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Toyoda Gosei Americas; Perryville (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyoda Gosei Americas seeks an experienced project/launch manager to plan, direct, and monitor activities ensuring safety, quality, cost, and on-time delivery for automotive programs.

You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and customers, prepare management reports, and support preproduction to mass production stages with a strong emphasis on APQP processes and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in a technical field or five years related experience.
• Reading/writing business correspondence and technical procedures.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and manage launch activities to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals.
• Coordinate customer documentation and internal/external meetings; communicate schedules and issues.
• Support APQP, FMEA, control plans, and measurement systems throughout product programs.
• Monitor preproduction, HVPT, ramp-up, and production stages; track issues and support documentation.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Advanced Excel

APQP knowledge

FMEA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field (Engineering/Science/Math)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

Plans, directs and manages activities to ensure the project goals and objectives are obtained for launch management. Prepares reports for all levels of management within TG group and the customer. Project goals and objectives are specific to each program, but always include safety, quality, cost and delivery by performing the following duties. Plans, directs and manages activities to ensure the project goals and objectives are obtained for launch management. Prepares reports for all levels of management within TG group and the customer. Project goals and objectives are specific to each program, but always include safety, quality, cost and delivery by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Design and prototype stage: Tracks business award; develops preproduction organization; develops and communicates internal master schedule; develops and communicates preproduction location plan; coordinates kick-off meeting; tracks and follows up on open issues and ECIs; follows up on primary equipment plan; coordinates and tracks delivery status; makes and submits customer documentation; makes and maintains visual control; conducts and coordinates internal and customer meetings; participates in product design reviews.
• Preproduction stage: Supports supplier quality assurance plan; checks and follows up on primary and secondary equipment installation; checks and follows up people plan; checks and follows up mass production tooling completion; checks and follows up process arrangement; checks and follows up packaging; checks and follows up delivery status; tracks and follows up on open issues and ECIs; makes and submits customer documentation; makes and maintains visual control; conducts and coordinates internal and customer meetings; participates in process design reviews;
• Pre-mass production stage: Checks and follows up people hire and training; coordinates pre-HVPT and HVPT (Run at Rates); checks and follows up supplier approval; schedules and coordinates delivery status; tracks and follows up on open issues and ECIs; part release to production; checks and follows up ramp-up; makes and maintains visual control; makes and submits customer documentation; conducts and coordinates internal and customer meetings.
• Initial mass production stage: Checks and follows up productivity; checks and follows up cycle time; checks and follows up defect rate; checks and follows up delivery; checks and follows up quality issues; tracks and follows up on open issues and ECIs; conducts and coordinates internal and customer meetings.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Coordinates activities with employees in various departments, both domestic and international.

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.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university in a technical field, e.g. engineering, science, mathematics; or five years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Computer Skills

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) is required to perform essential duties satisfactorily. Advanced skills in Excel are appropriate.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to interpret part drawings, to analyze material test data, to analyze performance data, and able to understand the concepts associated with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), control plans, and measurement systems.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Certification in Project Management or equivalent is appropriate, but not required.

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 frequently required to hear and talk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.

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 occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Overnight travel is occasionally required