Packing Logistics Automation Project Manager at LEGO Group in Richmond, Virginia

Job Description:

Job Description

• We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Project Manager to lead and oversee the design and implementation of our automation projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing complex industrial automation projects, with a focus on AGVs, AMRs, and other material handling automated solutions. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership and communication skills, capable of driving projects from conception to completion.

What your day will look like:

• Lead and handle end-to-end project lifecycle for automation design and implementation in our manufacturing and material handling processes.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Logistics, and Production, to ensure project alignment with business objectives.


• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring adherence to scope, quality, and delivery schedules.


• Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive problem-solving and decision-making.


• Coordinate with internal partners to capture requirements, provide updates, and ensure project success.


• Coordinate the installation, testing, and commissioning of automated systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.


• Monitor project performance, track progress, and generate comprehensive reports for senior management.

Are you up for the challenge?

• +5 years of experience in project management within industrial automation, specifically with AGVs, AMRs, and other automated material handling solutions.


• Solid understanding of industrial automation technologies and their applications.


• The base salary for this position generally ranges between $ $100,000 USD- $130,00 USD . This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.



What's in it for you?



Here are some of what to expect:



Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.



Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.



Wellbeing - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based



Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.



Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme



Your workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.


We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.


Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.


We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.


Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.


We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.


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