Junior Program Manager

•    Ensure a good relationship is kept with the customer at all times, and understand the customer requirements
•    Ensure successful launch and execution of multiple tooling programs simultaneously – timing, quality, cost
•    Manage the customers’ expectations through foresight and suggestion
•    Attend daily production meetings to communicate issues to cross functional team and update APQP weekly
•    Responsible to ensure open and effective communications to cross function team including timing and standards 
•    Host kick-off meetings, design reviews and quality reviews to achieve clear direction with cross functional team
•    Responsible for maintaining “DQEP”, internal timing charts as well as electronic job folders on a daily basis 
•    Manage customer product data, and support engineering with die processing/simulations (FEA)
•    Support the Purchasing, Machining and Tooling teams to find resolutions to critical issues
•    Support the Sales team in quoting Engineering Changes and identifying Invoicing Milestones
•    Support the Finance team in reporting monthly cost estimations per program until completion
•    Support and participate in all Continuous Improvement projects (5S, Lean Manufacturing, TPS, 4DX).
•    Communicate with and manage projects through suppliers considered outsource from Massiv Die Form
•    Ensure all dies are signed off officially by the customer, and the exit strategy during “Home Line” commissioning is professional and successful, as well as receive feedback 
•    Manage conflict, multi-tasking, prioritize deadlines
•    Responsible to carry out duties for Health & Safety, Lock Out, and Environment in accordance with the OHSA  and Environmental Agreement
•    Perform other reasonable duties as required

•    Post-secondary training in Tool & Die or Mechanical Engineering with minimum 2 years relevant work experience in Manufacturing Industry  
•    Finance basics – RFQ, Quotation, Requisition, LOI, PO, Invoice Milestones, etc.
•    Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, Project
•    Basic Catia, Spinfire, SMIRT, UG – able to use and understand CAD
•    GD&T, CMM/white light dimensional report interpretation 
•    Soft Skills – communication, organization, team work, punctuality, critical thinking, willing to learn 
•    Comfortable giving technical presentations or hosting meetings/conferences (WebEx, etc)
•    Interest in Continuous Improvement Suggestion Program
•    All prescribed Health & Safety Training as outlined in the HR Training Matrix, WHMIS, Fire Extinguisher

•    Office environment on day shift – 10 hours per day Mon-Fri 7:00AM start
•    Interaction on shop floor with respective cross functional team members
•    Company mobile phone and laptop computer
•    Local and/or international overnight travel is required for extended periods of time
•    Working with colleagues in China, Europe and Mexico using foreign language and different time zones
•    SA approved safety boots (employee provided) and safety glasses (employer provided) 

Accommodations for disabilities in relation to the job selection process are available upon request.

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