Manufacturing Project Manager

About Piab Group

At Piab Group we improve our customers' productivity, sustainability, and safety through evolving industrial automation and have done so since 1951. We believe in an automated world where no resources are wasted, and no humans are injured. With annual sales of ~3 billion SEK and more than 1400 employees, Piab is a global organization, serving customers in more than 100 countries from a vast network of subsidiaries and channel partners. Since 2018, Piab Group has been owned by Patricia Industries, part of Investor AB. Piab serves a wide range of industries, including e-commerce logistics, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and automotive, providing innovative vacuum automation solutions tailored to each sector.

You can expect the following with us:

• Innovative Culture: Be part of a team that thrives on creativity and innovation.
• Global Impact: Work with a company that is a world leader in vacuum transport solutions.
• Global Presence: Piab has 25+ sales offices and over 900 partners worldwide, ensuring a vast network and global reach.
• Sustainable Vision: Contribute to an automated world, promoting safety and efficiency.
• Professional Growth: Access opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.
• Diverse and Inclusive: Join a workplace that values diversity and fosters an inclusive environment.
• Stable employer: As part of Patricia Industries and connected to the Wallenberg family, Piab benefits from strong support and a commitment to long-term growth and sustainability.

Job mission

The Manufacturing Project Manager is accountable for customer communication and cross-functional delivery of manufacturing-tool projects from PO through installation, including project scheduling, resource coordination, purchasing planning, production follow-up, shipment, and commissioning.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the overall project execution plan from PO receipt through design, production, shipment, installation, and final acceptance.
• Act as the main point of contact for the customer from receipt of PO until project completion.
• Lead internal project kick-off aligning Sales, Design, Production, and logistics.
• Maintain constant communication across all involved departments to prevent missed handoffs and unresolved dependencies.
• Balance competing project priorities and escalate capacity and resource conflicts.
• Develop recovery actions when delivery dates are at risk, such as reprioritizing work and resources, and/or utilizing external capacity.
• Prepare regular project reports covering schedule status, budget status, resource needs, risks, key decisions and customer commitments.
• Utilize proper tools to create a clear visual of project requirements and status to critical teams.
• Track and communicate manufacturing KPI's and achievements on a daily report.
• Create and maintain a detailed project schedule with clear milestones, dependencies, lead times, and critical-path activities.
• Facilitate job and workorder release to manufacturing.
• Plan and reserve time for design, purchasing, manufacturing, assembly labour, testing, quality inspection, shipping, installation and commissioning.
• Coordinate production schedules with internal manufacturing teams and external suppliers or manufacturing partners.
• Maintain a rolling resource forecast to anticipate upcoming workload and capacities.
• Support the proper utilization of company ERP system and data tracking.
• Track actual costs against budget including engineering time, labour, materials, purchased components, subcontracting, freight, travel, installation and rework.
• Translate the project schedule into a purchasing and material-readiness plan.
• Ensure long lead-time materials and critical components are identified and ordered early.
• Coordinate with Purchasing on supplier lead times, order status, expediting needs, and supply risks.

In this role, you are required to act according to the Piab Code of Conduct and know and follow the Piab values, mission and routines. This role requires travel to both Piab and external parties' global destinations when applicable.

Key interfaces

The Manufacturing Project Manager is key in communicating project status and requirements to engineering, sale, operations, logistics and management. This role reports directly to the operations manager and coordinates job needs accordingly to various members of the manufacturing team.

Skills and abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of inventory, shipping and receiving.
• Advanced knowledge of various manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization's system infrastructure (Project Tracking, ERP, PDM, etc.).
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and driven to continuously improve.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Preferred competencies

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software (Excel skills preferred).
• Experienced with ERP systems.
• Quickly understands and analyses complex issues and problems; comes up with sound and rational judgements.
• Demonstrates specialist knowledge and expertise in own area; participates in continuous professional development.
• Communicates in a clear, precise, and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively.
• Co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience, and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals.

Experience and educational background

• 4+ years' Experience in manufacturing or industrial background (preferred).
• 4+ years' Experience overseeing project management of manufactured systems.
• Experience or certification with lean processes and data analysis.
• Data/inventory management system experience.
• Skilled in Microsoft sweet processes.
• Experience with Production Planning.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee is occasionally required to lift 50 lbs.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.

Travel

As required.

Job Type

Full time, Permanent.