Project Manager Factory Investments

Your responsibilities:

• Lead complex factory optimization and investment projects (CAPEX 2–10M CHF), ensuring timely, cost-effective, and high-quality execution.
• Develop and apply deep expertise in production processes to drive innovation, automation, and digitalization—striking the right balance between productivity and operational stability.
• Manage global, cross-functional teams through all project stages, including initiation, analysis, concept development, implementation and final handover. 
• Build and lead high-performance project teams, set up effective governance structures and coordinate work packages efficiently. 
• Act as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders—ensuring strong customer focus, continuous dialogue and service excellence.
• Develop relationships with external partners, such as suppliers, universities, and technology providers to support project success.
• Proactively identify, assess, and recommend emerging technologies and innovative processes to enhance factory operations.
• Promote knowledge sharing and the adoption of best practices across the company; continually improve project management techniques and tools. 

Your background:

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical/Automation, Production Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• >3 years of proven project management experience leading complex CAPEX projects with a solid understanding of lean manufacturing and -management principles.
• Hands-on experience in the machinery or metal manufacturing industry, ideally with implementation of advanced technologies (e.g., metal cutting technologies like milling, grinding, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a pragmatic, results-driven approach.
• Strong financial literacy to evaluate data and build sound business cases for investments.
• Analytical thinker with excellent conceptual skills and a proactive, solution-oriented and independent working style.
• Team player with high level of motivation, curiosity and a drive to continuously learn and improve.
• Fluent in both English and German (written and spoken).

Your benefits:

• Attractive compensation & benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Global parental leave program.
• Flexible working models.

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