Program Manager CNC

Heller Machine Tools LP; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Heller Machine Tools LP is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead automotive and machine tool projects, coordinating design, build, and shipment activities. The role requires strong liaison with customer engineering and Heller Germany teams to ensure alignment on layouts, facilities, and spare parts for multiple project lines.

Responsibilities include preparing progress reports, managing schedules, and coordinating installation and acceptance at customer sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field.
• 5–10 years of Program Management experience in automotive or machine tool industries.
• Minimum 10 years automotive and machine tool experience.
• Program Manager Certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-going technical liaison with customer product engineering on necessary part design issues.
• Coordinate between customer and Heller Germany Engineering and Program Management for machine, process, tooling and fixture design.
• Provide monthly progress reports to customer in Gantt chart form using project management software.
• Maintain and report on open issues lists and change requests.
• Travel to customer plants for program launches and installations when needed.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Project management

Customer liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Program Management Responsibilities; CNC Machine Programs

General Responsibilities:

• Participate in on-going technical liaison with customer product engineering on necessary part design issues, locate, clamp and transfer areas and tolerance concerns
• Act as technical liaison to customers manufacturing/industrial engineers in areas of plant layouts, facilities requirements and spare part requirements
• Technical coordination of machine, process, tooling and fixture design and approval between customer and Heller Germany Engineering and Program Management.
• Provide technical coordination for other Heller divisions providing equipment for this product line, to achieve maximum commonality.
• Work together with the Heller Germany PMO Project Manager on projects assigned a PM.
• Provide monthly progress reports to customer in Gantt chart form using project management software.
• Maintain other Heller standard project management reporting tools such as open issue lists, meeting minutes and Order Change Requests
• Coordinate fixture /gage locate and clamp points with gaging system/CMM suppliers and advise concerning in-process dimensional gaging requirements
• Order ancillary equipment and coordinate technical interface drawings with equipment suppliers.
• Coordinate machine qualification and acceptance of process and duplicate machines at HUS.
• Coordinate installation and tryout of Heller machines at customer site, meeting machine acceptance and timing requirements
• Performance to budgets
• Performance to Project Schedules
• Manpower & resource planning at the site for all ancillary Suppliers
• Coordinate & report out on lessons learned
• Coordination of internal Heller resources for assigned projects
• Signoff of documents for all equipment
• The ability to travel to support Program Launches

Program Management Responsibilities; Crankshaft Machine Programs (If assigned responsibility)

• Monitor program status and assist Heller Germany (HNT) with program needs during machine design, build and shipment.
• Local contact assisting HNT with customer product engineering on necessary part design issues
• Local contact assisting HNT with communication to customers manufacturing/industrial engineers in areas of plant layouts, facilities requirements and spare part requirements
• Provide technical coordination for other Heller divisions providing equipment for the crankshaft machine product line, to achieve maximum commonality.
• Assist HNT with monthly progress reports to customer in Gantt chart form using project management software through machine shipment from Germany.
• Update and distribute monthly progress reports to customer in Gantt chart form using project management software from shipment through final signoff as applicable and requested by HNT.
• Maintain other Heller standard project management reporting tools such as meeting minutes and Order Change Requests
• Monitor and assist HNT with machine qualification and acceptance of process.
• Coordinate installation and tryout of Heller machines at customer site, meeting machine acceptance and timing requirements
• Maintain, update and publish Open Issues Lists for each North American plant installation as applicable and requested by HNT.
• Manpower & resource planning at customer’s site for all ancillary Suppliers together with HNT.
• Coordinate & report out of lessons learned from the installation process together with HNT.
• Coordination of resources during the installation phase together with HNT.
• Coordinate final signoff of all program documents for all equipment together with HNT.
• The ability to travel both international and domestically to customer plants to support Program Launches

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project team members
• No direct supervisory responsibility

Education and Experience

• Requires at least a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and/or 5 to 10 years of Program Management experience and responsibilities
• Minimum 10 years automotive and machine tool experience.
• Applicable Program Manager Certifications, preferred.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Hard Skills
• • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
  • Microsoft Office Product application capability (specifically Word, Excel, Power point and Project)
  • Thorough understanding of H