What are the responsibilities and job description for the SR PROGRAM MANAGER position at Nishikawa Cooper LLC?
Position Summary:
Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of new program start up by performing the following duties.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Providesestimates and manufacturing feasibility to sales.
- Develops program schedules and assigns project personnel to specific phases or aspects of projectsuch as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing.
- Develops program schedules and assigns project personnel to complete tasks such as prototype builds and evaluations, equipment and tooling, design and procurement, MPpreparationand associate training.
- Directs team feasibility meetings.
- Coordinates die development, qualityplanningand design change activities.
- Creates capital investments, tooling investments, and purchased components list.
- Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget.
- Conduct a product design review withappropriate peoplebefore the product drawing is issued to support the level up of the product drawing.
- Conducts equipment design reviews atappropriate scheduledtime withappropriate peopleand report the results on the equipment design.
- Conducts a gate review regularly whilepreparing formass production and takeappropriate actionif there are problems such as any delays.
- Present program status to NISCO executives for capital approvals, MP readiness,OPSand asrequiredduring launch.
- Understand the status of 5M necessary forthe massproduction and takean appropriateaction for the problems such as any delay.
- Understand the quoted cost of the product and do the cost follow-up usingappropriate toolsuntil three months after mass production and/or until achievement of the target cost. Takeappropriate actionto resolve any cost tracking problems or issues.
- Advanced Product Quality Planning management.
- Responsible for conformity to product requirements and has the authority to stop production to correct quality problems.
Education and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in related fieldplus7years of relevant experience oraMaster’s Degreeand 5 years of related experience
- Computer skillsutilizingMicrosoft office tools,including project and planner.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence others.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience leading diverse or cross-functional teams/projects (preferred).
- Manufacturing or technical knowledge (preferred).
- Must be willing and able to travel 50% of the time.
- Ability to calculate figures anduse advanced mathematical skills.
- Proven ability to interpretandextensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Work Environment/Work Conditions:
- Professional Office Environment.
- Must wear proper personal protection equipment while onmanufacturingfloor.
- Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations whenrequired.
- Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.