Launch Manager

Adient•West Point, GA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Support the plant and customer through effective management of new programs, plant projects and implementation of improvement and cost reduction suggestions. Assure design changes are implemented in a timely cost-effective manner.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blueprints and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Must be computer literate and familiar with appropriate software programs.
Ability to create visual aids for communication purposes.
B.S. Degree in Engineering or a related field.
Three to five years automotive experience.

Nice To Haves

Preferable experience as a project manager encompassing manufacturing change-management disciplines

Responsibilities

Support plant safety programs by ensuring that HSE, Engineering support, & Operations is involved with the change implementation into the manufacturing process.
Complete eLPA & 5S audits as assigned.
New program management based on the Program Launch System (PLUS) as detailed in the PLUS BOS documentation.
Support VA/VE activities by ensuring that Engineering, Operations, and Quality is represented at all trials, approvals and implementation dates are achieved.
Establish/evaluate internal integration plans by completing make vs. buy plans and present proposals.
Facilitate and track material cost reduction activities
Manage changes within profit plan parameters for fiscal year
Follow and ensure BOS processes are followed to achieve launch and change management objectives and milestones
Input feedback to warranty issues
Feedback estimated EO implementation dates as well as actual dates and clean point VIN numbers to KMMG production control/ procurement and quality.
Attend all weekly Adient Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) meetings for JIT, foam and trim where proposed changes are reviewed and promoted or rejected
Review, approve and communicate deviations, change requests & change notices, utilizing the Adient PLM Team Center system.
Create reports, presentations, and tracking files to properly manage projects, changes and provide management updates
Coordinate & manage seat / part shipments per request of Adient engineering.
Conduct training and provide instructions for proper methods used to box and palletize seats for shipment to US and overseas locations