Contract Manufacturing Project Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple manufacturing and company-wide projects from initiation through completion.


• Work directly with the CEO and leadership team to establish project priorities, timelines, deliverables, and responsibilities.


• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, and action-item tracking.


• Coordinate activities across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and other departments as needed.


• Conduct project meetings and provide clear updates regarding progress, risks, delays, and next steps.


• Hold project owners accountable for assigned action items and deadlines.


• Identify potential project risks, roadblocks, and resource constraints and escalate concerns when necessary.


• Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, timelines, dashboards, and status reports.


• Support equipment installations, facility improvements, process changes, product launches, operational improvements, and other strategic initiatives.


• Ensure projects continue progressing when executive leadership is unavailable or traveling.


• Assist leadership with prioritizing competing projects and resources.


• Promote continuous improvement and help identify opportunities to improve efficiency, communication, and project execution.


• Perform other project-related responsibilities as assigned.