Project Manager - New Product Development

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Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Category

Engineering

Division

Intralox

Job Description (General Summary)

Intralox's New Product Development Food Business Unit is seeking a technically sharp, strategically minded, and pragmatic project leader to drive the development of modular plastic belting solutions for the global food industry. Our business serves a wide array of sectors-including beef, pork, poultry, seafood, frozen and fresh produce, and bakery/snack applications-requiring solutions that balance innovation, hygienic design, durability, and food safety.

This role supports a constantly shifting industry and complex product offerings, requiring strong organization, flexibility, and the ability to solve problems transparently.

As a company whose key principles focus on change, curiosity, tenacity, and a love of learning, Intralox believes strongly that who we are as a company is based on who we have working with us. We are looking for someone who can objectively evaluate their landscape, ask the right questions to understand gaps, build a plan to address those gaps-and most importantly, who is a dynamic and engaged communicator with a special talent for getting teams excited for the ride.

You won't just be managing Gantt charts-you'll be a core contributor in a fast-paced, engineering-centric environment where product development moves quickly and is shaped by close proximity to end-user needs. You'll collaborate with talented mechanical engineers, plastic injection mold designers, application experts, commercial representatives, and manufacturing partners to turn concepts into real-world, production-ready systems that solve pressing customer problems.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Who You Are

A pragmatic project leader who thrives in ambiguity and moves with purpose.A self-managed stakeholder invested in seeing a product go from ideation to market.A communicator who earns trust across functions and motivates teams through clarity, urgency, and vision.A colleague who is more than just a face on a phone call.Deeply curious and focused on end-user needs-you operate within a technical team guided by the goal of solving customer problems and generating end-user value.Not just a task manager-you think like an owner.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, cross-functional projects from concept through launch in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.Ensure alignment with business objectives and end-user requirements, serving as the connective tissue between engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and commercial teams.Build and manage timelines, project scopes, and resource plans while maintaining flexibility and a problem-solving mindset.Facilitate clear, concise communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders, driving accountability and decision-making.Proactively identify and mitigate risks while championing a bias for execution and continuous learning

Requirements

Bachelor's degree requiredFamiliarity with mechanical design and manufacturing processes; experience in plastic injection molding is highly desirable.Minimum 3 years of experience in new product development, preferably within manufacturing or industrial environments.Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional product development projects.Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and multiple stakeholders.Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.Willingness to travel up to 10%, as needed or as interested.Experience working directly on the development of plastic injection molded components would be a nice to have.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Agile experience (a plus but not required).

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