About Sepro
Sepro is a global leader in robotic automation for the plastic injection molding industry. As Sepro Mexico continues to grow, we are building stronger local automation project capability to support customers and automation projects across Mexico and North America.
We are looking for an experienced Automation Project Manager to help manage robotic automation projects and support the development of our automation department in Mexico.
About the Role
This role will act as the central coordination point for automation projects in Mexico. The Automation Project Manager will manage project schedules, customer communication, supplier coordination, project documentation, installation planning, open issues, and internal follow-up.
This is not just a paperwork project management role. We need someone who can take ownership, ask questions, challenge unclear information, keep projects moving, and communicate clearly with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
The right person will help connect Sepro Mexico, Sepro America, Sepro China, customers, suppliers, service, sales, engineering, purchasing, and management. This role will help Sepro Mexico continue using Sepro China as a supplier when appropriate, while gradually building stronger local project execution capability in Mexico.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage automation projects from purchase order through installation and project closure.
- Maintain project schedules and communicate schedule status clearly to customers, internal departments, and suppliers.
- Monitor project scope and identify changes that may affect cost, schedule, margin, or technical execution.
- Coordinate project activities between Sepro Mexico, Sepro America, Sepro China, customers, vendors, service, sales, purchasing, and engineering.
- Serve as the primary project contact for customers.
- Coordinate design reviews, customer approvals, installation planning, project milestones, and acceptance activities.
- Track open issues and drive them to resolution.
- Maintain project documentation, meeting minutes, project status reports, and action-item lists.
- Support project testing plans and installation readiness reviews.
- Monitor project performance against quoted scope, budget, and schedule.
- Escalate project risks early when customer expectations, technical details, budget, or schedule are at risk.
- Support communication and coordination with local Mexico suppliers as the department grows.
Department Development
This position will also help establish the project management structure for the Sepro Mexico Automation Department.
Responsibilities include:
- Helping create repeatable project templates, checklists, meeting formats, installation plans, and customer communication standards.
- Applying existing Sepro America / Sepro North America procedures where possible.
- Helping define communication flow between Mexico, the United States, China, customers, suppliers, and internal departments.
- Supporting the transition from fully outsourced automation execution toward a balanced model using Sepro China, Sepro Mexico, Sepro America, and local vendors where appropriate.
- Identifying gaps in tools, processes, documentation, training, communication, and supplier support.
- Building trust with customers and internal teams through professional, timely, and accurate project communication.
What We Are Looking For
- Experience managing industrial automation, machinery, robotics, manufacturing, or technical equipment projects.
- Strong project ownership and accountability.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time.
- Strong organization and follow-up skills.
- Professional written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work independently with limited day-to-day supervision.
- Ability to read and understand technical layouts, project scopes, quotations, drawings, and project documentation.
- Experience working with vendors, customers, service teams, engineering teams, purchasing teams, and management.
- Ability to identify project risks related to scope, cost, schedule, technical requirements, and customer expectations.
- Customer-focused approach, both internally and externally.
- Comfortable working across departments, cultures, suppliers, and time zones.
- Flexible in duties during the early development of the department.
- Willingness to challenge unclear information, missing inputs, and weak project assumptions.
Preferred Experience
- Industrial automation project management.
- Robotic automation projects.
- Injection molding automation or manufacturing equipment.
- Customer-site installation planning.
- Supplier coordination and project follow-up.
- Experience working with international teams.
- Understanding of project schedules, technical documentation, installations, and manufacturing environments.
English Requirement
This role requires strong English communication skills.
Candidates must be able to communicate effectively in English with teams in the United States, Mexico, China, and France.
Required English level: B2, C1, or C2
Candidates should be comfortable reading and writing project documentation, participating in project meetings, reviewing technical information, managing customer communication, and coordinating with international teams in English.
Benefits
Sepro Mexico offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
- Major medical insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation in accordance with Mexican Federal Labor Law
- Vacation premium
- 30 days of Aguinaldo / Christmas bonus
- Paid holidays
- IMSS and legally required social security benefits
- Approved business travel reimbursement
- Opportunity to help build Sepro Mexico’s local automation project capability
- International collaboration with teams in Mexico, the United States, China, and France
Location
El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
This is primarily an on-site position with travel as required for customer meetings, installations, supplier visits, training, and coordination with Sepro America.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a strong project owner who can keep technical projects moving, communicate clearly, manage risk, and bring structure to a growing department.
We are looking for someone who can help answer questions like:
- Are we on schedule?
- Are we still within scope?
- What risks need to be escalated?
- What does the customer need to know?
- What information is missing from engineering, suppliers, or Sepro China?
- What process do we need so the next project runs better?
This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to help build something, not just manage a checklist.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $75,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- What is your English proficiency level?
- Do you have experience managing industrial automation, robotics, machinery, manufacturing equipment, or other technical projects?
- Are you comfortable managing project schedules, customer communication, supplier follow-up, and open action items across multiple departments?
Yes / No
- Have you worked directly with customers, vendors, engineering, service, or purchasing teams on technical projects?
Work Location: In person
