Project Manager
Selectek
Job Description Project manager
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Project Management
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Project Management
- Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously from quotation through production launch.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, action plans, and deliverables.
- Coordinate activities among Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Customer Service teams.
- Monitor project progress and proactively address delays, risks, and resource constraints.
- Facilitate project meetings and communicate status updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Ensure project objectives, timelines, and customer requirements are clearly understood and achieved.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers regarding project execution and launch activities.
- Coordinate customer communications regarding schedules, tooling status, sampling, PPAP submissions, and production readiness.
- Manage customer expectations while maintaining strong professional relationships.
- Support customer visits, project reviews, and launch meetings.
- Coordinate all activities associated with new tooling, product launches, engineering changes, and transfer projects.
- Ensure tooling schedules align with production requirements and customer commitments.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Quality teams on validation activities, first article inspections, capability studies, and PPAP submissions.
- Track launch readiness and escalate issues that may impact timing or quality.
- Work closely with Manufacturing and Engineering to identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency.
- Coordinate with Purchasing and Supply Chain teams to ensure materials and components are available to support project timelines.
- Partner with Quality to address customer concerns, corrective actions, and quality requirements.
- Facilitate communication between departments to ensure alignment and accountability.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, action item lists, and status reports.
- Track project costs, timelines, and performance metrics.
- Prepare project summaries and management reports for leadership review.
- Ensure compliance with customer requirements, internal procedures, and ISO quality standards.
- Demonstrate strong organizational and leadership skills while managing project teams.
- Foster accountability and teamwork across departments.
- Promote a customer-focused culture centered on quality, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
- Drive problem-solving efforts and facilitate timely decision-making.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- 3-7 years of project management, program management, manufacturing, or engineering experience.
- Experience in plastics manufacturing, injection molding, compression molding, tooling, or related manufacturing environments preferred.
- Experience managing customer-facing projects and new product launches.
- Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, engineering change processes, and ISO quality systems preferred.
Vacancy posted more than 2 months ago
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