Project Management Engineer - Manufacturing Engineering

About the role

BOGE Rubber & Plastics Group, a global manufacturer of rubber-metal and plastics products for the automotive industry, is expanding with a new production facility in Niš, Serbia. It is looking for a Project Management Engineer to coordinate manufacturing engineering projects from planning through implementation and serial production, ensuring quality, cost, timing, productivity and safety targets are met.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage assigned project teams and their activities, and escalate risks, delays and resource issues to management
• Support industrialization, process optimization, production readiness, process validation and ramp-up, and drive continuous improvement
• Take part in investment planning, supplier coordination and process approvals, and initiate corrective and preventive measures
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Logistics, Purchasing, Maintenance, Finance, HR and Industrial Engineering, and communicate with customers, suppliers and contractors
• Host management reviews, project meetings, audits and customer discussions, and prepare project reports and risk monitoring
• Manage project budgets, investments and resources, and ensure compliance with customer requirements, quality standards and HSE regulations

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Experience in manufacturing engineering and project management in an automotive or mass production environment
• English at C1 level
• Analytical thinking, problem-solving, stress resistance, decisiveness, discretion and conflict resolution

Required skills

• MS Office (user level)
• IATF 16949, ISO 14001, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Lean Manufacturing
• SAP knowledge is an advantage
• Reading technical drawings and product knowledge