Program Manager

Position Summary:

For projects deemed critical, the Program Manager will be involved as early as the quoting stage, managing the program all the way through a successful PPAP, then monitoring for at least six months into production. They will plan & coordinate internal departmental activity, pertaining to customer expectations and/or issues.

This position will report to the Vice President of Business Development.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage a program from inception to completion, including all internal and external teams. -

Assist in identifying new business opportunities and supporting critical large program quotes. -

Promote APQP standards both internally and externally.-

Interact regularly, as the face of the company, with our customers supporting new business development activities. -

Delegate engineering design evaluations and work to complete projects within budget and scheduling restraints. -

Reviews industry policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy, security, and regulatory compliance. -

Prepare and support Customer presentations and participate when needed.-

Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. -

Tracks and reports on engineering targets (BOM cost, quality, customer and/or internal plant delivery timing, performance, project, and department engineering budget, etc.) for all assigned projects.-

Ensures engineering timing plans, defect / issues list, risk assessments, lessons learned are created and maintained and provides engineering status for project reviews (e.g. APQP milestones, etc.) according to program timing for all assigned projects.-

Ensures compliance to Company procedures (e.g. Process - Work Instructions) and applicable standards (e.g.).-

Complies with the requirements of Quality Operating System (QOS).-

Maintains a thorough knowledge of product design techniques and can support design for manufacturability discussions.-

Understands the concepts of synchronous manufacturing and lean production manufacturing methodologies and the ability to formulate and implement a tactical plan.-

Documents program timing and budgets in real time.-

Able to lead the functional teams from Quote to PPAP, with a monitoring stage after start of production.-

Participates in Continuous Improvement and assists in its implementation on an ongoing basis implementing lean manufacturing principles to improve plant productivity.-

Assists in the commissioning of new plants/ lines equipment, and other systems to ensure that the introduction into the production facility is managed efficiently and with minimum disruptions.-

Follows safe work procedures; Uses appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE); Uses workplace tools and equipment as instructed; Reports workplace hazards, injuries, and illness as soon as possible following event.-

Comply with duties and responsibilities as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act and ensures corrective action is taken when violations occur.-

Performs other duties as necessary for completion of projects and achievement of departmental goals Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives. Ensures that facilities are in full compliance with all safety regulations.-

Follows and comply with all Operational Procedures and policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook, Quality and Environment programs (i.e. IATF, ISO 14001)

• Bias for action
• reacts promptly to issues with appropriate actions/response-Ability to thrive in a 'Lean and Mean' resource conscious organization-Capable of managing multiple challenging assignments concurrently; moving swiftly and decisively, but collaboratively and effectively with others
• Effective problem solver
• Perceptive, responsible, and accountable
• Collaborator