Program Manager Automotive Tier 1 and 2

Tiercon

• $105K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Engineering degree/diploma required
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in MS Office, Project, and database systems
  • 5 years of program management and engineering experience in the automotive sector
  • Experience with injection molding, painting, and assembly processes
  • Familiarity with GD&T, ADVP&R, and APQP principles
  • Proven track record with automotive exterior plastics and launching programs for major OEMs like GM, Stellantis, Ford, or Toyota
  • Valid passport required for international travel

Responsibilities

  • Manage programs from customer award to production sign-off
  • Lead APQP team to ensure timely and budget-compliant launches
  • Coordinate prototype and production sample submissions
  • Ensure timely submission of quality data through quality resources
  • Oversee production readiness with engineering for facility and equipment changes
  • Maintain organized program documentation including engineering drawings and project history
  • Participate in design reviews and support assembly plants during launches
  • Manage sub-suppliers and tooling suppliers throughout the launch process
  • Support programs post-launch through engineering changes and cost reduction proposals
  • Conduct root cause analysis for customer concerns during launches

Benefits

  • Opportunities for continuous learning and training
  • Career development support
  • Dynamic work environment due to company growth
Full Job Description
Job Summary & Reporting Structure:

Reporting to the Engineering, the Program Manager would develop and maintain programs from inception through to production. To be familiar with and practice and promote all aspects of the ISO9001:2015 and IATF 16949 Quality System and Health & Safety policies.

Responsibilities:
  • Manage programs (New and Revised) from Customer Business Award to Successful Production Sign off of Launch
  • Assemble and Lead APQP team to ensure launch is completed on time, on budget and all Customer and Coplas Requirements are met
  • Co-ordinate and Ensure the preparation of prototype/production sample submission
  • Co-ordinate and Ensure through Quality resources that all required dimensional, appearance and laboratory data is properly submitted on a timely basis
  • Co-ordinate and Ensure production readiness through Engineering resources on team for facility changes, equipment installations, packaging
  • Create and Maintain the program APQP binder and orderly filing of engineering drawings, specifications, change notices and project history
  • Participate in design and readiness reviews with the customer and support Assembly plants during build events and during launch.
  • Manage Sub-Suppliers during launch with help of purchasing and quality.
  • Manage tooling suppliers including costing, tool designs, builds, trials and production sign off
  • After Launch support program through Engineering Changes
  • Prepare cost reduction proposals
  • Review programs for continuous improvement
  • Root cause all verbal and written customer concerns during launch
  • Participate in costing of new programs
  • Provide supplier performance information to the Purchasing group
  • Visit customer and supplier locations
  • Other duties as assigned
  • ISO9001:2015 AND IATF 16949 duties as required

Qualifications:
  • Engineering degree/diploma
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in computer systems (MSOffice, Project, Windows, Macros and Data base)
  • 5 years program management and 5 years engineering experience in an automotive environment.
  • Experience with injection moulding, painting and assembly a must.
  • Experience with GD&T, ADVP&R, principles of APQP, injection mold tooling
  • Experience with automotive exterior plastic a must. Ie bumper assemblies, fascias, top caps, rockers
  • Experience with launching GM, Stellantis, Ford, or Toyota programs a must
  • Must have and maintain a valid passport and be able to travel to Canada and internationally
  • Regular travel required to customer, sub-supplier and tooling supplier location.

Compensation: Target Salary Range Midpoint $105,000

Our continued growth provides a work environment that encourages continuous learning, training and opportunities for career development.

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