Sr Project Coordinator

Kennametal Inc.; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. in Latrobe, PA is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator to support new product development, process development and research initiatives, and provide admin support for capital procurement.

You will assist Program/Project Managers with schedules, risks, and action items, develop Power BI reports, prepare meetings, and maintain documentation. This hybrid role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or manufacturing, 2–4 years of experience, and fluent English; travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management or manufacturing required.
• 2–4 years of experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Teams, and learning new software.
• Fluent in English with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers with schedules, risks, and action items.
• Coordinate PM training logistics.
• Develop and maintain Power BI reports.
• Prepare meeting agendas and minutes.
• Track milestones and deliverables.
• Provide status updates to stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation and dashboards.
• Travel up to 20%.
• Provide admin support to the PMO.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

English fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management, or manufacturing

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Teams

Power BI

Job description

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Title: Senior Project Coordinator

Location: Latrobe, PA (Hybrid)

Job Summary

The primary role and responsibilities will include Project/Program Manager support on new product development, process development and research initiatives and tool execution, day-to-day administrative activity support of the capital procurement process, and administrative support of additional technology business processes (e.g., document control) as needed.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Support Program / Project Managers on maintenance of project schedules, risks, issues, action items, and tool use.
• Coordinate Project Management training program logistics.
• Develop and maintain all Power Bi reports.
• Schedule and facilitate Technology gate meetings, including preparing agendas and documenting meeting minutes.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and action items.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation, records, and reporting dashboards.
• Follow up on assigned tasks to ensure timely completion.
• Identify potential project risks or roadblocks and elevate issues as needed.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and project-related correspondence.
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the technology PMO including Project management updates, and database maintenance.
• Position can be located in any of the following locations: Latrobe, PA USA (eligible for That Works <50% from home).
• Travel required up to <20%.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management or manufacturing discipline required.
• Experience: 2-4 years
• Working knowledge of project management software.
• Self-motivated and independent thinker.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
• Strong competency in customer focus (both internal and external) to ensure deliverables are met.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, and demonstrated ability to learn other business software.
• Flexible working hours to align with key geographic regions.
• Fluent in English.

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer