Hitachi Energy Ltd. Harrodsburg , KY 40330
Posted 1 week ago
Location:
Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States
Job ID:
R0039071
Date Posted:
2024-01-22
Company Name:
HITACHI ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.
Profession (Job Category):
Project/Program Management
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
Job Description:
Job Summary:
Plans and manages activities of a designated project(s) to ensure goals and objectives are accomplished within a prescribed time frame and within funding parameters by performing any combination of all essential duties and responsibilities as related to product launch activities. The launch program manager will be the "conductor" of new launch and current production manufacturing plant activities related to the product. They will be responsible for change management by ensuring that appropriate approvals, review, validation, and company best practices for quality and documentation are followed. The launch program manager will lead the pre-build planning meeting with the Cross Function Team (CFT) to ensure that each build is properly supported across all departments to accomplish the stated goal for product shipment, data collection, and process development. They will have responsibility for reporting production site status in local and global cross functional meetings and will support customer requirements.
Job Responsibilities
Manage plant activity time lines to meet customer deliverables
Program timing
Align with PM and maintain schedule of plant activities
Work Order / Sample management
The launch program manager will lead the pre-build planning meeting with the CFT to ensure that each build is properly supported across all departments to accomplish the stated goal for product shipment, data collection, and process development.
Lead WO internal meeting
Track all processes from WO creation to shipment
Identify what each site team is required to meet the schedule
Schedule & management of build through HK processes
Follow up on process requirements (DN, documentation, etc)
Follow through on shipment process
Change management
The launch program manager will lead the change management meeting with the CFT to ensure that each change has an implementation schedule and is approved through the customer process.
Lead for schedule creation and implementation of SREA changes in plant.
Support customer change management meeting
Open Issues
The launch program manager will systematically follow up on open action items and assist in driving closure of issues to support the launch schedule.
Manage plant activity to meet internal deliverables
Phase Gate requirements and milestones
Align with PM overall gate schedule and lead plant preparation
Communication to plant management and CFT/GCFT
CFT/GCFT meeting: Support
Daily Genba: Support
xEV Weekly report: Support
Plant bi-weekly status meeting: Support
Open Issues
The launch program manager will systematically follow up on open action items related to the plant and assist in driving closure of issues to support the launch schedule.
KPI
Daily KPI meeting: Support
Program KLI's: Support
Qualifications
Be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
Be able to perform duties utilizing current company software applications
Have excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills
Perform duties in an ethical and professional manner.
Excellent analytical and communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project
High level of customer interface experience
Ability to work independently with minimal direction
Well organized, detail oriented
Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management or related area preferred.
Experience: 5 years prior related experience preferred.
Working Conditions:
Physical Demands: Standard 40 hours per week with occasional overtime required. Work environment is typical office setting with occasional production floor activities.
Travel: Domestic and international travel may be required as needed.
Work Environment: Primarily in a professional business office with exposure to testing areas and periodic exposure to manufacturing areas.
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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Hitachi Energy Ltd.