Project Assistant

Role overview

This part-time, remote Project Assistant position is designed to support planning, delivery, and record-keeping for manufacturing and operations projects. The role is centered on keeping workstreams organized, maintaining timelines, and helping the team stay aligned with current priorities.

What you will do

• Coordinate project tasks and day-to-day activities across ongoing initiatives.
• Maintain schedules, track action items, and monitor follow-ups on pending dependencies.
• Prepare status updates, summaries, and presentation material for internal discussions.
• Organize project information and keep documentation repositories up to date.
• Assist with basic data analysis to support project decisions and reporting.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, operations, and administrative teams.

Skills and working style

• Strong planning, coordination, and administration abilities.
• Good time management and the ability to manage several priorities at once in a remote, part-time setup.
• Comfort using spreadsheets, presentation tools, and online collaboration platforms.
• Clear written and spoken communication for reporting and stakeholder updates.
• Basic analytical thinking for reviewing data and preparing concise summaries.
• Self-driven approach with the ability to work accurately and independently with limited supervision.

Preferred background

• Experience supporting projects, operations, or manufacturing teams is helpful.
• A diploma or bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related discipline is preferred, though not required.