Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Purpose

The Program Manager is responsible to coordinate the efforts of the Engineering Team, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering and Production Support through new product development and product launch to meet customer expectations and the Company goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Collaborate with Sales, Accounting, Product Engineering, Operations and Quality in the development of new product cost, timing and program development.
• Provide leadership to concurrent engineering timeline ensuring customer and Company expectations are met.
• Develop and track APQP deliverable timeline in accordance with customer requirements.
• Track program against its schedule, budget and against phase review objectives, leading the gate review process.
• Lead program teams and facilitate the communication and interaction among the functional representatives.
• Document and track activities – identify and capture all associated costs – maintain a running log of all issues and status.
• Lead corrective action process.
• Coordinate and monitor technical matters, program costs, sufficient labor, etc. to ensure successful development and launch.
• Interface with Management keeping them advised of project status and important issues.
• Coordinate with customers to provide necessary program status and obtain customer feedback.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent.
• 8 plus years of experience in engineering or program management.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing.
• Experience launching new programs across multiple locations.
• Manufacturing or program management experience (Stamping, Welding & Assembly)

Competencies

• Leadership
• Program/Project Management
• Influencing
• Technical Capacity
• Customer/Client Focus
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel including customers & suppliers
• Understanding of product and processes
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Knowledge of related safety requirements
• Confidentiality

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting with occasional plant floor visits and observation.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.