Launch Manager

Adient plc; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient West Point Facility is seeking a Project Manager to oversee new programs and plant projects, driving cost reduction and timely implementation of design changes. You will coordinate cross-functional activities with engineering, operations, and quality to meet milestones and budgets.

The role requires a BS in Engineering and 3–5 years of automotive experience, with demonstrated change-management and program-launch capabilities.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Three to five years automotive experience.
• Project management experience in manufacturing change-management disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Support plant safety programs and ensure change implementation in manufacturing.
• Manage New programs via PLUS BOS and track milestones.
• Coordinate shipments, trials, and BOM/finish goods records for launches.
• Create reports, presentations, and tracking files for project updates.
• Attend SDT meetings and ensure deviations and change notices are communicated.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Team leadership

Report creation

Education

B.S. Degree in Engineering

Tools

PLM Team Center

MS Office

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people — a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you’ll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion.

Summary

Support the plant and customer through effective management of new programs, plant projects and implementation of improvement and cost reduction suggestions. Assure design changes are implemented in a timely cost-effective manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Support plant safety programs by ensuring that HSE, Engineering support, & Operations is involved with the change implementation into the manufacturing process. Complete eLPA & 5S audits as assigned. New program management based on the Program Launch System (PLUS) as detailed in the PLUS BOS documentation. Support VA/VE activities by ensuring that Engineering, Operations, and Quality is represented at all trials, approvals and implementation dates are achieved. Establish/evaluate internal integration plans by completing make vs. buy plans and present proposals. Facilitate and track material cost reduction activities Manage changes within profit plan parameters for fiscal year Follow and ensure BOS processes are followed to achieve launch and change management objectives and milestones Input feedback to warranty issues Feedback estimated EO implementation dates as well as actual dates and clean point VIN numbers to KMMG production control/ procurement and quality. Attend all weekly Adient Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) meetings for JIT, foam and trim where proposed changes are reviewed and promoted or rejected Review, approve and communicate deviations, change requests & change notices, utilizing the Adient PLM Team Center system. Create reports, presentations, and tracking files to properly manage projects, changes and provide management updates Coordinate & manage seat / part shipments per request of Adient engineering. This includes the following steps: Capture part number, qty, purpose, requestor & record in tracking spreadsheet Send information to plant Materials team so that consumed inventory can be accounted for Send information to plant Finance team to ensure expenses are recovered from Engineering via the IC3 process Procure shipping boxes needed for for shipment to Plymouth or Korea Conduct training and provide instructions for proper methods used to box and palletize seats for shipment to US and overseas locations

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this position description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises hourly Master Builders as assigned for new program launch activities, trial builds, training, & materials disposition. Indirectly manages salaried team members cross-functionally to ensure adequate support is engaged with implementing Engineering changes, executing launch activities, and achieving improvements.

Education and Experience

B.S. Degree in Engineering or a related field. Three to five years automotive experience. Preferable experience as a project manager encompassing manufacturing change-management disciplines

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blueprints and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Other Skills and Abilities

Must be computer literate and familiar with appropriate software programs. Ability to create visual aids for communication purposes.

PRIMARY LOCATION

West Point Facility Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.