Engineering Program Manager - Columbia, United States - FPC of Savannah

Description

Great opportunity for a Program Manager to work for a global FORTUNE manufacturer located outside of Columbia, SC.

Our client is a climate control solutions manufacturer looking for a Program Manager to have full technical responsibility for planning, organizing and conducting independent technical projects for the engineering support of manufacturing operations

Responsibilities

• Collaborate, plan, coordinate and execute New Product Introductions.
• Manage activities, schedules, resources, budgets, and clearly communicate to a cross-functional team consisting of manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, materials, and production through the process of new implementations.
• Provide complex advisory support in the design, fabrication, modification and evaluation of manufacturing operations.
• Conceive and plan projects involving major production activities, exploration of product and/or process problems, and the definition and selection of new concepts and approaches in manufacturing operations.
• Conduct independent technical investigations involving the application of complex technical principles.
• Evaluate test and production data, prepare technical analysis, and recommend manufacturing methods and processes required to meet design objectives on new or improved products and/or processes.
• Coordinate complex technical matters relating to assembly drawing interpretation, Engineering Change Notices, rework, and manufacturing difficulties and specifications.
• Serve as a liaison with other areas to secure specialized resources and contributions for the project.
• Select and manage the activities of contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare reports to communicate project status within and beyond the project team
• As needed, participate in or lead various projects that may involve manufacturing capacity, cost out initiatives, productivity or other business objectives
• Be the lead advocate for product design optimization for manufacturing, which requires extensive product knowledge of all platforms

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing setting
• Must be familiar with or possess the ability to obtain familiarity with all assembly and fabrication processes at all residential facilities in order to provide input for design/manufacturing optimization
• Detail oriented to effectively track project schedules and capital spending