The Marmon Group LLC

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

Marmon is a $13 billion industrial conglomerate with over 200 industrial facilities in North America. Over the past 4 years, the Innovation and Automation group has led or assisted with factory and robotic automation projects at multiple facilities and has had remarkable success. We’ve deployed dozens of new automation systems and pieces of factory equipment. We’re now scaling our team, process, and reach to execute or assist with even more projects.

Why Marmon?

We’re on a mission to help our 200+ businesses invest in themselves by demystifying and streamlining the process of adding factory automation. Everyone on the team is empowered and expected to make changes to improve the way we do things. You’ll get exposure across all of our business segments to industry-leading executives, engineers, and factories. If this sounds exciting, Marmon is the place for you!

This role will involve 20-30% travel. Join us at our mHUB-based offices in Chicago for a hybrid work environment. Our work schedule is flexible, but in-office 3 days per week is expected when not traveling.

Overview

Associate Project Manager (APM) to join our Project Management efforts on Marmon’s corporate Automation Support Team. The APM will support, and increasingly own projects moving through the Marmon Automation Process (MAP), identify and drive improvements in the process, help to administer our Project Tracker database, and as well as drive training initiatives.

The APM will work directly with a senior PM for all activities.

This is a hybrid role based out of our innovation office at mHUB near downtown Chicago.  Qualified applicants will reside in the Chicago metro area.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, track, and close MAP project work‑streams—scope, schedule, budget, and risk
• Maintain our project Tracker (data quality, dashboards, user permissions) and develop quick insights for leadership
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and lead CI efforts; maintain stage‑gate template library
• Create status reports and dashboards in PowerBI; present progress to cross‑functional stakeholders
• Develop short guides/videos and provide mentoring to others on training initiative and PM tools

Qualifications

Must‑Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or related field
• 1‑3 years’ internship or professional experience in project management, operations, or process improvement
• Working knowledge of PM S/W (MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.)
• Working knowledge of data visualization tools (Excel, Power BI, etc.)
• Experience turning data into actionable insights
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred:

• Some Project Management or Lean Certification (ex. CAPM, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt or higher, etc.)
• Experience developing digital learning content or implementing process improvement across and organization

What We Offer

• Ownership of high‑impact automation projects across dozens of companies
• Mentorship from seasoned PM & Engineers with clear promotion path to Project Manager I/II
• Hands‑on experience with structured Project Management, Lean, and data‑driven project governance
• Hybrid work environment, competitive salary, and full benefits package

Pay Range:

53,333.60 - 80,000.40

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more!

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [email protected], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.