Program Manager at Cretex Medical Component and Device Technologies
Dassel, MN 55325, USA -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Sep, 25

Salary

97000.0

Posted On

17 Jun, 25

Experience

4 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Assembly, Contract Manufacturing, Microsoft Project, Powerpoint, Root, Excel, Outlook, Iso, Corrective Actions, Lean Manufacturing

Industry

Other Industry

Description

PROGRAM MANAGER POSITION SUMMARY:

The Program Manager will support the Laser Processing business unit, and will be responsible for facilitating all aspects of the engineering projects for assigned customers from the early prototyping stage all the way into a production program. This position acts as the customer advocate and leads customer programs that ensures compliance to customer, industry, and company requirements and standards. This position may supervise employees.
Responsibilities:

PROGRAM MANAGER REQUIREMENTS:

  • Associates Degree in related field
  • 4 years of experience in contract manufacturing and/or engineering role
  • Extensive experience with medical device contract manufacturing
  • Experience managing numerous projects simultaneously using appropriate software tools (i.e. Excel or Microsoft Project) and professionally communicating project status to customers
  • Understanding of Laser Processing and Assembly
  • Knowledge of ISO 13485, and FDA regulations
  • Complete understanding of MRP and DFM principles
  • Experience with the CAPA system
  • Ability to consistently achieve short and long-term business results
  • Experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventative action
  • Knowledge and experience with Lean Manufacturing
  • Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

PROGRAM MANAGER PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • PMP Certification
Responsibilities
  • Administer and manage customer projects through the new product engineering stage gate process to meet requirements, scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations
  • Ensure compliance to the company Quality Management System (QMS), policies and procedures, regulatory agency standards and guidelines, and customer specifications throughout the development cycle
  • Build and maintain a positive working relationship with internal and external customers
  • Direct and assume responsibility for the actions and performance of the NPI cross-functional team. Facilitate teamwork between departments
  • Create project plans/timelines and promote a sense of urgency to ensure successful commercial launch
  • Understand manufacturing capabilities and capacity of the organization
  • Understand manufacturing and engineering processes that relate to the medical device industry
  • Support estimating efforts for company products and services
  • Lead discussions with customers and internal teams on designs, troubleshooting and finding cost-effective solutions
  • Manage/facilitate transfers to production
  • Communicate with customers on a routine basis and provides project plans, timelines, and milestones
  • Proactively recommends, promotes, and supports actions for implementing continuous improvement projects. Assists internal teams with cost reductions, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
  • Work closely with Engineering, Operations/Production, Supply Chain, Scheduling, and Quality to meet or beat customer delivery dates and On-Time-Delivery (OTD) performance
  • Work with Quality to facilitate customer required audits
  • Supports S&OP planning for assigned programs and customers
    Qualifications:
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