Senior Project Manager - Manufacturing & Innovation

Big Tex Trailers; Mount Pleasant (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

American Trailer World is seeking a highly qualified project manager with production experience to lead projects from definition through deployment. You will coordinate resources, manage scope, schedule and budget, and report outcomes to management to ensure innovation and progress.

The role requires 10 years of hands-on manufacturing engineering and lean experience, a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and a results-driven leadership style. Travel may range 30–50% based on location.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10years of hands-on experience in applying manufacturing engineering, product design, lean tools, and training.
• Results based Leadership style skill set with strong impact and influencing skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (ME, IE, other) preferred but with the right amount of experience, will consider other fields of study.
• Lean or Six Sigma certified preferred.
• Highly Proficient in MS Office Suite including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook at a minimum.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.
• Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks.
• Structure and manage integrated, multitrack performance databases for digital, print, social, broadcast, and experiential projects.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party resources, including vendors and subject matter experts.
• Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables.
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Product design

Lean tools

Training

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

American Trailer World is seeking a highly qualified project manager with production experience to lead projects from definition through deployment. You will coordinate resources, manage scope, schedule and budget, and report outcomes to management to ensure innovation and progress.

The role requires 10 years of hands-on manufacturing engineering and lean experience, a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and a results-driven leadership style. Travel may range 30–50% based on location.