Program Manager, Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement

CareerArc; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401K

Life insurance

Job summary

Bay Advanced Technologies, a subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies, seeks an experienced Program Manager to oversee new product builds, continuous improvement initiatives, and operations strategy across cross-functional teams. You will drive project initiation, planning, and execution while coordinating with Operations, Sales, and customers to resolve technical and operational issues.

The role emphasizes process improvement, NPI, quality control, and cost management, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related field.
• Prior program management experience in a manufacturing environment, process engineering, product development or supply chain management.
• Project management: ability to organize and manage multiple projects at once.
• Ability to analyze issues and drive resolution at tactical and strategic levels.
• Technical skills in process improvement, new product introduction, quality control and costing.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects through initiation, planning and execution phases while monitoring performance to ensure deliverables.
• Communicate project/program status updates up and down the organization and to external customers, escalating key issues and driving solutions.
• Develop project plans, scope, budgets, schedules and other documents.
• Act as primary interface between Operations, Sales and customers, driving closure on issues.
• Direct resource allocation and production schedules to ensure operations readiness.
• Collaborate with Materials and interface with vendors to manage material availability and improve supply chain responsiveness.
• Analyze underperforming processes to identify pain points and develop efficiency improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to scale operations through automation, tooling and system enhancements.
• Lead initiatives to improve project management methodologies and implement best practices.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Analysis and problem-solving

Process improvement

Supply chain coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related field

Job description

Bay Advanced Technologies, a subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies, seeks an experienced Program Manager to oversee new product builds, continuous improvement initiatives, and operations strategy across cross-functional teams. You will drive project initiation, planning, and execution while coordinating with Operations, Sales, and customers to resolve technical and operational issues.

The role emphasizes process improvement, NPI, quality control, and cost management, with a focus on