Manufacturing Program Manager Bardi

Manufacturing Program Manager
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Position Overview

The Manufacturing Program Manager will play a critical role in bridging the gap between product engineering and manufacturing operations within the plant.

This position requires a strong background in product and manufacturing engineering to effectively spearhead initiatives that drive technical success from concept to mass production.

This position plays a vital role in enhancing production efficiency and quality, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of product and manufacturing operations.

Key responsibilities include providing technical support for supplier selection, manage JDE Manufacturing Bills of Materials (M-BOM), and coordinate packaging design and implementation.

Additionally, the role involves supporting Plant Quality FRACAS resolution and maintaining traceability of manufacturing changes.

Position Responsibilities

- Act as a liaison between product engineering and manufacturing teams, ensuring alignment on technical requirements and process improvements

- Partner with other cross functional teams, including quality, purchasing, finance and engineering to ensure alignment on production and problem resolution

- Investigate and resolve production issues, including containment and long-term solutions.

- Support FRACAS resolution and maintain manufacturing change traceability.

- Lead production running change implementation

- Drive continuous improvement initiative as well as identifying opportunities to reduce cost and enhance product quality, as well as actively promote a lean culture across the technical organization

- Provide technical input for supplier selection and integration.

- Manage and maintain JD Edwards systems, including Item Masters data and MBOMs, ensuring accuracy and traceability

- Coordinate and specify packaging design that meets customers and supplier requirements

- Promoting Design for Manufacturing (DFm) Concept across the technical organization

- Support process tooling requirements and enhancements.

Position Requirements

- Mechanical Engineering or similar degree, but requisite experience will be considered.

- 7+ years of experience in manufacturing or product engineering, preferably in a plant environment.

- 3-4 years experience in similar role.

- Hands on experience in production issue resolution, ERP systems e. g.

ERP (JDE) and PDM (Windchill).

- IATF 16949 CSR, APQP, ISO14001, ISO45001 standards knowledge is an asset

- Fluent in English in written and spoken with ability to write concise technical documents

- Tier 1 Automotive (manufacturing) experience is preferred

- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification is strongly preferred

- Willingness and potential to manage a small team of engineers and technicians in the future

Key competencies

- Resilience in high-pressure production environments maintaining a holistic and results oriented focus.

- Negotiation and influencing skills to achieve alignment on technical solutions, production improvements and process changes.

- Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in different geographic and cultural contexts.

- Process and efficiency improvement mindset, ability to think out of the box

- Proactive and Problem-Solving attitude.

Why Join Cespira Manufacturing team

- Be part of a cutting-edge team shaping the future of sustainable transportation with a leading technology to decarbonize the heavy duty transportation sector

- Work in a culture that values joy at work, integrity, and collaboration

- Contribute to meaningful projects with a tangible impact in a sustainable organization