Project Manager - Assembly Technology

Internal Resource Management & Cross-Functional Leadership
Assemble, lead, and guide cross-functional project teams comprising Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and Sales.
Define internal resource allocations, balance workloads across project milestones, and resolve resource conflicts.
Foster high team accountability, transparent communication, and alignment with overall corporate and program objectives.
Manufacturing Coordination & Component Sourcing
Partner closely with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement to track component availability, supplier readiness, tooling lead times, and bill-of-materials (BOM) cost targets.
Coordinate with plant manufacturing engineering and plant operations to ensure smooth production
Identify bottlenecks and risks early, formulating effective mitigation and dual-sourcing strategies where appropriate.
Schedule, Milestones & Delivery Date Tracking
Develop and maintain integrated master project schedules (WBS, Gantt charts, critical path tracking).
Track critical path items, identify schedule variances proactively, and implement recovery plans to guarantee on-time customer delivery.
Customer Change Management & Scope Control
Serve as the primary operational interface for engineering change requests (ECR/) submitted by external clients or internal teams.
Evaluate the technical, financial, and schedule impacts of design and process modifications.
Present change impact assessments to stakeholders, secure customer commercial approvals, and ensure synchronized implementation across suppliers and shop floor operations.
Quality Gate Governance & Phase Reviews
Plan, lead, and document formal Quality Gate reviews across all project phases.
Ensure all phase deliverable sign-offs are obtained .
Lessons Learned & Continuous Improvement
Facilitate post-phase and post-project "Lessons Learned" workshops to identify best practices and recurring failure modes.
Maintain a central knowledge repository and ensure insights are fed back into design guidelines, manufacturing standard operating procedures (SOPs), and future project planning.
Participate in driving operational excellence initiatives
Education & Experience
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent technical field. PMP is an asset.
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of project management experience in a discrete manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or industrial technology environment.
Soft Skills & Leadership
Stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict-resolution abilities.
Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities under tight timelines.
Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively between cross-functional teams such as shop floor operators, suppliers, executive leaders, logistics and planning and customers.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid