Project Manager
MANN+HUMMEL
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Gastonia • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Lead high visibility cross functional projects across operations, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, MPL, product management, quality, and distribution.
- Build complete project structures: charters, critical path schedules, governance plans, risk registers, and project status updates.
- Lead major capital projects including purchasing or installing production lines, ensuring readiness for safety, quality, PPAP, and run at rate.
- Run disciplined project cadences, drive accountability, and ensure all team members meet commitments.
- Conduct project reviews, identify deviations early, and implement proactive recovery plans.
- Demonstrate full ownership and maintain a high sense of urgency, especially in automotive style environments.
- Escalate barriers quickly and drive fast resolution.
- Deliver concise executive level updates that clearly communicate status, risks, and next steps.
- Tailor communication for shop floor operators through senior leadership.
- Facilitate problem solving, root cause analysis, and contingency planning during project disruptions.
- Ensure alignment with manufacturing standards (safety, quality, PPAP, run at rate, changeover readiness).
- Develop and maintain project plans in MS Project or similar tools, including charters, schedules, dashboards, and closure reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field OR equivalent experience
- 3–5+ years in a fast paced manufacturing environment, ideally high volume or automotive/tier 1
- Project management experience leading complex, cross functional initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, meet project timelines, and respond effectively to customer and business requirements in a manufacturing environment
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority to achieve project objectives and deliver results.
Benefits
- 100% onsite in Gastonia, NC
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementrisk managementroot cause analysiscontingency planningproject schedulinggovernance planningcritical path analysisexecutive communicationmanufacturing standardsPPAP
Soft Skills
leadershipaccountabilityproblem solvingcommunicationinfluenceprioritizationurgencycollaborationadaptabilitystakeholder management