Senior Operations Project Manager

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Senior Operations Project Manager to lead large, high-complexity, cross-company initiatives, including Bluefield (Brownfield) programs within existing facilities and future Greenfield site or line deployments. The role carries end-to-end accountability for planning and execution across Jabil, customers and third-party partners, and is based onsite at a manufacturing facility in Florence, Kentucky. It requires strong leadership of multi-functional teams and ownership of schedule, scope, quality, cost and customer commitments.

Key responsibilities

• Work onsite at the Florence, KY facility to support day-to-day execution, stakeholder alignment and issue resolution
• Lead complex Bluefield projects and transition to future Greenfield initiatives
• Define project requirements and objectives and turn them into executable plans
• Build and lead cross-functional teams across Jabil, customers and external vendors
• Serve as primary interface with customers, partners, executive sponsors and internal stakeholders
• Develop and manage integrated project plans covering milestones, dependencies, risks and mitigations
• Set goals, deliverables and success metrics, then drive execution to meet scope, schedule, quality and cost targets
• Track and manage KPIs, risks, issues and corrective actions, and provide regular status reports
• Coordinate resource capacity planning and support budget and staffing forecasts
• Partner with engineering, automation and operations teams on process setup, line readiness and automation installation
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, metrics analysis and best practices
• Ensure compliance with Jabil policies, procedures and security requirements

Required profile

• PMP certification or equivalent required
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Project Management or a related field; Master's preferred
• Minimum 10 years of project or program management experience in complex, cross-functional environments, or equivalent education and training
• No direct people management responsibility

Required skills

• Proven experience leading Bluefield and Greenfield projects in manufacturing or operations
• Understanding of manufacturing process flows, line setup and production readiness
• Preferred: working knowledge of server and rack assembly, and of automation deployment (robots, cobots, semi-automated systems)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint and Word

What we offer

• Medical, dental, prescription drug and vision insurance with HRA and HSA options
• 401K match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement, life, AD&D and disability insurance, commuter benefits and employee assistance program
• Annual merit increases, pet insurance, adoption assistance and volunteer opportunities