Product Innovation Manager

Product Innovation Manager – Weiss-Aug

Location:

Fairfield, NJ.

Join Weiss-Aug – a leader in precision manufacturing and innovation. We are seeking a passionate and skilled Product Innovation Manager to oversee coordination and on-time/in-budget completion of all project tasks across our Medical and Life Science operations.

• Represent the customer to ensure expectations are clearly understood and met.
• Provide leadership to technical teams responsible for the successful launch of multiple complex programs.
• Service and grow our program base within the Medical / Life Science Industry (Technical Sales).
• Oversee coordination and on-time/in-budget completion of all projects, including program management of machined product, fixtures/tooling, progressive stamped parts, and more.
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) including DOE’s, FMEAs, Process Flowcharts, Control Plans, Capability Studies, and Gage R&R’s.
• Participate in product design (R&D) meetings with Medical Customers.
• Oversee creation and distribution of project schedules; ensure milestones and deadlines are met.
• Facilitate Tooling Kickoff, Specification Review, Design Review, and Lessons Learned (Post Mortem) meetings.
• Oversee development of initial BOM and detailed Routing.
• Coordinate the change control process (ECO) for engineering documentation.
• Execute engineering studies on existing and new programs to facilitate and optimize parts.
• Create and define methods for simulation of assemblies to support end-of-line quality.
• Manage key suppliers as required, ensuring on-time and quality delivery.
• Interface with customers on technical and schedule-related issues.
• Mediates conflicts between departments and fosters consensus.
• Identify areas for improvement and opportunities for organizational knowledge gains.
• Participate in customer, internal, and registrar quality system audits.
• Investigate root causes of internal and external complaints and quality rejections (DPD, DPA’s, 8D’s, DMR).
• Lead or participate in troubleshooting of existing and new processes.
• Create and maintain process documentation; train personnel on procedures.
• Perform direct and indirect report tasks to ensure deadlines are met or exceeded.
• Motivate and develop team members.
• Translate top-level asks into team direction to accomplish company goals.
• Operate as a driven self-starter with little supervision.
• Multi-task and set priorities effectively.
• Jointly responsible for successful transfer of tooling to Manufacturing.
• Support Sales and New Product Development teams; may assist in identifying potential leads and opportunities.

• 4-year engineering, technical, or management degree (substitute experience acceptable); graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of program/technical project management or manufacturing experience in a medical device/life science environment.
• Experience with product design, program/project management, and tight-tolerance manufactured products.
• Ability to read blueprints and technical documents; knowledge of ANSI/ISO standards and GD&T preferable.
• Proficiency with Solid Works for product/tooling design preferred.
• Knowledge of quality inspection tools and methods, including SPC.
• Knowledge of GMP/ISO Quality Systems required.
• Knowledge of TQM, Six Sigma, or Lean Manufacturing principles preferred.
• Knowledge of machined product, progressive metal stamping, or insert molding processes desirable.
• Provide leadership to cross-functional teams and support technical sales.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; ability to create Gantt charts.
• Knowledge of Plex, MRP, or ERP software preferred.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High-level negotiation, conflict-resolution,…