**Current opening for an existing vacancy**Job Summary & Reporting Structure:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Program Manager would develop and maintain programs from inception through to production.
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 Tiercon Requirements are met
- Supervise Project and/or Design Engineers activities related to your program.
- Provide DFM/DFA best practice / feasibility improvements to the customer.
- Create and Maintain the program APQP binder and orderly filing of engineering drawings, specifications, BOM, change notices and project history
- 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
- 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
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, Toyota, or Chrysler programs a must
- Must have and maintain a valid passport and be able to travel to US and internationally
- Regular travel required to customer, sub-supplier and tooling supplier locations
