Sr Program Manager

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Full Time Topeka, IN, US

8 days ago Requisition

Position Summary:

Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of new program start up by performing the following duties.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides estimates and manufacturing feasibility to sales.
• Develops program schedules and assigns project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing.
• Develops program schedules and assigns project personnel to complete tasks such as prototype builds and evaluations, equipment and tooling, design and procurement, MPpreparationand associate training.
• Directs team feasibility meetings.
• Creates capital investments, tooling investments, and purchased components list.
• Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget.
• Conduct a product design review with appropriate people before the product drawing is issued to support the level up of the product drawing.
• Conducts equipment design reviews at appropriate scheduled time with appropriate peopleand report the results on the equipment design.
• Conducts a gate review regularly while preparing for mass production and take appropriate actionif there are problems such as any delays.
• Present program status to NISCO executives for capital approvals, MP readiness, OPS and asrequiredduring launch.
• Understand the status of 5M necessary for the mass production and take an appropriate action for the problems such as any delay.
• Understand the quoted cost of the product and do the cost follow-up using appropriate tools until three months after mass production and/or until achievement of the target cost. Take appropriate actionto resolve any cost tracking problems or issues.
• Advanced Product Quality Planning management.
• Responsible for conformity to product requirements and has the authority to stop production to correct quality problems.

Education and

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related fieldplus7years of relevant experience ora Master’s Degree and 5 years of related experience
• Computer skills utilizing
  
  Microsoft office tools,including project and planner.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence others.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading diverse or cross-functional teams/projects (preferred).
• Manufacturing or technical knowledge (preferred).
• Must be willing and able to travel 50% of the time.
• Ability to calculate figures anduse advanced mathematical skills.
• Proven ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Work Environment/Work Conditions:

• Professional Office Environment.
• Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor.
• Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required.
• Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.