Manufacturing Project Manager - Plastics / Injection Molding

The ideal candidate has project or program management experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably involving plastics, injection molding, compression molding, tooling, or new product launches. This role coordinates cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Customer Service, to keep projects on schedule and meet customer requirements.

Manufacturing Project Manager

Location: Rutledge, GA (near Conyers)
Salary: $95,000–$110,000 per year
Job Type: Full-time
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Project Manager to manage customer projects from quotation through production launch. This role coordinates cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Customer Service, to keep projects on schedule and meet customer requirements.

The ideal candidate has project or program management experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably involving plastics, injection molding, compression molding, tooling, or new product launches.
Responsibilities

• Manage multiple manufacturing projects from quotation through production launch.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, action items, and deliverables.
• Coordinate across Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Customer Service.
• Identify and address project delays, risks, and resource constraints.
• Serve as a primary customer contact throughout project execution.
• Coordinate new tooling, product launches, engineering changes, and transfer projects.
• Track tooling schedules and overall launch readiness.
• Support first article inspections, capability studies, validation activities, and PPAP submissions.
• Partner with Quality on customer requirements, corrective actions, and quality concerns.
• Track project costs, timelines, and performance metrics.
• Maintain project documentation and status reports.
• Ensure projects comply with customer requirements, internal procedures, and ISO quality standards.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of project management, program management, manufacturing, or engineering experience.
• Experience managing customer-facing manufacturing projects and new product launches.
• Experience in plastics manufacturing, injection molding, compression molding, tooling, or a related manufacturing environment preferred.
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, engineering change processes, and ISO quality systems preferred.
• Strong project planning, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage several projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent relevant education and experience may be considered.

Compensation
$95,000–$110,000 annually, based on experience.
Why This Opportunity
This position lets you own manufacturing projects from initial planning through production launch while working closely with customers and cross-functional manufacturing teams.