Plant Management Program Manager

Flex N Gate•Effingham, IL

About The Position

The Program Manager manages multiple projects from award through 90 days after SOP, ensuring tasks progress toward successful completion in line with customer specifications, project timing, and financial requirements. The role communicates project status effectively within Flex-N-Gate and with customers, and provides technical and project leadership to cross-functional teams from concept through launch. The incumbent is responsible for awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities, and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) under policy CEVPL.00005 and the Quality Management System (QMS) under CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.

Requirements

Five years of program management experience with engineered products.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
Experience in manufacturing processes or product development preferred.
Design, tooling, or skilled trades experience in the automotive manufacturing industry preferred.

Nice To Haves

Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
Experience in manufacturing processes or product development preferred.
Design, tooling, or skilled trades experience in the automotive manufacturing industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and project leadership to direct a cross-functional team from concept to launch.
Meet project deliverables and project requirements, maintaining full knowledge of the customer’s SOW and requirements.
Communicate project status effectively and proactively manage risk.
Act as the primary customer interface for project issues.
Maintain project costs within baseline budgets for BOM, tooling, and investment.
Develop and maintain project timing charts showing the 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.
Review lessons learned and best practices from other programs, and document new lessons from each project.
Support internal and external cost-cutting requirements.
Maintain awareness of and conform to environmental policies, procedures, and EMS requirements.
Understand the environmental aspects of own work activities and the benefits of improved personal performance.
Maintain awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities, and management of the EMS as stated in policy CEVPL.00005.
Maintain awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities, and management of the QMS as stated in CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.
Perform other duties as assigned.