Production Launch Manager

Benteler Automotive Corporation; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BENTELER Automotive Corporation is seeking an experienced Launch Manager in the United States to lead production-line projects, manage equipment installation and commissioning, and ensure timely, budget-conscious readiness for production launches.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement across the PDP, with strong emphasis on APQP/PPAP practices and documentation in SAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years experience.
• APQP/PPAP experience.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Planning, design and development of production lines, production processes and value streams.
• Creating of technical documentation, approval and release of technical equipment, follow up on open issues, review and evaluation of technical documentation and supplier offers.
• Responsible for the execution of the work packages as defined in the PDP and maintain the requested documentation in SAP and in project folder.
• Coordination of project specific processes in the PDP with the corresponding participants (BU, CoCs, proto shop, plants, suppliers, …)
• Process related optimization of products in alignment with the BAT development departments
• Creating of launch plan for a project in a plant incl. timing, costs, single part deliveries, machine capacity, manning in the different departments (of the plant) and summary in a launch budget
• Run project in QCT and reporting for the projects in area of responsibility with the requested tools
• Evaluation, try out and implementation of new technologies
• Consolidated reporting (QCT) to projects in the area of responsibility, staffing of upcoming projects with all project participants and planning of capacities and budget in the department

Skills

APQP/PPAP experience

Cross-functional coordination

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field

Job description

BENTELER Automotive Corporation is seeking an experienced Launch Manager in the United States to lead production-line projects, manage equipment installation and commissioning, and ensure timely, budget-conscious readiness for production launches.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement across the PDP, with strong emphasis on APQP/PPAP practices and documentation in SAP.