Job Description
Job Description
Thompson Pipe Group is seeking a Project Manager to play a critical role in how customer orders move through manufacturing. You’ll own projects end‑to‑end while working closely with production, sales, and logistics to align schedules and deliver on commitments.
Project Manager
The Manufacturing Project Manager leads customer projects from purchase order through final shipment, ensuring on‑time and in‑full (OTIF) delivery. This role manages project timelines while actively coordinating and scheduling manufacturing production, materials, and resources. Serving as the key link between sales, operations, and customers, the role ensures production plans align with commitments and capacity.
Key Responsibilities
Planning & Scheduling (30–40%)
- Develop, maintain, and execute daily manufacturing production schedules by work center, product, quantities, and due dates
- Monitor historical and current production performance to forecast future capacity, labor, and production needs
- Coordinate daily with production leaders to set priorities, sequence work, and ensure customer delivery requirements are met
- Ensure critical raw materials are ordered, received, and available to support production schedules
- Identify scheduling conflicts, capacity constraints, or material shortages and lead cross‑functional resolution efforts
Project Management (60–70%)
- Own customer projects from purchase order through final shipment with full accountability for on‑time and in‑full (OTIF) delivery
- Establish and maintain project records, schedules, and timelines aligned with production capacity, material availability, and customer commitments
- Serve as the primary point of contact between sales, customers, operations, and logistics throughout the project lifecycle
- Coordinate production schedules and customer shipments to meet delivery requirements
- Proactively identify project risks related to schedule, capacity, materials, or scope and implement mitigation plans
- Manage changes to scope, schedule, or delivery commitments and clearly communicate impacts to stakeholders
- Maintain accurate backlog, project status, and schedule visibility; communicate status and risks proactively
- Collaborate with the Project Management team to ensure consistent execution standards and continuous improvement
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in project management within a manufacturing, operations, or production environment
- Direct hands‑on experience with production scheduling, including coordinating work centers, capacity, and material availability
- Proven ability to manage multiple customer projects simultaneously while meeting delivery commitments
- Demonstrated experience balancing customer priorities, production capacity, and operational constraints
- Strong cross‑functional communication skills with the ability to influence production, sales, and logistics teams
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production scheduling or planning tools
- Strong organizational, analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field
- Experience in make‑to‑order, engineered‑to‑order, or project‑based manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with OTIF, schedule adherence, throughput, and manufacturing performance metrics
- Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent)
- Experience driving continuous improvement in project execution, scheduling, or cross‑functional coordination