Strategic Program Manager - Manufacturing & Operations

Applied Industrial Technologies; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Employee assistance

Job summary

Bay Advanced Technologies, an Applied Industrial Technologies company, is seeking an experienced Program Manager to oversee projects and programs related to new product builds, continuous improvement, and operations strategy across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include leading planning and execution, coordinating with Operations, Sales and customers, managing budgets and schedules, and driving improvements in processes and efficiency within a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects through initiation, planning and execution phases while monitoring performance to ensure deliverables are met.
• Communicate project/program status updates upward and downward through the organization and to external customers in a timely manner while escalating key issues and driving solutions.
• Develop project plan, scope, budget, schedule and other project documents as required.
• Act as the primary interface between Operations, Sales and the customer while driving closure on technical and operational issues.
• Direct resource allocation and production schedules to ensure operations readiness.
• Collaborate with the Materials team and interface with vendors to manage material availability and improve supply chain responsiveness.
• Analyze underperforming processes to identify operational pain points and develop solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage continuous improvement projects to scale operations through automation, tooling and system enhancements.
• Lead initiatives to improve project management methodologies and implement industry best practices within the Operations organization.

Skills

Program management in manufacturing

Process engineering

Product development

Supply chain management

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

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

Job description

Bay Advanced Technologies, an Applied Industrial Technologies company, is seeking an experienced Program Manager to oversee projects and programs related to new product builds, continuous improvement, and operations strategy across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include leading planning and execution, coordinating with Operations, Sales and customers, managing budgets and schedules, and driving improvements in processes and efficiency within a manufacturing setting.