Program Manager (Hot Form)

Role and compensation

Program execution

• Manage program builds across cost, delivery, suppliers, customers, internal production, and engineering changes.
• Host kickoff meetings for cross-functional FEA, process, and design teams.
• Obtain customer sign-off on static and dynamic issues before die shipments and prepare Die Change Reports.
• Prepare and update schedules, timelines, FEMA, BOM, buy-off, feasibility, program-status, and tolerance or process-evaluation reports.
• Provide technical support for quotation studies and hard-tool and soft-tool checks.
• Manage program data, overlays, parts history, DIRT forms, shipment and packaging requirements, and SMIRT models and BOMs.

Schedules, reviews, and controls

• Maintain QEP, customer timelines, APQP timing, cadence documents, milestone trackers, open-issues matrices, and lessons learned.
• Obtain quotes and purchase orders for outsourced work; prepare Part Acceptance Review documents and approve invoices in File Nexus.
• Host die design reviews, check and release die designs for manufacturing, and support pre-manufacturing reviews and soft tooling.
• Participate in contract reviews, QAR, SOW reviews, homeline integration, GD&T reviews, and dimensional quality execution.
• Participate in or lead root-cause, 8D, customer incident, and rework processes.

Launch and collaboration

• Provide cradle-to-grave program support, including homeline commissioning and efficient press-time scheduling against the master timeline.
• Coordinate suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve critical issues and deliver products on time, within budget, and to required quality and engineering levels.
• Support FEA springback studies and correlate actual tryout information with upfront engineering.
• Update program trackers and KPIs; support monthly program cost estimates and continuous improvement.
• Assist sales with engineering-change quotations, new-program initiatives, and die-construction sourcing.
• Support purchasing, machining CAD, tooling, launch, secondary tryout, quality, and fixture-build teams.

Role expectations

• Carry out health and safety, lockout, and environmental duties in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Maintain effective customer and cross-functional communication and understand customer requirements.
• The posting does not state formal education, years of experience, or certifications.

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