Job Purpose
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provides support for operations by planning, directing, and coordinating the activities of product launches to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are met.
• Partners with Engineering to make sure the design of the product aligns with the budget of the customer and is realistic to the schedule of production.
• Applies manufacturing and statistical methods to estimate manufacturing requirements, potential, and cost of product to be developed.
• Confers with Supply Chain to determine product specifications and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Analyzes manufacturing capabilities, production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for upper management decisions.
• Recommends methods for improving products by reducing wasted materials and utilizing reorganization of work flow, relocating work stations and equipment, and purchasing equipment.
• Provides project management and manufacturing input throughout all phases of the product development process, including certification and document control.
• Tracks program against schedule, budget and phase review objectives in IQMS.
• Provides required communications to OEM or customer.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical, Business, or Program Management
• Experience with lean manufacturing and change management
• Minimum three years of experience in an engineering environment with significant manufacturing exposure
• Working knowledge of materials, manufacturing techniques and engineering practices
• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical, Business, or Program Management
• Prior project management with OEMs
Preferred Experience: Between 3 and 5 years
Preferred Education: Four-year Bachelor’s Degree, PMP Certification
Working Conditions
• Heavy work volume
• Complicated Planning
• Exercising independent judgment
• Rapid Decision Making
• Precise Accuracy requirements
• Meet production deadlines
• Safeguarding organization assets and property
• Minimal Guidance or direction
• Performing multiple functions/activities
Physical Requirements
• Sitting Several times per day
• Standing Several times per day
• Talking Continuously
• Typing Several times per day
• Walking Several times per day
• Writing Several times per day
• Prolonged visual work
Travel Requirements
This position may require 10-20% of domestic and international travel.