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

This role is to support technology project management, capital procurement, and technology business processes by overseeing administrative tasks, communicating with stake holders and monitoring projects health and status.

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

• 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.