Project​/Launch Manager

• This position is 100% onsite in Gastonia, NC
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future

• Managing multiple, interrelated projects (including new launches, consolidation and outsourcing projects)
• Organizing project teams and assigning individual responsibilities
• Determining resource requirements
• Monitoring and reporting on the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing
• Ensuring adherence to internal and external quality standards
• Identifying/resolving obstacles to completing project on time and to budget
• Integrating vendor tasks into the project plan and tracking and reviewing vendor deliverables
• Coordinating and steering launches of new production lines or SKUs within the manufacturing plant

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or any related field and 1 year of relevant experience in manufacturing environment

OR at least 5 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment without degree

• Managing projects within a manufacturing environment or industrial setting, coordinating launches for new production equipment

• Must be able to manage a project team in a fast paced and pressured environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications:
  Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Up to 10% domestic travel.

• Automotive program launch experience
• Expert knowledge of APQP and PPAP
• Capability with standard engineering tools and processes such as Design Verification Process & Reporting (DVP&R), FMEA, and Statistics