Retrofit Program Manager (Electrical/ Mechanical)

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-05-31
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Position: Retrofit Program Manager (Electrical/ Mechanical)

Location: Remote

Duration: 7 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Remote + Onsite Travel

Note: This job requires traveling and Onsite work. Expenses will be paid by the client.

Pay Rate: $ 77.31-81.00/ Hourly

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global technology leader that is transforming the way people shop, consume content, and interact with digital services. With a strong presence across e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, the company is known for its customer-centric approach, innovation-driven culture, and large-scale global impact.

It continues to invest in building products and services that improve everyday life while supporting businesses, communities, and economies worldwide.

    Job Description:
  • Responsible for the coordination and completion of project/program.
  • Oversees all aspects of projects/program.
  • Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project/program.
  • Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project/program.
  • May require a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
  • Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
  • Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
  • Performs a variety of tasks.
  • Leads and directs the work of others.
  • A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
  • Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.
  • In this role you will work with some of the most talented engineers in the design, development, and delivery of physical distribution systems around the globe.
  • You are responsible for managing a technology or integration project, successfully delivering the solution to meet project goals.
  • You may work directly with external equipment vendors, customers, or partners, and you have a solid understanding of the design approaches and industry technologies utilized in fulfillment and distribution center designs.
  • To meet timelines and minimize disruption to support teams, you manage the overall schedule, proactively mitigate risks, and keep the scope of engineering deliverables under control
    Review of Business Group:
  • Ops engineering team, that focuses on REI’s
  • Retrofits for conveyors
  • Goal is to manage the vendor and complete milestones of the projects
    Purpose of the Team and key projects:
  • Retrofit
  • Going to 12 different sites, and retrofit with new ADPA
    Daily schedule:
  • Regular FT Standard
  • May work during evening 6,7,8,9pm
  • But normally 9am-5pm
  • Need flexibility on work – some windows may be at night
    OT, Weekend, or Holiday schedule:
  • Up to 8 hours/week
    Task Breakdown and Workflow:
  • Travel to site
  • Will assign to home base as close as possible
  • Manage vendor onsite through deployment phase
  • Check on milestone completion, quality of work, etc and repeat each day
  • Partner with other stakeholders onsite(RME, operations, etc) , to ensure all are coming together
    Interaction Level with team:
  • Partner with stakeholders
    Top 3 Must Have Hard Skills:
  • Program Management skills – a lot of coordination with operations
  • Technical skills with engineering experience
  • Networking knowledge/testing experience
    Nice to haves:
  • Engineering experience would be great (electrical/mechanical aspect)
  • Experience of retrofits or live operational sites
    Leadership Principles:
  • Earns Trust
  • Bias for action
    Years of Experience:
  • At least 6+ years of Project/Program Experience
    Performance Indicators:
  • Strong communication skills
  • Reviewing engineering docs/
  • Managing temporary systems
    Degree/ Certification Requirements:
  • May require a bachelor's degree
    What background does someone have that is successful in this role?
  • Background in material handlers within Client (have seen some contractors have this background and excel in the role)

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