Manufacturing Project Manager

TRS Staffing is seeking a dynamic Manufacturing Project Manager for a full time/direct hire opportunity in Anderson, SC with a leading automotive supplier.
Status of Hire: full time, direct hire, salaried
Relocation Assistance: available
Compensation: $85-130K DOE Industry: Automotive parts manufacturing
Project Management:
• Defines initial Statement of Work of manufacturing perimeter including extended team, regarding project perimeter, development budget (hours, hourly rate, travel cost) and Optimap Work Packages,
• Defines and sets up the project planning,
• Manages the manufacturing project reviews, consolidates actions and provides reporting and action plans,
• Participates to design reviews and QUAD reviews.
• Assures that the Launch Readiness (led by the Launch Manager) are well organized
Manufacturing:
• Works regarding to HSE requirements
• Can be involved in upstream phases of the project (expertise phase, acquisition phase),
• Depending on project size, will either take in account activities of the extended team,
• According to the project deliverable steps, defines global industrial scenario. This takes in account production process (paint, assembly) and supply chain (packaging, physical & information flows),
• Is accountable for the use of Plastic Omnium Manufacturing standards in a lean manufacturing way,
• Gives design for manufacturing requirements to product design and ensures the integration,
• Makes sure with the plant that its capacity is in line with project volumes,
• Is responsible for industrialization phase in production plant and SILs. For that purpose he/she takes the lead on the different manufacturing means after the transfer in plant done by the different metier technicians (PPx),
• Manages project Manufacturing economical perimeter (cycle time, number of operators, investments, and supply chain costs (transport, SILS)…). Tracks perimeter changes due to customer and reports to the PM,
• Makes sure the ind. Perf. are the best in class (non added value activities are eliminated).
Budget management:
• Determines the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
• Allocates the budget to his extended team & guarantees resource availability with the manager
• Determines internal and external perimeter regarding SOW,
• Tracks perimeter changes due to customer or internal ones and reports to the PM. Proposes adjustments and modifications linked to perimeter evolution during project life time,
• Insures the follow up of project budget and releases warnings to PM and métiers managers in case of gaps.
• Contributes to investment optimization
Continuous Improvements:
• Participates to continuous improvements for job, organizations and methodology,
• Participates to capitalization and to productivity actions,
• Participates to definition and realization of progress plan,
• At the end of the project, participates to the closure of project and gives feedback regarding best practices and difficulties,
• Depending on the project size, he can also handle himself some activities of the extended team
Senior assembly engineer or plant engineer.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s with experience or Master’s degree
Manufacturing development and/or activities for automotive industry