Project/Launch Manager
Location:
Gastonia, US, 28052
Date:
Apr 14, 2024
Job Area:
Operations
Job Level:
Experienced
Main Tasks
- Managing multiple, interrelated projects (including new launches, consolidation and outsourcing projects)
- Organizing project teams and assigning individual responsibilities
- Developing project schedules
- Determining resource requirements
- Monitoring and reporting on the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing
- Ensuring adherence to internal and external quality standards
- Identifying/resolving obstacles to completing project on time and to budget
- Integrating vendor tasks into the project plan and tracking and reviewing vendor deliverables
- Coordinating and steering launches of new production lines or SKUs within the manufacturing plant
Your Profile
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or any related field and 1 year of relevant experience in manufacturing environment OR at least 5 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment if without degree
- Relevant experience: Managing projects within a manufacturing environment or industrial setting, coordinating launches for new production equipment
Required Skills:
- Must be able to manage a project team in a fast paced and pressured environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
- Strong Lean mindset
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Skills:
- Automotive program launch experience
- Expert knowledge of APQP and PPAP process
- Capability with standard engineering tools and processes such as Design Verification Process & Reporting (DVP&R), FMEA, and Statistics
Nearest Major Market: Charlotte
Nearest Secondary Market: Concord