What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract - Program Manager - Chicago area position at Dakkota Integrated Systems?
Key Areas of Responsibility (Answerable for the following end results)
- Assures identification of current and future, customer and internal, program requirements throughout the organization with respect to:
- Content, Manufacturing Requirements, Cost, Design Compliance to Process, Tooling & Equipment, Material, Program Contracts, Process, Timing, Program Resource Allocation, Facilities
- Assures appropriate program planning is consistent with established program objectives and company needs, and they are maintained within established program targets for:
- Safety
- Quality
- Cost
- Timing
- Facilitates Executive-level interaction with Customer, Plant, and Internal Management
- Leads Cross Functional Program Team in execution of Business System, Product Delivery Process (PDP) guidelines, and Engineering Change Process.
- Establishes and communicates to team the Corporate, Division and Program specific deliverable requirements with respect to timing, quality and completeness.
- Monitors and tracks progress.
- Leads monthly program reviews with executive management.
- Ensure overall quality of design PDP deliverables to the Operating Divisions
- Elevates issues of concern, as appropriate, to remove barriers for the team.
- Supports and monitors customer launch / engineering build activities.
- Additional responsibilities:
- Promotes coordination and communication to and within the program team.
- Participates with manufacturing and product engineering in group led design control activities.
- Initiates Purchase Requisition process and approves PR’s for required contracted work.
- Chairs Change Authorization & Implementation Meetings.
- Coordinates engineering change management responsibilities for new and current programs, driving Quoting, Costing, Planning, Implementation, and Closure.
- Coordinates and maintains communications with the customer and Plant Operations for all program activities.
- Leads all program phase review activities for assigned programs.
- Document all activities as required.
- Adhere to all company guidelines for Emergency Evacuation to ensure employee safety.
- Any additional responsibility deemed necessary by management.
Limits of Authority
- Advise Department Manager of those situations that may pose a significant risk to the program, product assurance, facilities, employee safety or customer satisfaction results.
- Initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance relating to product, process & systems.
- Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process or system.
- Initiate, recommend or provide solutions thought the appropriate channels and verify implementation.
- Control further processing and delivery of nonconforming product until the deficiency is corrected.
Basic Education, Experience and Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in technical engineering field preferably Mechanical or Industrial Engineering. Non-technical four-year degree with substantial manufacturing experience is minimal requirements, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Fluent in P.C. applications for cost tracking, budgeting, and various spreadsheet analyses. Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communications.
- Program Manager – Minimum 5 years in automotive manufacturing/engineering environment with prior project team management responsibility. Prefer exposure to both product engineering and manufacturing operations. Work history should demonstrate problem solving and business decision making, presentational ability.
- Able to maintain confidential information.
Internal Training (Minimum Requirements)
- Dakkota Orientation
- Dakkota Vision and Culture
- Departmental Training
o Process – Program and Process Development
o Change Control Database
o Lessons Learned Database
- Company Training
o Information Technology
o Outlook
o Trans4M Overview
o Purchase Requisitions
o Quality Mission Statement
o Expense Reporting
o Travel Management System
Health, Safety and Physical Demand Requirements
- Normal amount of sitting and standing, average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer.
Risks Associated with Job Function
- None
Travel Requirements
- Up to 50% travel required
- Valid driver’s license required
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
