Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering

PROJECT MANAGER

Location:

Birmingham. Salary: £50,000. Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays on top. Early finish Friday. Genuine long-term prospects.

Commutable from Birmingham, Smethwick, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Aldridge, Wednesbury, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Moseley, Halesowen, Willenhall, Burntwood, Dudley, Kingswinford and Minworth.

• Manage customer RFQs end-to-end: feasibility, costing, tooling, and manufacturing layouts
• Review CAD data, generate blank layouts, and lead full feasibility studies
• Run contract reviews and set up projects using a structured 4-phase project management system
• Own the day-to-day delivery of new projects, coordinating across all departments
• Control project timing plans (FOT, PPAP, SOP) and lead internal & external project meetings
• Manage tooling projects, suppliers, and machinery partners
• Take full accountability for project budgets, tooling costs, and invoices
• Drive on-time PPAPs and customer APQP requirements
• Own the ECR process and manage engineering changes
• Champion Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and visual management on the shop floor
• Support the General Manager with process improvement and material flow initiatives

• Proven experience in Project Management within manufacturing or engineering
• Strong understanding of RFQs, APQP, PPAP, tooling, and new product introduction
• Confident working with CAD data and technical drawings
• Highly organised, detail-driven, and comfortable managing multiple projects
• Strong communicator who can challenge, influence, and collaborate with a continuous-improvement mindset with a passion for Lean and 5S

Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

EEO statement:
This is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.