About this opportunity
Harvey Nash lists this Manufacturing TPM opportunity in wilmington, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
HarveyNash USA has been engaged to find an experienced Technical Program Manager tobring structure, visibility, and execution discipline to a fast-movingmanufacturing engineering organization. This role requires 3+ years ofexperience in technical program management, hardware, manufacturing, orengineering environments, with strong expertise in Jira administration, projecttracking, dashboards, technical documentation, and data-driven reporting.Candidates should have experience working directly with engineering,manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams. Strong technical writing,hands-on manufacturing floor presence, and the ability to identify and resolveblockers are essential.
Job:Technical Program Manager- (Manufacturing Operations)
Duration:6+ Months
Location:Wilmington, MA
Aboutthe Role:
Weare seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive program execution andoperational structure within a manufacturing engineering organization. Theideal candidate will bring hands-on experience with Jira, Excel, dashboards,technical documentation, and manufacturing program coordination, with theability to turn fragmented tracking processes into scalable systems thatimprove visibility and execution.
KeyResponsibilities:
Migrate existing Excel-based tracking systems intoJira, including project structures, workflows, issue types, custom fields,and dashboards.
Connect Jira, Quickbase/databases, Excel, and reportingtools to create a single source of truth for program tracking.
Build dashboards providing visibility into programstatus, build readiness, material risk, actions, and milestones.
Draft and maintain SOPs, process documentation,decision logs, lessons learned, and program status reports.
Work directly on the manufacturing floor withengineers, operators, and technicians to identify and resolve blockers.
Facilitate program reviews, capture decisions andaction items, and drive commitments through closure.
Track cross-functional actions across engineering,supply chain, manufacturing, and quality.
Identify opportunities to automate recurring reporting,status collection, and data aggregation.
Support hardware/NPI programs involving buildschedules, BOM tracking, material readiness, and engineering changes.
Top3 Must-Have Skills:
Jira Administration & Program Tracking – Strong hands-on experience configuring Jira projects,workflows, custom fields, dashboards, and JQL; not just an end user.
Manufacturing / Hardware Program Management – 3+ years supporting technical programs in hardware,manufacturing, or engineering environments, including cross-functionalexecution.
Technical Documentation & Data Reporting – Strong technical writing and Excel/Google Sheetsskills, with experience creating SOPs, status reports, dashboards, andstructured tracking systems.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, TechnicalCommunication, Business , or a related discipline.
TopCandidate Profile:
Theideal candidate is a hands-on Technical Program Manager with 3+ years ofexperience in hardware or manufacturing environments who can bring structure tofragmented processes. They should be strong in Jira administration, datatracking, technical writing, dashboards, and cross-functional coordination,while being comfortable working directly on the manufacturing floor. Experiencewith NPI, BOM/material readiness, engineering changes, databases, andvisualization tools is highly preferred.
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Worksite address
wilmington, MA, 01887, US
Who can apply
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