Senior Program Manager

Velosity; Forest Lake (MN); On-site; USD 116,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life and disb

401(k) with company match

PTO, holidays, and paid parental leave

Job summary

Velosity Forest Lake is seeking an experienced engineering leader for on-site development and tooling projects in a contract manufacturing environment. The role focuses on managing new tooling programs, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring quality and schedule adherence for high-impact initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings many years in injection molding engineering, strong project management capabilities, and a track record of driving continuous improvement while supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field is required.
• 8 years' engineering experience in an injection molding environment preferred.
• 5 years of managing cross-functional projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product development projects and teams following internal procedures.
• Coordinate communication from multiple sources to customers and suppliers.
• Create timelines, define deliverables and monitor cost, schedules, and risks.
• Oversee tool shop activities, mold design reviews, and quotations.
• Provide guidance to teams and ensure changes meet scope and quality requirements.
• Mentor other program managers and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with sales and estimating to pursue new opportunities.

Skills

8 years experience in engineering (inj

5 years cross-functional project mgmt

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Velocity Forest Lake

Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:30pm

The typical pay range for this role: $116,000 - $175,000 a year.

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography, internal equity and other relevant factors.

This is an on-site position supporting our Forest Lake location.

This position includes a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Insurance: Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans.
• Other Benefits Include: 401(k) with company match, PTO, holidays, and paid parental leave.

Who is Velosity?

Velosity Forest Lake is not your typical manufacturing company.

Founded in 1972, we are a state-of-the-art, custom contract manufacturer and injection molder providing creative solutions to our customers' unique manufacturing challenges.

At Velosity, our culture & values are our competitive advantage. Engrained in everything we do are our values of Collaboration, Results-Driven, Continuous Improvement, Integrity, and Customer Satisfaction. Sound like you? Apply to join our team today.

What You'll Love about Velosity:

• A competitive compensation package with generous benefits covering health care, disability, life insurance, 401(k), and more
• Generous PTO offerings & 9 paid holidays annually
• Continued Education opportunities through our tuition reimbursement program
• Great opportunities for growth & advancement
• A family centric environment that is focused on our values

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field preferred, or equivalent experience in a contract manufacturing environment, preferably in regulated industries
• 8 years' experience in engineering field in an injection molding environment managing new tooling projects, preferred
• 5 years managing projects that require cross-functional disciplines, preferred

Essential Duties:

• Work cooperatively with all employees.
• Lead new product development projects, and project teams, following internal procedures for project development and quality system processes, demonstrating effective leadership throughout all product development phases. Direct and assume responsibility for the activities of the team (some dotted line responsibilities may be required).
• Proactively consolidate communication from multiple sources to effectively communicate issues, project schedules and updates to customers and suppliers as needed. Provide a single point of contact for customers including managing customer relationships.
• Create project timelines, define customer deliverables and create project plans for project execution. Monitor, control and communicate overall cost, schedules, risks and deliverables to all stakeholders. Understand and manage workloads placed at tool shops and other external suppliers to ensure lead times meet or exceed quoted lead times.
• Assume responsibility for all aspects of development projects to ensure all changes in scope are identified and documented. Oversee the quotation process and ensure change is effectively implemented and internal and external expectations are understood and maintained.
• Complete mold specification sheets, request quotations and place purchase orders with the selected tool shop(s); initiate Redline Review documentation for the team's review. Conduct internal and external (as required) Tool Design Reviews and provide feedback to the tool shop while applying lessons learned from previous designs. Review the final mold design to ensure all updates have been included from Tool Design Review.
• Be present when molds are sampled to provide support to the process engineering team and to better understand, evaluate and address quality and functional issues. Ensure all issues and feedback identified in the sampling phase are reviewed and resolved and that resolution is communicated to the process engineering team.
• Work with the quality team to identify and resolve all dimensional issues and provide directions to the tool shop(s) regarding the necessary steel adjustments.
• Provide feedback to tool shops regarding delivery, workmanship and performance (vendor scorecard). Update the preferred vendor list and investigate/ evaluate new tool shops as necessary.
• Proactively anticipate the needs of the customer and/or project and develop plans to mitigate risks encountered during the project.
• Ensure the correct resources are identified and monitor the work of the resources to ensure valued contribution to the success of the project. Escalate resource issues as appropriate.
• Pursue opportunities for additional business working closely with sales to identify opportunities and assist estimating in developing proposals.
• Assist in identifying, developing and implementing systems to drive continual improvement in project management and product development processes.
• Mentor other program managers to further develop their role and skills.
• Other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Licensing/Registration/Certification:

• Valid identification and the ability to work legally in the United States.

Work Environment:

This is a non-smoking, professional manufacturing facility with normal lighting, and climate control. This position requires the employee to work on a manufacturing floor where they may be subject to airborne contaminants and chemical odors.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, familial status, disability status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Velocity is an E-Verify employer.

Velocity maintains ITAR-compliant operations in our facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:30pm