Senior Technical Program Manager, Production Engineering

Redwood Materials•Reno, NV

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Redwood Materials is searching for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our Production Engineering team in Sparks, Nevada. This team owns the engineering work that keeps our production lines running and takes them to full rate. In this role you will run the programs that move production from where it is today to where it needs to be on throughput, yield, uptime, and cost, working with process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing engineers to scope the work, sequence it around production windows, and get it installed, qualified, and handed to operations. You will report status, flag schedule risk early, and build the recovery plan when a program slips. You will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, spend real time on the plant floor, and contribute to the tools and processes that make the wider team faster.

Requirements

BS or MS in Engineering, or other evidence of exceptional ability
2-6 years of program or project management experience in a manufacturing, process, or heavy industrial environment
Track record delivering production ramp, capacity expansion, or continuous improvement programs inside an operating plant
Able to read piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), process flow diagrams, and equipment specifications, and hold a technical conversation with the engineers doing the work
Experience running commissioning, qualification, or operational readiness for production equipment
Familiarity with lean and continuous improvement methods including root cause analysis, DMAIC, and Kaizen; PMP or Green Belt preferred but not required
Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Project
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to present to internal and external executives, and the ability to hold multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly fluid environment

Nice To Haves

A Passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Responsibilities

Own the program plan for production engineering projects, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, and acceptance criteria, keeping it current on milestones, deliverables, and percent complete, and managing scope changes through approval
Drive throughput, yield, uptime, and cost-per-unit improvement programs from problem definition through qualification and handoff to operations
Sequence engineering work around production and planned outage windows with operations and maintenance
Run the commissioning and qualification path for new and modified equipment, including factory and site acceptance testing, safety review, and operational readiness
Coordinate across process, mechanical, electrical, controls, quality, environment, health and safety, supply chain, and operations to close dependencies and unblock the team
Track and report program status, key metrics, and dashboards for site and executive review, surfacing risks early and escalating delays with options rather than problems
Run post-project reviews, roll learnings into the next program, and mentor other program managers on planning, reporting, and risk management