Project Manager, Manufacturing Transformation (Manufacturing)

Location: Hybrid in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or Plymouth, Minnesota, United States; travel to manufacturing locations is required based on project needs.

Salary: $130,000–$150,000 plus bonus; starting pay depends on skills, experience, and work location.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 global water technology company with 23,000 employees in more than 150 countries, developing solutions for water usage, conservation, reuse, utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end plant closures, facility openings, consolidations, expansions, product line transfers, and manufacturing footprint initiatives.
• Coordinate sending-site ramp-down and receiving-site readiness across capacity, staffing, layout, equipment, materials, quality, supply chain, IT, facilities, EHS, and training.
• Translate manufacturing strategy into integrated project plans with milestones, owners, dependencies, budgets, resources, and decision gates.
• Establish governance through workstream reviews, risk and issue management, change control, executive reporting, and escalation paths.
• Develop business cases, restructuring estimates, capital requests, cost-to-move assessments, savings plans, and benefits tracking.
• Protect customer continuity through inventory buffers, production cutover, qualification, contingency, ramp-up, and stabilization plans while managing external partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, supply chain, or program management.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross-functional manufacturing projects in a multi-site environment.
• Direct experience with at least two of the following: plant closure, plant startup, site consolidation, product line transfer, capacity expansion, manufacturing network redesign, or post-acquisition integration.
• Ability to develop and manage project schedules, budgets, risks, resource plans, and executive communications.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, Lean principles, quality systems, capital project execution, and production readiness.
• Willingness and ability to travel to manufacturing locations based on project needs.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, influence cross-functional stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority, and communicate risks, trade-offs, and decisions clearly.

Nice to have

• Experience leading cross-border manufacturing transfers, particularly between the United States and Mexico.
• Experience in engineered products, industrial equipment, water technology, or other complex manufacturing environments.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or formal change management certification.
• MBA, advanced engineering degree, or equivalent business experience.
• Experience supporting restructuring, footprint optimization, or M&A integration programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid work with collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, finance, business, and site leadership.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; 401(k) with company contribution; paid time off; paid parental leave; and tuition reimbursement.
• Inclusive workplace with Employee Resource Groups, a paid Volunteer Program, and a focus on employee well-being and belonging.
• Programs are expected to maintain safety, customer delivery, product quality, regulatory compliance, approved budgets, and planned benefits.