Manufacturing Project Manager
Job Description
Job Description
Summary: Coordinates APQP activities (schedule, cost, risk, resources, customer satisfaction), including new product introduction and production / customer approval, along with related processes to ensure effective and economical implementation of new products / processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, project management skills and experience working within a matrix organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Coordinates the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) function, supports process development tasks and manufacturing for all new products, prototypes and other significant engineering changes.
Reviews and analyzes contractual commitments, customer specifications, design changes, and other data to plan and develop prototypes and production parts through product life cycle.
Monitors and manages day-to-day progress for pre-production process, collaborating with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to personnel from quality, manufacturing, production, sales, purchasing and logistics, to ensure overall project timing remains on track. Develop and maintain project timelines, monitor costs and budgets (i.e., Non-Recurring Engineering expenses), as well as manage scope creep and risks throughout the project.
Communicates with customers to close open action items to ensure overall project requirements are on track and provides internal updates to Corporate Staff.
Supports manufacturing with continuous improvement projects to increase production levels while maintaining or improving production costs, yields, quality, and safety.
Participates in the root cause and corrective action process; utilizes formal problem-solving techniques.
Assures that all activities and duties are executed in accordance with ATP policies and procedures, Quality Management System standards, ATP ERP system and any other application computer system.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities; however, ideal candidate must be comfortable in directing responsibility specifically to meeting project objectives
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of ERP software. Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Project is also required.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification desired
Other Skills and Abilities
Excellent communication, negotiating and presentation skills
Strong problem-solving abilities with dynamic, technical environment
Other Qualifications
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here 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.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Company DescriptionFamily owned precision manufacturer that has been in Erie County for 42 years. We make parts for the Department of Defense, automotive companies and industrial companies.
Company Description
Family owned precision manufacturer that has been in Erie County for 42 years. We make parts for the Department of Defense, automotive companies and industrial companies.