Program Project Manager

Do you want to share your leadership and project management skills with us and help us to continue to grow our company and deliver life-saving products to our customers?

Reporting to the General Manager, the Program Manager is responsible for developing and leading a cross-functional team in the development of any large-contract new products that meet customer specifications. Responsible for overall program success in terms of budget, schedule, and technical performance. In coordinating large production contracts, the Program Manager is responsible for working with Sales and customers, and the General Manager to ensure that the plant has the necessary customer perspective to support providing the best possible customer experience. This includes working with Engineering and the Production Team to develop and modify production plans based on customer needs and internal capabilities to support those needs.

The Role:· Manages the program to ensure that all disciplines are delivering as needed, such as having enough human resources, on-time delivery of materials, and all work orders launched for proper manufacturing through the production process.· Works cross functionally to ensure that the plant understands all specifications required for the successful preparation and production of deliverables and to identify any potential risks as early as possible and facilitate the cross-functional development of work-around plans so that customer expectations can be met (i.e. shipping requirements, build specifications).· Helps to develop and oversee the assembly order of operations involved to build complex products. Works with cross-functional management team to set expectations, quality checkpoints, and ensure that process flow and documentation sets the program up for success.· Supervises changes or alterations that are made to manufacturing documentation packages throughout the duration of the program and ensure that the manufacturing team understands and incorporates this in the build process. Assist with building out work instructions as needed.· Ensure the program meets quality and labor efficiency goals; monitor manufacturing build times and problem-solve and process or people inefficiencies to maximize output success.· Drives the cross-functional teams to be prepared and organized for third-party inspections.· Provides strategic guidance to the company's managers about program oversight, facilitating communication among a program's cross-functional team.· Drives for excellence, keeps teams informed of the customer expectations.· Ensures the production team is properly following work instructions, quality procedures during the build of the program and if any deviations, brings issues and solutions to production management.· Provide leadership within the program and across the company where appropriate.· Communicate problems and challenges and celebrate successes; help to recognize the program’s success.

The Person· Driven leader with a can-do attitude.· Excellent project management skills; able to lead groups using influence, data, and goals.· Demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvement efforts.· Ability to manage cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with all stakeholders.· Strong time management and organization skills· Understanding of production processes· Ability to deal with issues timely, solution-focused; and,· Ability to work in both a team environment and independently as required. Desired· Experience in product manufacturing or general manufacturing.· Experience with Lean Manufacturing concepts.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLSRequired· Effective and professional relationships with co-workers within and outside their department.· Effective and productive communications skills; speaks well, communicates ideas clearly.· Conducts self in a professional manner; always treats others with respect; does not tolerate discrimination based on race, gender, religion, ethnic background, or national origin.· Manages multiple priorities professionally with minimum disruption; organized and proactively manages environment; responds to unexpected challenges successfully without losing track of daily responsibilities; prioritizes workload in order of importance; follows through with job assignments.· Learns, applies, and retains new methods and information; creative in solving problems; exhibits a “can-do” attitude with a positive approach to challenges.

Company DescriptionWing Inflatables, Inc., located in Arcata, CA, is a leading provider of lightweight and agile inflatable products for rescue workers, the Coast Guard, Navy SEALs, river rafting guides, and kayakers. With over 30 years of experience, we prioritize safety and performance to ensure our customers can confidently navigate the water.