Product Innovation Manager

Job Description

Experience:

Senior Level
Salary: $120,000 - $160,000 per year

• Represent the customer in order to ensure that the customer’s expectations are clearly understood and being met.
• Provide leadership to technical teams responsible for successful launch of multiple complex programs.
• Service and grow our program base within the Medical / Life Science Industry (Technical Sales)
• Responsible for overseeing the coordination and on-time/in-budget completion of all projects which may involve some or all of the following: program management and measurement of machined product and fixtures/tooling, progressive stamped parts and tooling, insert molding parts and tooling, factory assembled automation, and other related tooling/processes.
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) including completion of related documentation, including but not limited to: DOE’s, FMEA’s, Process Flowcharts, Control Plans, Capability Studies and Gage R&R’s.
• Ability to participate in product design (R&D) meetings with Medical Customers in relationship with Weiss-Aug Manufacturing technologies.
• Oversee the creation and distribution of project schedules. Ensure that project milestones and deadlines are met including assignment of responsibilities, monitor progress and report status to management/customer.
• Facilitate Tooling Kickoff, Specification Review, Design Review and Lessons Learned (Post Mortem) Meetings.
• Oversee the development and input of initial BOM and detailed Routing
• Oversee the initiation and/or coordination of the change control process (ECO) relating to Engineering documentation.
• Execute Engineering Studies on Existing and New Programs to facilitate and part optimization and debug.

• Requires a 4-yr engineering, technical or management degree or substitute experience; graduate degree in engineering, technical or management discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 yrs. experience in program management/technical project management and/or manufacturing and/or product design (R&D) environment. Experience in medical device/life science industry required.
• Experience with product design, program/project management, and understanding of tight-tolerance manufactured products is required.
• Ability to read blueprints and other technical documents. Understanding of ANSI/ISO drawing standards and GD&T dimensioning preferable.
• Ability to use Solid Works for product/tooling design preferable.
• Knowledge of quality inspection tools and methods preferable. Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools and methods also preferable.
• Knowledge of GMP/ISO Quality Systems required.
• Knowledge of TQM, Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing principles preferable.

My client is a leading medical device manufacturing company and they are growing! They are looking to add a Product Innovation Manager to their team who will be responsible for overseeing the coordination and on-time/in-budget completion of all project tasks which may involve some or all of the following: program management and measurement of machined product and fixtures/tooling, progressive stamped parts, and tooling, insert molding parts and tooling, factory assembled automation, and other related tooling/processes.

Compensation Up To $160,000 Per Year

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401 (k) with company match
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Savings Accounts (HAS)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Cigna Wellness Incentive Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short Term Disability
• Group Life and Accidental Insurance
• Sun Life - Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Smoking Cessation Program
• Pet Insurance