Program Manager

Summary

Program Manager manages multiple projects from award through 90 days after SOP; ensure tasks progress toward successful completion that meets customer specifications, timing, and financial requirements. Effectively communicate project status within Flex‑N‑Gate and with customers.

• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Leadership
• Team Work
• Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Technical Knowledge
• Ethics and Integrity
• Analytical
• Timeliness

• CHRF.
  00003 New Employee Orientation
• GD & T Training
• Design for Manufacturing
• Customer specifics Training as required
• CMS ALL
• Design, Failure Mode Effect
• J DVP&R
• Finance and Accounting Training
• Ford Customer Specific PPAP
• Ford Customer Specific TS16949
• Geometric Dimensioning & Toler
• GM Customer Specifics
• APQP Training
• Engineering Change Notice Training
• FMEA
• Root Cause Analysis
• Tolerance Stacks
• Key Creator
• Purchasing
• Sales and Quotes
• Equipment Procurement
• Deviation
• Tooling Procurement
• Document Change Notice
• Document Release
• Project Initiation
• Part Numbering System
• Math Data Management
• Bill of Material
• Eng. Spec & Standards
• Prototype Requirements
• Packaging Specification
• Review of Updates - Quotations
• Service Parts
• Timesheets
• Project Issues Database
• Product Change Request
• Project Closure
• Advanced Program Planning
• Electronic Drawing Release
• 8D Instructions
• Design for Assembly
• Project Manager Software
• Value Engineering
• Design of experiments
• PPAP
• Quality Management Systems - CQAM.
  00001 Quality Management Systems Manual
• ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and applicable Customer Specific Requirements

• Provide technical and project leadership in directing a cross‑function team from concept to launch.
• Meet project deliverables and requirements; full knowledge of customer SOW and requirements.
• Effectively communicate project status and proactively manage risk.
• Acts as primary interface to customer for all project issues.
• Maintain project costs within baseline budgets for BOM, tooling, and investment.
• Develop and maintain project timing charts depicting ability to meet customer milestones.
• Establish countermeasures when project deliverables are at risk.
• Initiate, maintain, and publish the program open issues report.
• Build and manage an effective team.
• Initiate the review of lessons learned/best practices from other programs and document new ones for each project.
• Support internal and external cost‑cutting requirements.
• Awareness of the importance of conformance with environmental policies, procedures, and EMS requirements.
• Awareness of significant environmental aspects of own work activities and benefits of improved personal performance.
• Other duties as assigned.
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.
  00005.
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in CQAM.
  00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.

• 5 years of program management experience with engineered products.
• Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or ten years of project management experience.
• Thermal forming experience in manufacturing processes or product development.
• Design, tooling or skilled trades experience in the automotive manufacturing industry.

• Standard office conditions with required time spent on the production floor.
• Physical ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Travel as necessary.

This job description is not inclusive. The duties, experience, functions, and any other descriptions herein may be changed at any time and other duties may be assigned as necessary. The company reserves the right to add, delete, or otherwise alter these responsibilities when and as necessary.