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Project Manager - Manufacturing

Stanley Black & Decker
Hopkinsville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Feb 2026

About the role

Project Manager, Manufacturing - Onsite

Hopkinsville, KY, United States

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

STANLEY® Engineered Fastening is the global leader in precision fastening and assembly solutions, with a history spanning nearly 100 years. Our portfolio features industry-leading brands such as Avdel®, Integra™, Nelson®, Optia®, POP®, and Tucker®. We empower engineers in Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial sectors with innovative products that ensure efficiency, reliability, and quality in manufacturing processes. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation and creativity. Our skilled team develops, manufactures, and distributes cutting-edge fastening and joining solutions to meet modern engineering and manufacturing challenges. Join us and be part of a company at the forefront of technological evolution, delivering solutions that shape the future of the fastening industry.

The Job:  

As a Project Manager, you’ll be part of our Americas Regional team working as an on-site employee, in Hopkinsville, KY. Your role is responsible for driving project success, ensuring financial performance, and fostering a strong partnership with key customer(s) in our portfolio and internal stakeholders/partners. You will fulfill your responsibilities by supporting virtually and onsite at all sites in the network, as required. You’ll get to: 

•    Oversee end-to-end delivery of projects associated with a key customer(s) and/or initiative, ensuring alignment with customer expectations, contractual requirements, and or internal project requirements. 
•    All actions will conform to and/or comply with all EHS, Quality, Finance, Ethics, Governance, and regulations/laws.
•    Define objectives, create roadmaps, and establish timelines.
•    Secure resources, optimize workflows, and manage budgets.
•    Assemble teams, streamline communication, and resolve conflicts.
•    Lead cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and commercial departments to achieve project milestones.
•    Serve as the primary project point of contact, understand voice of the customer and stakeholders, translate into deliverable outputs to ensure satisfaction and retention. Resolve escalated issues promptly, maintaining project momentum and customer confidence. 
•    Identify risks, devise mitigation strategies, and implement contingencies to ensure project success.
•    Monitor progress, track KPIs, and report profitability, risks,  variances and strategic developments to stakeholders and executive leadership.
•    Develop control plans which sustain the desired end result of all projects and view all past, present and future projects through a continuous improvement lens to always look for a more effective and efficient process.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering
•    5+ years of project management experience.
•    Proven track record managing multi-million dollar accounts or projects.
•    Travel may be required. Estimated 30%+
•    Project Management Institute PMP certified 
•    Must be fluent in: MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Visio)
•    Preference given for additional fluency in: SmartSheet and MS PowerBi

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

  • Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

  • Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
  • Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
  • Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, whe

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