Plant Program Manager: Projects, KPIs & Improvements

ElringKlinger AG; Easley (SC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ElringKlinger AG in Easley is seeking a Program Manager to lead local projects with responsibility for deadlines, costs, and quality within a defined framework. You will monitor cost development for tools, machines, production and purchased parts, and coordinate customer communications with the project team.

The role includes issuing KPI reports, defining plant-level deadlines, tracking progress via milestone schedules (APQP), planning audits, and capturing lessons learned to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Experience leading local projects with deadlines, costs, and quality within defined frameworks.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and communicate with customers.
• Strong cost-tracking and reporting capabilities; familiarity with APQP processes.

Responsibilities

• Leading local projects including responsibility for deadlines, costs, quality and other project-specific aspects within a defined framework
• Controlling and monitoring cost development (actual vs. planned costs), e.g. with regard to tools, machines, production and purchased parts, R&D costs
• Coordinating customer communications including project-related documents in coordination with the project team
• Issuing KPI reports
• Reporting the project status to the disciplinary and functional Manager
• Defining deadlines at plant level in coordination with the project team
• Monitoring and documenting the project progress based on the milestone schedule (APQP)
• Planning and coordinating project-specific customer audits in the plant in the relevant project phases in coordination with the respective departments
• Conducting "lessons learned" and participating in the continuous improvement of project processes
• Assuming escalation responsibility according to the defined escalation process
• Controlling the change management process within the project team
• Other duties, as assigned

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Cost management

APQP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Project

SAP ERP

Job description

ElringKlinger AG in Easley is seeking a Program Manager to lead local projects with responsibility for deadlines, costs, and quality within a defined framework. You will monitor cost development for tools, machines, production and purchased parts, and coordinate customer communications with the project team.

The role includes issuing KPI reports, defining plant-level deadlines, tracking progress via milestone schedules (APQP), planning audits, and capturing lessons learned to drive continuous