Senior Project Manager - Engineering & Manufacturing

AVL Manufacturing USA; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AVL Manufacturing USA is seeking a Project Manager to lead multiple manufacturing projects from engineering to shipping at our Charlotte, NC facility. The role emphasizes staying on schedule, budget, and quality while coordinating with engineering, purchasing, quality, and production teams.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Engineering or Business Admin with 7+ years in manufacturing planning/management; PMP is strongly desired. Travel across North America may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and/or Business Administration with 7+ years of planning and/or management experience in manufacturing.
• Master’s Degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, control, and evaluate all project aspects across engineering, purchasing, quality, production, and shipping.
• Host and facilitate meetings (Sales Handover, Kickoff, Project Health).
• Collaborate with fellow PMs to ensure consistent execution and deliverables.
• Liaise with the Customer as main point of contact for status, issues, changes, and expectations.
• Create and maintain detailed work plans, schedules, cost reports, risk reports, and variance analyses.
• Report project status to Management using established methods.
• Organize and secure all project documents across departments.
• Coordinate technical support to customers via field visits and design reviews.
• Manage change management and communications across involved departments and client.
• Handle multiple projects with competing deadlines.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Creativity

Teamwork

Problem solving

Organization

Planning

Decision making

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Master’s Degree (nice to have)

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP system

Visual Manufacturing

Project management software

Job description

AVL Manufacturing USA is seeking a Project Manager to lead multiple manufacturing projects from engineering to shipping at our Charlotte, NC facility. The role emphasizes staying on schedule, budget, and quality while coordinating with engineering, purchasing, quality, and production teams.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Engineering or Business Admin with 7+ years in manufacturing planning/management; PMP is strongly desired. Travel across North America may be required.