Industrialization Program Director: Production Ramp Leader

Blue Bird Corporation; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continued Professional Development

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k matching

Job summary

Blue Bird Corporation in Troy, MI seeks a Director of Project Management, Industrialization to lead the industrialization workstreams for the next generation F53/F59 chassis platform. You will drive facilities readiness, equipment installation, process validation, and workforce readiness to ensure on-time, on-budget production launches.

You'll coordinate across operations, quality, supply chain, HR, and external partners, track milestones and budgets, manage risks, and deliver a scalable

Qualifications

• Experience with capital projects, equipment installation, process validation, quality readiness, workforce readiness, and production ramp planning required.
• Strong operational discipline, risk management, cross-functional leadership, and ability to drive accountability across complex launch workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the industrialization project plan including facilities readiness and equipment installation.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, quality, supply chain, HR, and external partners for launch readiness.
• Track capital project milestones, budgets, tooling, line layout, and ramp-up assumptions.
• Ensure materials flow is ready for production launch.
• Manage risks to production readiness, capacity, quality, delivery, safety, and staffing.
• Support plans to retain critical personnel and enable knowledge transfer.
• Provide regular updates to Sr Director on status, risks, and budget impacts.
• Achieve manufacturing readiness for Q1 2028 production.
• Deliver production launch with controlled budget, schedule, quality and delivery.
• Plan knowledge transfer and operating processes for continuity.
• Prepare Manufacturing system to support competitive price and scalability.

Skills

capital projects

equipment installation

process validation

quality readiness

workforce readiness

production ramp planning

cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Blue Bird Corporation in Troy, MI seeks a Director of Project Management, Industrialization to lead the industrialization workstreams for the next generation F53/F59 chassis platform. You will drive facilities readiness, equipment installation, process validation, and workforce readiness to ensure on-time, on-budget production launches.

You'll coordinate across operations, quality, supply chain, HR, and external partners, track milestones and budgets, manage risks, and deliver a scalable