Site Installation Program Manager - CNC Machines

Position Summary:

Acts as onsite Program Manager. Tracking schedules, managing priorities, reporting to Program Manager at Heller (Troy, MI) office, communicating status/plans to the customer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Site Program Management Responsibilities; CNC Machine Programs

• General Responsibilities:- Liaison between HELLER, Customer & Rigging Contractor for initial floor layout of machining system- Coordinate receiving of equipment with Customer Plant, ensuring proper unloading & transport of equipment within facility.
  • Maintaining inventory list of equipment received, identifying any material shortages immediately.
  • Direct HELLER onsite personnel on machine installations, machine commissioning & machine qualification with respect to installation schedule
  • Communicate status of installation internally and with customer using HELLER project schedules
  • Maintain other Heller standard project management reporting tools such as open issue lists, meeting minutes and Order Change Requests
  • Manage ancillary equipment suppliers’ onsite activities.
  • Coordinate installation and tryout of Heller machines at customer site, meeting machine acceptance and timing requirements
  • Performance to budgets
  • Performance to Project Schedules
  • Manpower & resource planning at the site for all ancillary Suppliers
  • Coordinate & report out on lessons learned
  • Coordination of internal Heller resources for assigned project.
  • Signoff of documents for all equipment
  • The ability to travel both domestic and international for extended periods to support Program Launches

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate project team members
• No direct supervisory responsibility

Process Owner Responsibilities:

• None

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 8 years manufacturing and machine tool experience.
• Applicable Program Manager Certifications, preferred.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Hard Skills
• Soft Skills

Training Requirements:

• General Safety
• ISO 9001 Quality System Awareness
• ISO 14001 Environmental Awareness
• SAP and SAP ECTR

Physical Demands:

• Some physical exertion required.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and occasionally bend and move about the facility.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Safety glasses may be required while performing specific tasks.
• Hearing protection may be required while performing specific tasks.
• Steel toe safety shoes may be required while performing specific tasks.

Work Environment:

• Works in a manufacturing plant.

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

You should be proficient in:

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment