Job Description
Group Launch Manager - Automotive
Location: Kansas City , Missouri
Industry: Automotive
Job Category: Manufacturing - Plant Management
We are seeking injection molding, program management, tooling, design, and program launch experience.
This will lead to a Director role in the future for the right candidate with Salary, Bonus, Profit Sharing and Benefits day one of hire!
To provide strategic and tactical direction to the Application Engineering Department to ensure that future customer needs will be satisfied. The position is responsible for the Launch Management Team by driving standardization throughout the group while maintaining tooling budget and program profitability targets. All programs must be launched 100% on time and to budget. Managers also manage all program activities for programs assigned to them.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Supply engineering support to sales and production with CAD data, prints, prototypes, parts and customer support to assure a successful product launch.
• Continually develop processes and procedures that simplify the launch process of new parts and engineering changes while assuring quality parts from quality tooling.
• Participates as a member of NPCT or Launch Teams as required.
• Accomplish assigned Program Management tasks in a timely and effective manner.
• RFQ Tooling and process optimization.
• Manage tooling timing and expenses.
• Assure state of the art technologies are employed by the Application Engineering Department.
• Design and develop new processes in the production and application within our niche product area to make Sika a competitive forerunner in our core business.
• Manage and comply with QS-9000 regarding the design of parts for the Automotive Business Unit.
• Manage and launch activity to ensure key timing and milestones are met.
• Develop and manage departmental budget.
• Perform special projects and other duties assigned by the VP, Grandview Operations.
Skills and Certifications
• Automotive Experience
• Injection Molding
• Program Management
Security Clearance Required: No
Visa Candidate Considered: No
Compensation
• Base Salary $100,000 - $142,000
• Full-time
• Benefits - Full
• Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate Commission Compensation - No
• Bonus Eligible - Yes Overtime Eligible - No
• Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes
Candidate Details
• 7+ to 10 years’ experience
• Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
• Management Experience Required - Yes
• Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
• Willingness to Travel - Occasionally
Ideal Candidate
• Automotive manufacturing and Injection Molding.