Senior Production TPM – Engineering Programs Lead

Redwood Materials; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in Sparks, NV is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead Production Engineering initiatives, moving production from current state to full-rate with improvements in throughput, yield, uptime and cost. You will work with process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing engineers to scope, sequence, and install programs on the plant floor.

You will report status, flag schedule risk early, build recovery plans, and work autonomously on the plant floor,

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering, or other evidence of exceptional ability.
• 2-6 years of program or project management experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Proven track record delivering ramp, capacity expansion or continuous improvement in plant.
• Able to read P&IDs, PFDs and equipment specs; discuss with engineers.
• Experience running commissioning, qualification or operational readiness for equipment.
• Familiarity with lean/continuous improvement methods incl. DMAIC/Kaizen; PMP/Green Belt preferred.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, MS Office, and MS Project.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with executives; multitask in fast-paced env.
• Passion for sustainability and making the world a better place.

Responsibilities

• Own the program plan for production engineering projects, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, and acceptance criteria.
• Drive throughput, yield, uptime, and cost-per-unit improvement programs from problem definition through qualification and handoff to operations.
• Sequence engineering work around production and planned outage windows with operations and maintenance.
• Run the commissioning and qualification path for new and modified equipment, including factory/site acceptance testing.
• Coordinate across process, mechanical, electrical, controls, quality, environment, health and safety, supply chain, and operations.
• Track and report program status, key metrics, and dashboards for site and executive review, surfacing risks early.
• Run post-project reviews, roll learnings into the next program, and mentor other program managers.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Manufacturing processes

P&IDs & PFDs

Equipment commissioning

Data analysis

Risk management

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Autonomy

Education

BS or MS in Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

Redwood Materials in Sparks, NV is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead Production Engineering initiatives, moving production from current state to full-rate with improvements in throughput, yield, uptime and cost. You will work with process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing engineers to scope, sequence, and install programs on the plant floor.

You will report status, flag schedule risk early, build recovery plans, and work autonomously on the plant floor,