[Hiring] Program Manager @Tecomet, Inc

Role Description

The Program Manager will drive execution excellence and operational efficiency of a cross-functional team responsible for delivering a new product introduction and/or product transfer for Tecomet’s customers on time and on budget. This role may also manage projects such as capital projects, cost improvement projects, or other cross-functional, complex projects.

The role requires the above to be accomplished within Tecomet’s principles of continuous improvement, customer-driven innovation, and a win-first culture, while meeting company financial and other performance metrics.

• Utilizes the Tecomet Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Stage/Gate, and other NPI processes and tools to deliver a project to the requirements of the customer.
• Ensures project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost.
• Drives assigned programs from early-stage development through testing, certification, and production.
• Plans, executes, and delivers programs on time and within budget.
• Develops and maintains program schedules, resource plans, risk registers, and financial forecasts to ensure successful project delivery.
• Organizes and updates project information for internal and external transparency and visibility.
• Completes and reports on project risk assessment.
• Looks for potential gaps in understanding between internal and customer team members and drives for clarity.
• Completes all metric reporting.
• Drives project through each stage/gate review and completes required documentation & communications.
• Schedules and leads periodic team meetings to review progress and assign next level tasks according to the project plan.
• Facilitates communication between all functional areas within a location to include engineering, supply chain, and quality teams to keep the project on track.
• Facilitates communication with customer project team including regular interaction in meetings, calls, regular reviews, etc.
• Actively participates in Mission Control related to NPI activities.
• Proactively identifies risks, develops solutions and alternatives, and drives to consensus with Tecomet and customer teams.
• Utilizes Director of NPI and Site Leader for escalation purposes, removal of barriers.
• Actively identifies continuous improvement within the NPI process.
• Engages in problem-solving as part of the team.

Qualifications

• PMP certification a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A/B.S) with a minimum of three years experience in program management or engineering within medical device, aerospace, or industrial manufacturing.
• Experience working with customers, sales and marketing, and operations is preferred.
• Experience in medical device or aerospace and defense manufacturing is preferred.
• Experience in a contract manufacturer or job shop environment a plus.
• Strong communication skills up and down the organization (verbal, listening, and writing).
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships with customers and within the organizations.
• Ability to solve problems with minimal supervision and input.
• Demonstrated ability to make effective and sound decisions.
• Effectively interface with different levels of the organization to achieve goals.
• Self-confident & willing to assume a leadership role.
• Sense of urgency is evident in all aspects of work.
• Can effectively use all available systems to manage assigned accounts (ERP, workflow management, quoting, account reporting, etc.).
• Full MS capability in Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
• Salesforce knowledge is nice to have.
• PM fundamentals.

Requirements

• Work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical requirements include standing, walking, using hands, reaching, talking, and hearing.
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Travel requirements: Up to 25%.

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