Program Manager - HOLT Manufacturing

HOLT Group•Waco, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager leads a portfolio of cross-functional execution programs intended to improve launch readiness, delivery performance, operating discipline, systems enablement, and scalable business execution. The role translates major initiatives into coordinated action across the business and owns portfolio visibility, prioritization, follow-through, and risk escalation while preserving functional ownership within departments. The portfolio evolves with business priorities and may include initiatives beyond those listed in the posting. Success includes stronger launch and pre-production discipline, fewer surprises, cross-functional follow-through, and consistent delivery against customer commitments. The incumbent is expected to demonstrate alignment with the company’s mission and core values, collaborate with internal and external resources, and participate in ongoing self-development. The position also includes leadership responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training, directing work, coaching and developing employees, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing complaints and problems. Up to 10% travel may be expected between local sites, vendors, and customer-facing operations reviews; a valid driver’s license is required. The work is generally performed in a professional office environment with environmentally controlled conditions, as well as outdoors at jobsites. The role may involve extended periods stationary, standing, walking, and operating a forklift; occasional kneeling, crouching, stooping, and moving materials or equipment weighing up to 25 pounds; frequent communication and work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions; and visual inspection and response to signals, alarms, and instructions. Outdoor work may expose the employee to inclement weather, heat, cold, and humidity. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform job duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or comparable experience.
Eight or more years of progressive experience in program management, project delivery, operations coordination, engineering program leadership, or cross-functional manufacturing execution.
Demonstrated experience leading a portfolio of cross-functional initiatives, rather than only a single project or isolated program.
Strong experience coordinating execution across Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, Quality, and customer-facing stakeholders.
Strong understanding of how engineering release, procurement, planning, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and customer commitments interact to affect delivery.
Strong command of milestone management, dependency tracking, risk escalation, readiness reviews, and execution governance.
Ability to distinguish status reporting from true execution control and follow-through.
Strong business acumen and ability to translate priorities into coordinated action across multiple functions.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including creating clarity, accountability, and urgency without direct authority over every function involved.
Strong analytical and organizational skills, including ability to manage a broad, evolving portfolio of priorities.
Solid recordkeeping and document control to ensure compliance with company policy and procedures.
Ability to identify problems, drive resolution, sustain follow-through, and delegate.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to perform the described physical and communication duties, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Experience in engineer-to-order, make-to-order, project-based, capital equipment, or similarly complex manufacturing environments.
Experience with ERP-driven environments, launch readiness, design release coordination, or production readiness processes.

Responsibilities

Own a cross-functional execution portfolio supporting backlog delivery, launch readiness, operational scalability, and business performance improvement.
Provide leadership, structure, prioritization, follow-through, and escalation across programs, which may include NPI coordination, project execution and delivery, Spray King program coordination, systems development and enhancements, shop-floor continuous improvement, throughput scaling, cost and margin improvement, delivery reliability, data and performance visibility, and interim leadership of assigned business programs such as Logistics.
Lead launch governance, readiness checkpoints, and Engineering-to-Operations transition discipline for new and evolving products.
Drive cross-functional coordination, milestone visibility, and risk escalation from order release through shipment for active projects and customer programs.
Ensure each assigned program has defined objectives, ownership, milestone visibility, and escalation paths.
Maintain visibility into program status, dependencies, changes, threatened commitments, and recovery actions.
Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, Quality, Sales Support, Field Service, and Accounting to align internal readiness with customer commitments.
Reassess portfolio priorities based on business conditions, growth needs, customer commitments, and leadership direction.
Coordinate business-driven ERP improvements, dashboards, and automation initiatives to improve execution visibility and follow-through.
Support delivery reliability, customer experience, and issue escalation processes through proactive risk identification and coordinated response.
Track KPI alignment, program progress, and initiative ROI to support decision-making and leadership visibility.
Hire, develop, evaluate, and influence effective and consistent productivity and teamwork to deliver Legendary Customer Service.
Model, promote, reinforce, and reward consistent use of HOLT’s Values Based Leadership tools, models, and processes.
Work safely and comply with applicable safety policies, company policies, procedures, and standards.
Interview, hire, train, assign and direct work, coach and develop employees, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, and address complaints and resolve problems.
Perform other duties as assigned.