Program Manager (Parts Manufacturing)
Job Location:
San Marcos, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Job Title: Program Manager (Parts Manufacturing)
Reports to: VP of Production
Location: San Marcos Texas
We have one goal: to manufacture quality magnets! We are looking for exceptional individuals who want to learn build and lay a foundation for our company for the years to come.
About this role:
The Program Manager is responsible for managing customer programs new product introduction (NPI) activities and sample coordination within a manufacturing environment. This role serves as the primary liaison between customers engineering operations production quality and supply chain teams to ensure the successful execution of customer requirements project timelines and product launches. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management communication and operational coordination skills with the ability to drive programs from initial customer request through production readiness and launch.
What good is a job without great benefits to reward your hard work
What We Have To Offer:
- Competitive Base
- Medical/Dental/Vision insurance on day 1 of employment
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with Employer contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan and match program
- Short Term Disability (Employer Paid)
- Long Term Disability (Employer Paid)
- Paid Time Off (eligible after 90 days of employment)
- Sick Leave (eligible after 90 days of employment)
- Company Paid Holidays
Diversity
At Noveon Magnetics we believe our diversity makes us who we are and we strive every day to build a culture where everyone feels welcome.
What Youll Be Doing:
Managing the life cycle of customer programs from initial request and conceptphases through successful production launch and ongoing engineering support.
Coordinating and tracking all New Product Introduction (NPI) activities acrossdesign engineering operations production quality planning and supply chain
departments to guarantee perfect cross-functional alignment.
Monitoring and updating complex project schedules critical path milestonesproject risks and resource deliverables to ensure programs remain strictly on
schedule.
Driving comprehensive production readiness activities including technicalmanufacturing documentation process validation reviews work instructions and
robust launch execution planning.
APQP PPAP & Quality Delivery
Directing and managing the structured APQP (Advanced Product QualityPlanning) process from initial phase-gates to final manufacturing handoff.
Partnering directly with the Quality Department to compile review track anddeliver formal PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) packages and customer
submissions to secure swift compliance approvals.
Overseeing the logistical tracking of customer sample requests custom prototypebuilds manufacturing qualification runs and technical engineering submissions.
Commercial Alignment & Customer Interface
Serving as the definitive primary point of contact for customer communicationsregarding program timelines delivery commitments engineering change notices
(ECNs) and floor production status.
Partnering closely with the Business Development and Applications Engineeringteams to assess new opportunities scope technical feasibility and align
commercial priorities with operational capabilities.
Proactively coordinating customer timing expectations and technicalrequirements back to internal teams ensuring customer timelines directly match
company engineering and manufacturing capacities
Maintaining highly accurate program documentation change management logsstatus milestone tracking reports and comprehensive historical customer
records.
Driving strategic continuous improvement initiatives focused on shorteningprogram execution cycles tightening cross-team communication and elevating
launch performance.
Collaborating hand-in-hand with manufacturing and quality teams to swiftlyresolve floor production bottlenecks process non-conformances or customerrelated field concerns.
We are looking for someone who:
Possesses 37 years of professional experience in program management automotivelaunch management engineering coordination or manufacturing project management.
Can exhibit a solid experience within an automotive (tier-1/tier-2) aerospace industrialmanufacturing or high-volume precision production environment.
Has hands-on track record supporting multi-tiered New Product Introduction (NPI)cycles and complex product launch activities.
Can display exceptional organizational customer-facing communication and fastpaced problem-solving skills with a proven ability to successfully balance multiple
complex projects and deadlines simultaneously.
Has a high proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite modern project tracking tools androbust ERP/MRP manufacturing systems.
Holds a strong practical knowledge of automotive core tools specifically APQP phasegating FMEA Control Plans and compilation of PPAP levels.
Possesses demonstrated success working cross-functionally with customer accountexecutives sales/business development personnel and applications engineering teams
to negotiate priorities and scope lines.
Has a strong working familiarity with ISO 9001 IATF 16949 or similar regulatedaerospace/industrial quality management systems.
Is highly detail-oriented with exceptional follow-through internal accountability andcomfort adapting within fast-paced manufacturing dynamics.
Physical Requirements:
- Able to move up to 50lbs.
- Can wear PPE.
- Comfortable standing for long periods of time up to and exceeding 60 minutes.
- Can make repetitive movements including but not limited to sitting squatting and walking up and down stairs.
- Can withstand the manufacturing/furnace environment with exposure to heat dust and industrial equipment.
About Noveon Magnetics
At Noveon Magnetics were reimagining the rare earth magnet industry and changing the way we electrify the world. Were a fast-growing diverse team of scientists engineers entrepreneurs and innovators from across the globe united by a shared mission to support the commercialization of our magnet manufacturing technology and forge a new path toward resource efficiency resource independence and a low-carbon economy.
As the only U.S manufacturer of permanent rare earth magnets essential to a range of technologies that rely on an electric motor--from electric vehicles to medical devices to aerospace and defense systems to clean energy--were ushering in an electric future that is 100% Made in America. All our operations from R&D through production assembly and delivery are conducted out of our state-of-the-art manufacturing center in San Marcos Texas.
Noveon Magnetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin citizenship ancestry religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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