Program Manager

Aequor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in Medical Devices seeks a Program Manager to provide technical leadership within their Charlotte, NC team. This full-time position involves managing tool design and fabrication, guiding project planning and execution, and ensuring effective communication across departments. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in injection molding and strong leadership skills, in addition to knowledge of MS Project and Smartsheet.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an injection molding environment.
• 3+ years in a supervisory role with principle-based leadership.
• Strong hands-on, analytical, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and team leadership.
• Oversee cross-functional integration between departments.
• Manage and align appropriate resources for projects.

Skills

Injection molding experience

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

PMP certification or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Aequor

Our client, a leading manufacturer in Medical Devices, is seeking a Program Manager to join their growing team in Charlotte, NC. It is a permanent position.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and team leadership
• Directly or indirectly manage all tool design and fabrication activities, internally and externally, including molds, tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, etc. required by Operations and Quality.
• Lead make/buy decisions on tooling and design.
• Responsible for selection and management of external tool design and build partners globally.
• Responsible for Tool Evaluation/Groom/Approval and related process development/process optimization and documentation.
• Provide timely feedback to internal and external customers on the status of tool fabrication initiatives, including performance against established budgets.
• Oversee cross-functional integration (planning, controlling, executing) within Tooling and Engineering departments, including coordination between customer service, purchasing, production, and engineering.
• Supervise Engineering and Tooling teams, including evaluations, conflict resolution, decision making, escalation processes, and more.

Develop and implement processes

• Initiating: processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.
• Planning: Those processes required to establish project scope, refine objectives, and define the course of action required to attain project objectives
• Executing: Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications
• Monitoring and Controlling: Those processes required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required, and initiate the corresponding changes.

Closing

• The processes performed to finalize all activities across all Process Groups to formally close the project or phase.
• Create and deploy processes including, but not limited to, standard work/standard work instructions for project planning, information flow, and task execution including scope definition and management, and establishing budget/timeline for all approved projects
• Establish workflow to manage and communicate customer's product quality, on-time delivery, configuration, and quality and inventory requirements
• Oversee Smartsheet environment and usage including Design and use of Project Templates

Manage and align appropriate resources

• Personally involved in and accountable for the part, tool, and process design for assigned projects
• Ensure adequate resource capacity of Tool Designers and Tool Builders (internal and external)
• Process adherence

Measurable results

• Metric development
• Forecasting, reporting, variance analysis
• Root cause analysis and countermeasure development and implementation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working in an injection molding environment
• Understanding of the design and build of plastic injection parts and molds, injection molding, and related inspection/quality documentation processes.
• 3+ years of experience in a supervision role modeling principle-based leadership style: direct, motivate, develop, and retain outstanding teams
• Hands-on, analytic, strong communication, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated expertise in project planning and related tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.); PMP certification or equivalent preferred

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Manufacturing and Project Management

Industries

• Manufacturing and Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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