{"id":2881243,"url":"https://alion.io/job/jbt-marel-project-manager-4","title":"Project Manager","company":{"id":176639,"name":"JBT Marel","domain":"jbtmarel.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/jbt-marel","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":42,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.81,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":42,"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":96000,"max_usd":173000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":739},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-19T22:50:25Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-19","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T07:54:17Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"At JBT Marel, what we do matters, we know that the contribution of our employees leads to the success of our business.\nOur purpose is to transform the future of food; this guides our vision of being the global leader in food and beverage technology, by harnessing the full power of JBT Marel to partner with our customers and pioneer sustainable innovation.\nOurvalues show who we are at our best. As we Create with Collaboration, Serve with Integrity, Grow with Excellence, and Advance with Innovation.\nAs a Project Manager within the Formova Division of JBT Marel, you will lead Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system projects from design through implementation at customer facilities across North America and internationally. You will serve as the primary leader responsible for delivering complex automation solutions that improve safety, productivity, and operational efficiency for our customers.\nIn this role, you will act as the central point of coordination between customers, sales, engineering, manufacturing, automation, and installation teams to ensure successful project execution from contract award through commissioning and final acceptance.\nProject Leadership\nAs a Project Manager, you will lead customer-facing automation projects ranging from individual vehicle deployments to large-scale AGV systems serving manufacturing, food and beverage, healthcare, automotive, and consumer products facilities.\nProject types may include:\n· New AGV system implementations\n· Fleet expansions and system upgrades\n· Proof-of-concept projects and new product initiatives\nYou will own project execution from contract award through customer acceptance, balancing technical requirements, commercial objectives, schedule commitments, and customer expectations to deliver successful automation solutions.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead AGV projects from kickoff through customer acceptance, managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risk throughout the project lifecycle\nServe as the primary customer contact, ensuring alignment on project specifications, objectives, deliverables, and performance expectations\n· Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Controls, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Field Service\n· Develop and maintain project schedules, financial forecasts, status reports, and performance metrics\nMonitor project performance, proactively managing risks, issues, and corrective actions to achieve project objectives\nManage project change requests and ensure appropriate documentation, approvals, and customer communication\nCoordinate installation, commissioning, and startup activities, including management of third-party contractors and subcontractors\nEnsure compliance with project governance requirements, quality standards, and documentation processes\n· Provide regular project status updates to customers and internal leadership teams\n· Partner with Finance and Operations to support forecasting, resource planning, and portfolio visibility\n· Support continuous improvement of project management tools, templates, and best practices\nRequired\n· Bachelor's degree (engineering or technical discipline preferred)\n· Minimum of 5 years of project management experience plus demonstrated success delivering complex technical projects with accountability for financial performance, schedules, and customer outcomes\n· Experience managing external customer projects in an OEM, systems integration, automation, robotics, material handling, or industrial equipment environment\n· Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, and field operations\n· Strong customer-facing communication and relationship management skills\n· Experience managing contractors and installation activities in industrial environments\n· Ability to develop, maintain, and report project financial budgets and forecasts\n· Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%\nPreferred\nMBA or PMP certification or equivalent project management certification\nExperience delivering AGV, AMR, robotics, warehouse automation, or material handling solutions in customer-facing environments\nFamiliarity with system integration, controls, commissioning, and startup activities\nExperience managing multiple projects simultaneously\nQualifications for Success\nWe are looking for a leader who can successfully balance customer expectations, technical requirements, project economics, and execution priorities. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and can effectively manage complex automation projects from concept through deployment.\nYou should be someone who:\nCommunicates clearly and effectively with customers, project teams, and leadership\nTakes ownership and drives projects to successful completion\nAnticipates risks and proactively solves problems\nBuilds strong relationships internally and externally\nThrives in a collaborative, cross-functional environment\nDemonstrates strong business acumen and customer focus\nMaintains attention to detail while managing multiple priorities\nDrives accountability and delivers results\nLocation\nFormova offices are in Chalfont, PA\nThis position may be remote\nWhy work at JBT Marel\nWe are committed to our employees and provide development opportunities to allow you to be the best version of yourself as our colleague, with our customers and within communities.\nWe seek to understand and include diverse perspectives and cultures enjoying collaborative working across our global teams to deliver world-class projects.\nWe foster growth as we courage you to challenge yourself and others, staying curious and dreaming big as you feed your growth here at JBT Marel.\nBenefits: JBT Marel offers benefits on day 1 of your employment. Including: Medical, Dental, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, family leave, vision coverage, and a matched 401(k) plan.\nCommitment to Diversity: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are fundamental values to JBT and critical to our future success. A thoughtful, focused, and sustained effort to work towards our DEIB goals is not just a principled choice, but also a business imperative.\nUse of Technology in Our Hiring Process\nJBT Marel uses technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support the review of applications.\nThese tools help our recruiting teams identify skills and experience relevant to the role based on job-related criteria.\nAll applications are reviewed by people, and AI is not used to make hiring decisions independently. We are committed to fair, consistent and inclusive hiring practices globally.\nEqual Opportunity Employment:\nJBT Marel provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and qualified applicants for employment. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. At JBT Marel, we apply this policy to all our employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. We make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit and business needs at the time. JBT Marel will reasonably accommodate applicants who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. If you require assistance or accommodation during the application process, please contact JBT Marel at 844-286-4524.\n#LI-CH1\n#LI-Onsite","description_format":"text","description_chars":7674,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Food Technology","Industrial Machinery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-19T22:50:25Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 4","filings_12m":4,"filings_prev_12m":6,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":112500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":42,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/jbt-marel-project-manager-4","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/jbt-marel-project-manager-4.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-23T04:15:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":6925,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":176639},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=176639"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjbt-marel-project-manager-4"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjbt-marel-project-manager-4"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjbt-marel-project-manager-4"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/jbt-marel-project-manager-4\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjbt-marel-project-manager-4"}]}