Project Manager

This role reports directly to the Director of Engineering & Maintenance and is responsible for leading, mentoring, and developing the Project Engineering team to meet production objectives while upholding ISO 9001, quality, and safety standards. The position oversees equipment selection, drives process enhancements, and ensures compliance with all EHS and quality system requirements. This role will manage and supervise plant‑wide project installations and repairs and take ownership of assigned projects across the organization from initiation through completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Champion ISO 9001 compliance and ensure all project activities meet applicable city, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
• Lead and oversee the Project Management department, including process development, equipment improvements, and cross‑functional collaboration on equipment selection, installation, and validation.
• Drive manufacturing efficiency by improving processes, enhancing asset reliability, implementing preventive maintenance practices, and maintaining cost‑effective spare‑parts strategies.
• Processing Technology: Background in handling chemical or energetic material processes, including operations such as melting and pouring, mixing and casting, curing, extrusion, consolidation pressing, milling, drilling, grinding, assembly, testing, packaging, or similar manufacturing activities.
• Mechanical Technology: Skilled in selecting appropriate materials and performing basic stress‑and‑strain evaluations for machine design. Familiar with fundamental pneumatic and hydraulic control systems when required.
• Guide and mentor the engineering team by setting clear goals, establishing technical standards, ensuring proper training, and managing hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• Handle departmental reporting, budgeting, and data tracking while contributing to continuous‑improvement initiatives and performing additional responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, electrical, etc)
• Familiarity with continuous production environments such as aluminum extrusion or similar industrial processes.
• Comfortable performing in a fast‑paced, high‑complexity manufacturing setting while balancing multiple tasks.
• Capable of troubleshooting processes and solving problems, with required experience in Lean and continuous‑improvement methodologies.

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