Operations Project Manager (Manufacturing)

Location: Remote - US; travel to manufacturing sites, suppliers, warehouses, or distribution centers may be required. Other listed locations: St. Louis, MO; Chanhassen, MN; Sidney, OH, USA.

Company

hirify.global develops sustainable HVACR, cold-chain, controls, software, monitoring, and manufacturing technologies for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.

What you will do

• Lead small to medium operational projects or workstreams from initiation through closeout, defining scope, schedules, budgets, resources, governance, risks, dependencies, and success criteria.
• Coordinate plant operations, engineering, quality, procurement, planning, logistics, finance, IT, suppliers, carriers, and service providers.
• Develop dashboards, analyses, KPI baselines, benefit-realization tracking, status reports, and executive-ready recommendations.
• Support manufacturing readiness, capacity expansion, equipment installation, facility changes, product transfers, new product introductions, ramp-ups, sourcing, supplier readiness, S&OP, inventory, warehousing, transportation, and material-flow initiatives.
• Lead or support Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value-stream mapping, 5S, standard work, visual management, waste reduction, A3, DMAIC, 5 Whys, fishbone, Pareto, and root-cause initiatives.
• Drive change management, training, documentation, process controls, adoption, and transition of completed deliverables to process owners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 1 year of project coordination or project management experience in manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, logistics, operational excellence, engineering, or a related environment.
• Experience maintaining project plans, schedules, action trackers, risk and issue logs, status reports, and executive-ready summaries.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations or procurement, production planning, inventory management, logistics, warehousing, supplier management, or continuous improvement.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, facilitation, organization, and attention-to-detail skills, including the ability to translate large data sets into actions.
• Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, charts, and data analysis, plus PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.
• Experience with project-management tools such as Microsoft Project, Planner, Smartsheet, Cora, or equivalent, and familiarity with ERP/MRP systems such as Oracle or SAP.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing requirements, meet deadlines, and travel to operational sites as project needs require.

Nice to have

• 2–5 years of relevant project coordination or project management experience.
• Experience with plant expansion, equipment installation, production transfer, new product introduction, supplier transition, warehouse change, or manufacturing ramp-up.
• Lean, Kaizen, value-stream mapping, standard work, structured root-cause analysis, change management, benefits realization, or process-control experience.
• Power BI, Power Query, advanced Excel data models, or AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot.
• Experience with global suppliers, international supply chains, or multi-site manufacturing networks.
• Knowledge of financial concepts, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, environmental health and safety systems, or related operational requirements.
• Bilingual English/Spanish or another language relevant to the operating network.
• CAPM, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, ASCM/APICS CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, or Prosci Change Management certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a sustainability-focused climate technologies company.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible time off, paid parental leave, vacation, and holiday leave.
• Culture emphasizing passion, openness, collaboration, inclusion, belonging, and employee development from onboarding through senior leadership.
• Only candidates legally authorized to work in the United States are eligible; visa sponsorship is not provided.
• Candidates requiring current or future sponsorship, including holders of the listed temporary visa categories, are not eligible for hire.