Project Manager (Manufacturing)
Kepler Communications
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- Manage the schedules generated for production and plan out the upcoming 7 days in greater detail. Provide constructive feedback on program build schedules to program managers and Director of Manufacturing.
- Manage weekly production plan meetings to review upcoming week’s priorities and schedule.
- Measure time tracking for assembly and test and provide feedback and solution for variance from original estimates.
- Communicate to task owners the necessary information to enable successful on-time task completion including the priorities of the week and any potential conflicts for resources.
- Develop a strong understanding of the dependencies of production tasks and be able to influence an adaptive and highly efficient production team.
- Cut work orders for traceability and support BOM communication with the Supply Chain team. Coordinate closely with supply chain on materials readiness to execute for the upcoming 20 business days of production.
- Support the generation of, or directly generate, work orders for build, rework, or test activities to move the production schedule forward.
- Own risk mitigation steps to remove future production roadblocks, as directed by systems, integration, and production leadership.
- Develop reports on key performance indicators of the production line that best reflect optimized velocity and minimized waste and report on behalf of manufacturing at a monthly Program Management Review.
- Work closely with the Program Management Office on best practices and ensure that Kepler Engineering and Production remain closely aligned.
- Train on various production tasks and be willing to provide surge support for temporary staffing issues.
- Be willing and flexible to work morning or evening shifts (when necessary) and manage critical daily stand-up activities to execute highly aggressive timelines as needed, including end-of-day syncs between programs, supply chain, technicians, and test engineering.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in relevant field.
- 1-2 years of experience in project management, production, or manufacturing engineering.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Very strong organizational skills.
Bonus Points:
- Knowledge and/or experience with hardware production.
- Knowledge and/or experience with hardware and software integrations.
- Knowledge and/or experience with production staff modelling.
- Knowledge and/or experience in aerospace systems engineering.
- Knowledge and / or experience in Program Management for Space.
- Knowledge and / or experience in aerospace manufacturing.
- Knowledge and / or experience in test engineering.
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