Project Coordinator

About Kennametal

With over 80 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. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Location: Latrobe, PA

Job Summary and Mission:

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.
• Coordinate and facilitate Technology gate meetings.
• Initiate workflow approval, execute revision management, and provide revision notifications to all stakeholders for Technology control documents.
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the technology PMO including Project online updates, and database maintenance.
• Assist with business process document maintenance and continuous improvement as needed.
• 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.
• Working knowledge of project management software.
• Self-motivated and independent thinker.
• Strong written and oral communication 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.

To be considered for this position, you must be legally authorized to work in the US (excluding Optional Practice Testing) and not require sponsorship now or in the future

Equal Opportunity Employer