Project manager Job Listing at Kelly Services in Conway, AR (Job ID 10094011)

Description

Title: Project Manager
Location: Conway, AR
Job Type: Contract to Hire – 6-12 Months (Full Benefits/PTO Included during contract)
Pay Rate: $34-$44/HR – based on experience

SUMMARY
Our client is a global leader in electronics, dedicated to creating a more connected and improved world. When you work with our client, you become part of a worldwide team of engineers, innovators, and forward-thinkers spanning over 40 countries. Together, they drive significant technological advancements across industries such as automotive, data centers, industrial automation, healthcare, 5G, cloud computing, and consumer devices.In this role, you will support and help drive the execution of various projects, ensuring that all phases—from planning and scheduling to documentation and follow-up—progress smoothly and efficiently. This position involves coordinating activities, close collaboration with cross-functional teams and will focus primarily on advancing Proof of Concept (POC) lab initiatives, supporting Advanced Manufacturing, and handling additional operations projects as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting projects by assisting with development and maintenance of action plans - including resource allocation, setting timelines, ensuring budgets
• Coordinating project activities and liaising between team members and managers.
• Ensuring all project documentation—such as schedules, budgets, and reports—is accurate, up to date, and easily accessible
• Scheduling and facilitating stakeholder meetings, documenting key takeaways, and ensuring prompt follow-up on action items
• Monitoring and tracking milestones and deliverables to promote on-time, quality project execution.
• Proactively identifying project risks and supporting mitigation planning - escalating issues as needed.
• Providing day-to-day coordination support for Proof-of-Concept labs, Advanced Technology, and Operations Project Management execution

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience in project coordination
• Experience supporting project plans, scheduling, documentation, and status reporting
• Experience using project collaboration tools and Microsoft 365
• Familiarity with manufacturing and operations processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

PREFERRED (NOT REQUIRED)

• PMP certification
• Experience with JIRA, MS Project, and/or Smartsheet
• Mandarin, Spanish, or Korean language skills

 

 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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