Project Manager - New Product Development

About the Role

Intralox’s New Product Development Food Business Unit is seeking a technically sharp, strategically minded, and pragmatic project leader to drive the development of modular plastic belting solutions for the global food industry. Our business serves a wide array of sectors—including beef, pork, poultry, seafood, frozen and fresh produce, and bakery/snack applications—requiring solutions that balance innovation, hygienic design, durability, and food safety.

This role supports a constantly shifting industry and complex product offerings, requiring strong organization, flexibility, and the ability to solve problems transparently. You’ll collaborate with talented mechanical engineers, plastic injection mold designers, application experts, commercial representatives, and manufacturing partners to turn concepts into real-world, production-ready systems that solve pressing customer problems.

Intralox is a division of Laitram, L.L.C., with an extensive portfolio of innovative products and services that improve lives and optimize business worldwide. Our 3,000+ global employees are reliable problem solvers, continuously developing and directly delivering solutions that have driven our customers’ growth for more than 45 years.

This is a hybrid position, requiring employees to work from our New Orleans office for 3 days a week once fully onboarded. During the initial onboarding period (~3 months), 5 days per week in-office attendance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional projects from concept through launch in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ensure alignment with business objectives and end-user requirements, serving as the connective tissue between engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and commercial teams.
• Build and manage timelines, project scopes, and resource plans while maintaining flexibility and a problem-solving mindset.
• Facilitate clear, concise communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders, driving accountability and decision-making.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks while championing a bias for execution and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Demonstrated familiarity with mechanical design and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams in delivery-oriented environments.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and multiple stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%, as needed or as interested.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent technical field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in new product development, preferably within manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Experience working directly on the development of plastic injection molded components.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Agile experience (a plus but not required).

Schedule

Hybrid position: 3 days per week in the New Orleans office after a 3-month onboarding period (5 days per week in-office during onboarding).