Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Take new products from the concept stage to production stage.
• Ensure all program elements are being tracked so as to ensure that budgets and timing commitments are maintained, and changes in programs status are effectively communicated to all stakeholders.
• Identify capital equipment sources.
• Supervise buy-off of equipment.
• Lead APQP team and activities.
• Lead technical component specification, sourcing, and supplier development.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts based on the feedback from external and internal related performance indicators.
• Specify special tools and fixtures where required.
• Estimate cycle times for each operation in the process.
• Maintain control of customer drawings and revisions.
• Ensure that the process is capable of producing parts to specifications.
• Modify the process and update all relevant documentation when required.
• Keep records, transmit information to other departments.
• Complete production and completion schedules to track process and progress of projects.
• Establish, review and approve the annual budgets for departments. Analyze the cost categories of budgets to identify the largest areas to focus waste reduction measures.
• Lead and coordinate project teams which include other engineers, technologists, clients and contractors when designing, developing and building products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Previous Program Manager experience within the automotive industry
• Ability to write technical proposals which explore new processes, new products or quality assurance opportunities.
• Ability to make presentations to senior management during annual meetings to provide an overview of areas such as product costing, maintenance and equipment failures which need to be considered when planning for the coming year.
• Proficiency in software applications (i.e. Microsoft Office including Project, AutoCAD, SolidWorks).