Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager / Site Operations Coordinator Pay Rate: $30-40/hr Shift: M-F, 8am – 5pm EST Position Overview: We are seeking a Project Coordinator / Site Operations Coordinator to support a rapidly growing manufacturing services team within a highly regulated industrial environment. This individual will serve as the primary on-site representative for the project team, ensuring workforce productivity, effective communication with stakeholders, successful onboarding of new employees, and overall operational excellence. This position acts as a bridge between project leadership, manufacturing personnel, and customer stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines strong project management skills with a background in manufacturing operations and excels at building relationships, coordinating activities, and driving accountability across teams. Key Responsibilities Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for on-site project personnel and customer stakeholders. Build strong relationships with customer leadership and proactively identify opportunities to improve service delivery and project value. Track workforce productivity, proficiency, attendance, and overall team performance metrics. Support onboarding activities for new employees and technicians entering the facility. Coordinate facility access, badging, PPE distribution, safety compliance, and workforce readiness activities. Ensure project personnel follow site safety requirements, including proper PPE usage and facility policies. Partner closely with operations leadership to identify obstacles impacting team performance and elevate issues when necessary. Provide project status updates, schedule tracking, deliverable management, and customer-facing communications. Monitor purchase order consumption, project budgets, and contract progress while communicating upcoming needs to stakeholders. Maintain administrative oversight of project-related activities, including timekeeping, workforce communication, holiday schedules, and site coordination. Act as a second set of eyes for project leadership as the team scales and expands. Help organize the workforce and continuously identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction. Required Qualifications 2–5+ years of experience in project coordination, project management, operations, manufacturing leadership, or similar roles. Experience working within a manufacturing, industrial, production, or facility environment. Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing communication skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities, schedules, and operational responsibilities simultaneously. Experience tracking performance metrics, schedules, deliverables, or workforce KPIs. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project tracking tools. Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities. Preferred Qualifications Project Manager, Program Manager, Manufacturing Coordinator, Operations Coordinator, or Site Supervisor experience. Experience supporting contract-based service delivery or professional services engagements. Exposure to utilities, R&D, energy, industrial manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments. Familiarity with workforce onboarding, safety programs, PPE management, and contractor administration. Experience managing customer relationships and presenting project updates to leadership teams. #J-18808-Ljbffr