposefully deciding to create jobs away from the chaos of larger metro areas. Our company values help to foster strong relationships with not only our employees and customers, but also our communities. We take pride in finding careers that fit the person rather than a person to fit a job which allows us all to do extraordinary things with ordinary people.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.