Program Manager [14353]

MEDA Engineering & Technical Services; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

MEDA Engineering & Technical Services is seeking an experienced Program Manager for a Tier 1 injection molding client in Canada. The role requires travel between Canada and the USA and regular visits to customer and supplier locations.

You will lead APQP teams and manage programs from award to production launch. You will coordinate prototypes, ensure production readiness, drive cost reductions, and maintain documentation for engineering changes.

Qualifications

• 5 years program management in injection molding.
• 5 years engineering experience in automotive environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in computer systems (MSOffice, Project, Windows, Macros and Data base).
• Experience with injection molding, painting and assembly.
• Experience with GD&T, ADVP&R, APQP principles, injection mold tooling.
• Experience with automotive exterior plastic (i.e. bumper assemblies, fascias, top caps, rockers).
• Experience with launching GM, Stellantis, Ford, or Toyota programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain programs from inception through production.
• Manage programs (New and Revised) from Customer Business Award to Successful Production Sign-off of Launch.
• Lead APQP team to ensure launch is on time and within budget.
• Coordinate prototype/production sample submission and data submission.
• Ensure production readiness through engineering resources for facility changes and equipment installations.
• Maintain APQP binder and filing of drawings, specs, change notices and history.
• Participate in design readiness reviews with the customer and support plants during launch.
• Manage sub-suppliers and tooling suppliers including costings and sign-off.
• Provide supplier performance information to Purchasing and visit customer sites.
• ISO9001:2015 and IATF 16949 duties as required.
• Cost reduction proposals and continuous improvement reviews.

Skills

Program management

Injection molding

Automotive experience

Communication skills

MS Office / Project

GD&T / APQP

Tooling knowledge

Launch experience GM/Ford/Toyota

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

On behalf of our Tier 1 injection molding client, we are currently recruiting an experienced Program Manager to join their team.

NOTE:

• Must be willing and able to travel between Canada and USA, without restrictions, effective on the start date
• Regular travel required to customer, sub-supplier and tooling supplier location

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain programs from inception through to production
• 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 company 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
• ISO9001:2015 AND IATF 16949 duties as required

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years Program Management in injection molding and 5 years engineering experience in an automotive environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in computer systems (MSOffice, Project, Windows, Macros and Data base)
• Experience with injection molding, painting and assembly a must
• Experience with GD&T, ADVP&R, principles of APQP, injection mold tooling
• Experience with automotive exterior plastic (i.e. bumper assemblies, fascias, top caps, rockers)
• Experience with launching GM, Stellantis, Ford, or Toyota programs

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• $95,000 - $115,000 / per year (depending on experience)

MEDA offers an excellent referral bonus. Great candidates know great candidates.

MEDA Limited is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of any of the protected reasons as described in the Ontario Human Rights Code. We are committed to providing accommodation for persons with disabilities, as described in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and granted to those that request assistance during our hiring process.