Project Manager
APEX Precision · Saint-Lazare, Quebec, Canada
Airlines and Aviation · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Project Manager oversees customer projects from contract review through final delivery, coordinating across departments to ensure timelines and quality standards are met. They serve as the primary point of contact for clients while managing schedules, resources, and project documentation.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and possess at least three years of project management experience within a manufacturing environment. Proficiency in reading technical drawings and bilingualism in English and French are required.
Full description
Position Overview
The Project Manager is responsible for managing customer projects from contract review through final delivery. Working closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, Purchasing, and Sales, this role ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with customer requirements and company quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Manage customer projects from launch through completion.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, and priorities.
- Monitor project progress and proactively address risks or delays.
- Coordinate engineering changes and ensure customer requirements are communicated across departments.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer projects.
- Communicate project status, timelines, and issues with customers and internal teams.
- Coordinate activities between Engineering, Production, Quality, Purchasing, Shipping, and Sales to ensure project success.
- Ensure materials, tooling, documentation, and resources are available to support production schedules.
- Assist in resolving production issues that may impact project timelines or customer deliveries.
- Support first article inspections (FAIs), customer approvals, and other project-specific requirements.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, and status reports.
- Track project performance, timelines, and key deliverables.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to improve project execution and operational efficiency.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Project Management, or a related field. PMP certification is considered an asset.
- Minimum of three (3) years of project management experience in a manufacturing environment. Experience in CNC machining, precision manufacturing, or aerospace manufacturing is preferred.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and project management principles.
- Ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office; experience with ERP systems such as JobBoss is an asset.
- Bilingual English and French written and spoken to communicate with clients and read and understand customer documentation.
* The duties, responsibilities and qualification described in this document are not a comprehensive list. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or may change as required by business demands. Le masculin est utilisé dans le seul but d'alléger le texte.
Monday to Friday, Day shift 40 hours per week