What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Program Manager position at Advantech USA?
Job Title: Operations Program Manager
Location(s): Milpitas, CA
Pay Range: $70,000 to $90,000 DOE
Primary Functions:
- Define and manage projects with sales, engineer, business operations, production and RMA
- Assist head of operations to plan next level operations through optimizing facility floor, processes improvement and industry 4.0 practice in logistics and system integration/ assembly environment.
Responsibilities:
- Understand overall business requirements and capability/ constrains of SCM, Warehouse, Manufacturing and after services to conduct business proposal and improvement projects in processes and facility.
- Gathering project requirements, analyzing them, and defining project objectives.
- Defining the project management structure, and oversee teams of specialists including business analysts and IT developers from the planning phase to project completion.
- Assist with the development and measurement of operational KPIs to measure operations efficiency and assess strengths and weaknesses, and work to make sure that all critical issues are addressed and documented in a timely fashion.
- Identifying opportunities to improve data accuracy and increase efficiencies, evaluating and reviewing business opportunities, meeting with clients to discuss operational issues, negotiating contracts with vendors, conducting quality audits, and performing cost analyses.
- Develop training programs for end users when required.
- Uses project management skills in identifying, prioritizing, managing, and resolving project issues while documenting the business process workflows.
Required Qualifications:
- Bilingual in English and Chinese languages preferred.
- BS in Engineer/ Sciences or Program Management. IE or ME is preferred.
- 3 years processes improvement experience in electronic manufacturing operation
- Facility extension experience is a plus
- Industry 4.0 implementation experience is a plus
- Strong organizational planning and priority setting skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and adaptive communication style
- Demonstrates strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Demonstrates innovative ideas and positive “can-do” behavior in the workplace
- Desire to work in an energetic & collaborative team environment
Benefits:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
- Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) with company match
- Education & personal development reimbursement program
- Generous vacation and paid holidays package
- Company events, lunches, and trips
- Work from home program
- Referral Bonus
- Snacks & drinks in-office
About Advantech
Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.
We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.
World-class Recognition
Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.
Work Authorization:
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html
Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.
Salary : $70,000 - $90,000
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