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Program Manager

by Formet Industries

Position Type: Full-time
Location: St. Thomas, Ontario
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2014
Experience: 5 Years

Job Description

Formet Industries is a division of Magna International Inc.; a leading global supplier of technologically advanced automotive systems, components and complete modules. As the most diversified automotive components supplier in the world, Magna designs, engineers, and manufactures a complete range of exterior and interior vehicle systems.  Magna’s customers, the major automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), recognize the Company for its innovative technology and product design and total vehicle program management.
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Successful graduate of a recognized post-secondary institution in an Engineering or technically related field
  • 5 year’s work experience as an automotive Program Manager with a proven history of results.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Perform all duties and promote themselves in a manner that reflects Formet Expectations and Formet’s Visions/Values through Magna’s Employee Charter.
  • Follow and abide by all government, Legal, Magna and Formet rules and regulations.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement and cost reduction activities.
  • Proactively and effectively manage all programs using the Cosma Program Management Process (CPMP) with specific emphasis on project schedules and successful delivery of milestones that satisfy company requirements for product design, manufacturability, development, quality, cost, performance and timing.
  • Conduct all project phase and gate reviews with the appropriate internal and external stakeholders within the framework of the CPMP system.
  • Initiate, create or maintain all necessary program management documents as per the requirements of the CPMP system.
  • Identify and communicate any impediments to the successful completion of program objectives and milestones to internal and external stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Initiate, recommend or provide solutions that will facilitate correction of any project deliverables that have varied from plan.
  • Oversee day to day adherence to plan and work within the final budget approved for assigned programs/projects by company principals.
  • Identify and communicate any deviations to program budget to internal and external stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Proactively engage and liaise with the required functional disciplines / departments to obtain program support and successful delivery of program milestones.
  • Facilitate executive level interaction between appropriate company, customer and supplier personnel as warranted by program needs.
  • Initiate as required by program deliverables actions to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to product design, development or testing procedures.
  • Participate as required in initial contract evaluations and contribute to the determination of the scope of work for the project.
  • Assist in the coordination of sub-contracted assemblies or testing services necessary to meet program deliverables.
  • Work with Formet’s quality assurance department to develop quality assurance requirements for customer products and their manufacture in a zero-defect environment.
  • Assist in the sourcing and procurement of program related services and other requirements as requested/required by management.
  • Capture best practices/lessons learned during the life of the program and help integrate into improvements of Formet’s CPMP process and standards.
  • On-going support as required/requested to continue to meet customer expectations post start of stabilized production.
  • Perform other duties as designated.

Please submit your resume to recruiting@formet.com
Only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
Thank you for your interest in Formet Industries.