Senior NPD Technical Program Manager

Silgan Dispensing Systems • Thomaston, CT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The NPD Manager position is an important role on the Silgan Dispensing team and is a great opportunity for those looking to advance their skills. Our plant help produce thousands of our dispensing products each day. So, it’s important to keep it running efficiently and continuously. The NPD Manager Manage sites projects and/or customer account assigned within Cost /Time to Market /Quality/ Quantity objectives defined in the project brief or charter.

Requirements

• Master or Engineering degree in Project management or Mechanical / Plastics / Packaging
• 5 to 7 year experience in a similar function as product development projects manager for fmcg products and plastic injection technology (Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, Electronics, Plastic injection suppliers & industries) exposed to international cultures and teams
• Fluent in English
• Must have 3-5 Years in a Plastics Manufacturing Environment

Nice To Haves

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Act as key point of contact and support sales from RFQ to commercialization on Global Customer account projects.
• Ensure site coordination and manage assigned projects according to Quality / Time to Market / quantity / cost projects objectives for (P0+/P1/P2/P3)
• Manage directly strategic / Critical projects
• Manage directly assigned New Product Innovation Projects
• Manage the project team, secure task planning, coordinate day-to-day activities, guide the project team members, get their commitment, and monitor progress against deadlines.
• Control the project both from a timing, financial and quality perspective; managing the resources provided to meet project objectives and –targets in order to deliver sustainability in the choice for product, process and supplies.
• Reports monthly and during the project steering committees the status of the projects.
• Define actions with the appropriate Department Manager if a assigned member of the project team does not respect his commitments.
• Support technically the Marketing or the Sales for the promotion of the new products.
• Ensure timely and documented Gate reviews and is guarantor of the NPD Process application

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(K)
• paid vacation time
• paid holidays
• overtime eligibility for hourly employees
• shift differential pay for hourly employees on 2nd and 3rd shift

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior