About this role
About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com . Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Job Title: Senior Project Coordinator
Location: Latrobe, PA (Hybrid)
Job Summary:
The primary role and responsibilities will include Project/Program Manager support on new product development, process development and research initiatives and tool execution, day-to-day administrative activity support of the capital procurement process, and administrative support of additional technology business processes (e.g., document control) as needed.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Support Program / Project Managers on maintenance of project schedules, risks, issues, action items, and tool use.
- Coordinate Project Management training program logistics.
- Develop and maintain all Power Bi reports.
- Schedule and facilitate Technology gate meetings, including preparing agendas and documenting meeting minutes.
- Track project milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and action items.
- Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
- Maintain project documentation, records, and reporting dashboards.
- Follow up on assigned tasks to ensure timely completion.
- Identify potential project risks or roadblocks and escalate issues as needed.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and project-related correspondence.
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the technology PMO including Project management updates, and database maintenance.
- Position can be located in any of the following locations: Latrobe, PA USA (eligible for That Works <50% from home).
- Travel required up to <20%.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management or manufacturing discipline required.
- Experience: 2-4 years
- Working knowledge of project management software.
- Self-motivated and independent thinker.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
- Strong competency in customer focus (both internal and external) to ensure deliverables are met.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, and demonstrated ability to learn other business software.
- Flexible working hours to align with key geographic regions.
- Fluent in English.
Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer