Manufacturing Program Manager at Harvey Nash Manufacturing Program Manager at Harvey Nash in Wilmington, Massachusetts Posted in about 20 hours ago.

Type:

full-time Harvey Nash USA has been engaged to find an experienced Technical Program Manager to bring structure, visibility, and execution discipline to a fast-moving manufacturing engineering organization. This role requires 3+ years of experience in technical program management, hardware, manufacturing, or engineering environments, with strong expertise in Jira administration, project tracking, 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 resolve blockers are essential.

Job:

Technical Program Manager- (Manufacturing Operations)

Duration:

3-6

Months Location:

Wilmington, MA About the

Role:

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive program execution and operational structure within a manufacturing engineering organization. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience with Jira, Excel, dashboards, technical documentation, and manufacturing program coordination, with the ability to turn fragmented tracking processes into scalable systems that improve visibility and execution.

Key Responsibilities:

Migrate existing Excel-based tracking systems into Jira, including project structures, workflows, issue types, custom fields, and dashboards. Connect Jira, Quickbase/databases, Excel, and reporting tools to create a single source of truth for program tracking. Build dashboards providing visibility into program status, 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 with engineers, operators, and technicians to identify and resolve blockers. Facilitate program reviews, capture decisions and action 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 build schedules, BOM tracking, material readiness, and engineering changes. Top 3

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-functional execution. Technical Documentation & Data Reporting - Strong technical writing and Excel/Google Sheets skills, with experience creating SOPs, status reports, dashboards, and structured tracking systems.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical Communication, Business , or a related discipline.

Top Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Technical Program Manager with 3+ years of experience in hardware or manufacturing environments who can bring structure to fragmented processes. They should be strong in Jira administration, data tracking, technical writing, dashboards, and cross-functional coordination, while being comfortable working directly on the manufacturing floor. Experience with NPI, BOM/material readiness, engineering changes, databases, and visualization tools is highly preferred. A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum hourly wage for this position is $70/hr - $75/hr on W2.

About Us:

Harvey Nash is a national, full-service talent management firm specializing in technology positions. Our company was founded with a mission to serve as the talent partner of choice for the information technology industry.

Featured Benefits:

Medical insurance, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k)