Program Manager

Program Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret various business documents, technical procedures and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Ability to prepare and effectively present information and respond to questions before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office and ERP/MRP Software.
• Technical background a strong plus.
• Experience in a manufacturing or operations environment such as manufacturing, process, power plant, shipyard etc. is a strong plus.
• Nuclear experience either commercial, US Government or military is also a strong plus because of industries and customer’s candidate will be supporting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the implementation of specific customer contracts involving complex computer-based systems and/or government contracts.
• Plans, directs, controls and coordinates financial as well as engineering activities for the program(s), and for achieving financial and technical objectives.
• Define operational direction and institute remedial action(s) in order to satisfy customer requirements while achieving project specific sales targets/goals; gross margin targets; percent delivery on-time; bookings targets/goals; and customer satisfaction.
• Monitors program from project initiation through delivery, interfacing with customer on technical matters.
• Organizes interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the program on schedule and within budget constraints.
• Assess status and risk, generate recovery plans and meet customer expectations and business objectives.
• May support new business proposals.
• Directs subordinates to achieve assignments using established guidelines, procedures and policies by providing leadership to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks and checking work at frequent intervals to ensure production goals are met within organization goals of budget, time requirements and high level of quality.
• May supervise lower-level supervisors and/or professional staff and may supervise semi-skilled nonexempt employees which include some or all of the following: assemblers, technicians, machinists, welders, operators and clerical support, providing guidance to employees according to established policies and management guidance.
• Ensure that departments within the organization reach goals within budget and a high level of quality.
• Interacts with subordinates and/or functional peer groups regarding exchange or presentation of information.
• Determines work schedules and overtime (if applicable) and allocation of resources and equipment. Resolves problems as they occur.
• Pursues new ways to improve the efficiency of production. Develops, plans and administers procedures. Recommends changes to unit or sub-unit policies. Coordinates, develops and implements standard operating procedures for functional area.
• Manages the adherence to prescribed procedures to ensure first pass quality meets or exceeds planned goals.
• Confers with department supervisors or leads to determine status of assigned projects.
• Prepares reports.
• Identifies obstacles to achieving business goals and provides solutions or seeks assistance.
• Ensures the working environment is clean, organized and safe for employees at all times. Understands and ensures staff complies with all safety and environmental policies and practices.
• Works to avoid erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results that may cause scrap, rework, use of excessive overtime, and/or delays in schedules.
• Prepares and presents budgetary recommendations.
• Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors, outside customers, and functional peer groups at various management levels. Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific project/schedules.
• Establishes operational objectives and assignments to subordinate managers. Objectives are reviewed by senior management to determine success of operation and are involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies which affect immediate operation(s) and may also have companywide effect.
• Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions and/or customers.
• May be tasked to change the thinking, or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations.
• Manages the activities of two or more sections or departments through subordinate managers who exercise full supervision in terms of costs, methods and employees.
• Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100, NQA-1
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/6 Sigma/Kaizen
• Knowledge of specific software (design, analysis, ERP…)
• Ability to travel (domestically/internationally) approximately +/-15%.
• US Citizenship with ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.
• U.S. Person for access to ITAR-Controlled Technical Data.