A2R GROUP LIMITED
Project Manager – Tooling & Engineering Manager
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About the Company
We are one of Mansfield’s longest-standing tooling and engineering companies, with a reputation built over many years for the manufacture, modification and development of high-quality tooling and engineered solutions.
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our established team and take responsibility for the successful delivery of a range of tooling and engineering projects.
This is an office-based role suited to an organised, commercially aware and proactive Project Manager who is comfortable managing customers, suppliers, engineers and manufacturing teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, to specification and within budget.
The Role
As Project Manager, you will take ownership of multiple tooling and engineering projects from initial customer instruction through to completion.
Projects will include tooling modifications, landing tools, steel tooling manufacture, tooling repairs, development work and associated engineering projects.
You will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of project delivery, ensuring that everyone involved understands what is required, when it is required and what needs to happen next.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing multiple tooling and engineering projects simultaneously
- Taking ownership of project timing, cost, quality and delivery
- Managing tooling modifications and engineering change projects
- Coordinating the manufacture and delivery of steel production tools
- Managing landing tool projects and associated activities
- Creating and maintaining project schedules and delivery plans
- Coordinating internal engineering, manufacturing and toolmaking teams
- Managing external suppliers and subcontractors
- Liaising directly with customers throughout the project lifecycle
- Providing regular project updates and managing customer expectations
- Tracking project costs, quotations, purchase orders and additional works
- Identifying project risks and putting mitigation plans in place
- Managing changes to project scope, timing and cost
- Coordinating tooling trials, modifications and final delivery
- Ensuring project documentation and records are maintained
- Escalating issues quickly and driving actions through to completion
- Supporting commercial discussions and identifying opportunities for additional work
- Ensuring projects are completed to the required customer specification and quality standards
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About You
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with a background in engineering, manufacturing, tooling or a similar technical environment.
You will ideally have experience of:
- Project management within a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Tooling, toolmaking or engineering projects
- Steel tooling manufacture
- Tool modifications and engineering changes
- Injection mould tooling or associated manufacturing processes
- Working with engineers, toolmakers and manufacturing suppliers
- Managing project schedules, costs and delivery
- Customer-facing project management
- Managing multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Working from engineering drawings, specifications and technical information
You don't necessarily need to be a hands-on engineer or toolmaker, but you must be comfortable working within a technical engineering environment and understand how manufacturing projects are delivered.
What We're Looking For
The successful candidate will be:
- Organised – able to manage several projects and priorities simultaneously
- Commercially aware – understands the relationship between scope, cost and delivery
- Customer focused – confident managing expectations and building strong relationships
- Proactive – doesn't wait for problems to become issues
- A strong communicator – able to coordinate customers, suppliers and internal teams
- Driven – takes ownership and responsibility for project outcomes
- Detail focused – understands that small details can have a significant impact on tooling projects
- Calm under pressure – able to manage changing priorities and demanding deadlines
- Accountable – takes projects through to completion rather than simply passing tasks on
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The Person
This role would suit an experienced Project Manager who enjoys working in a busy engineering and manufacturing environment and wants genuine ownership of projects.
You may currently be working as a:
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Project Engineer
- Tooling Project Manager
- Manufacturing Project Manager
- Engineering Project Manager
- Programme Manager
Experience within toolmaking, injection moulding, automotive, engineering or precision manufacturing would be highly advantageous.
Why Join Us?
You will be joining a well-established Mansfield engineering company with a long-standing reputation within the tooling and manufacturing sector.
This is an opportunity to become a key part of the project delivery team, working on a varied range of tooling and engineering projects and having a direct influence on their successful delivery.
You will work closely with experienced engineers, toolmakers, suppliers and customers, with the opportunity to develop your career within an established and growing engineering business.
Interested?
If you are an experienced Project Manager who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and getting engineering projects delivered, we would like to hear from you.
Apply now to join our team in Mansfield.
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