Program Manager, Plant

ElringKlinger•Easley, SC

About The Position

Leading local projects including responsibility for deadlines, costs, quality and other project-specific aspects within a defined framework. This role involves controlling and monitoring cost development (actual vs. planned costs) for tools, machines, production, purchased parts, and R&D costs. The Program Manager will coordinate customer communications and project-related documents, issue KPI reports, and report project status to management. Responsibilities include defining plant-level deadlines, monitoring project progress against the milestone schedule (APQP), and planning/coordinating customer audits. The role also involves conducting "lessons learned" sessions, participating in continuous improvement of project processes, assuming escalation responsibility, and controlling the change management process within the project team. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Experience in project management
Understanding of project-specific aspects like deadlines, costs, and quality
Ability to control and monitor cost development
Skills in coordinating customer communications and project-related documents
Experience in issuing KPI reports
Ability to report project status to management
Experience in defining deadlines at plant level
Proficiency in monitoring and documenting project progress based on milestone schedules (APQP)
Experience in planning and coordinating customer audits
Ability to conduct "lessons learned" sessions
Experience in continuous improvement of project processes
Understanding of escalation processes
Experience in controlling the change management process within a project team

Responsibilities

Leading local projects including responsibility for deadlines, costs, quality and other project-specific aspects within a defined framework
Controlling and monitoring cost development (actual vs. planned costs), e.g. with regard to tools, machines, production and purchased parts, R&D costs
Coordinating customer communications including project-related documents in coordination with the project team
Issuing KPI reports
Reporting the project status to the disciplinary and functional Manager
Defining deadlines at plant level in coordination with the project team
Monitoring and documenting the project progress based on the milestone schedule (APQP)
Planning and coordinating project-specific customer audits in the plant in the relevant project phases in coordination with the respective departments
Conducting "lessons learned" and participating in the continuous improvement of project processes
Assuming escalation responsibility according to the defined escalation process
Controlling the change management process within the project team
Other duties, as assigned