Manufacturing Program Specialist Jobs

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Manufacturing Program Specialists at Lyft drive cross-functional initiatives, leveraging strong leadership, planning, communication, and collaboration skills. Our Specialists are commercially astute and technically strong with manufacturing engineering, factory build, automation or test systems, or facilities construction experience. They focus on ensuring that our Hardware Supply Canada teams have a cohesive cross functional program plan and executes aggressively to this plan. They are problem solvers who make things happen around them by setting clear goals and inspiring teams to deliver.

Specialists are both strategic and tactical and do what it takes to successfully deliver key programs that have a material impact on the business. They are expected to own the project plan, chair associated governance meetings, develop cohesion between teams, solve problems and escalate as required. This will also include picking up and completing project related tasks as may be required.

In addition to the specific applied program management responsibilities, this position is expected to contribute to the maturity of the overall function. This includes creating and refining processes, tools and templates that can be applied across all projects and categories worldwide.

This exciting role will be focused on hardware supply chain solutions to meet our riders micro-mobility needs.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure product design is optimized for manufacture and assembly;
• Lead cross functional teams in the development, implementation and continuous improvement of production to deliver micro-mobility vehicles and infrastructure in cities;
• Leverage technical expertise in tooling, equipment manufacturing, hardware development, test, and shipment to identify and manage production risks, including production delays, quality issues, and supply chain disruptions;
• Travel periodically to supplier’s manufacturing sites.
• Drive accountability internally and externally to ensure Lyft is maintaining its production (supply) commitments to stakeholders;
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding to ensure the compliance of industry regulations, standards, and best practices;
• Manage and drive production scheduling with clear response to forecast documentation, recurring inventory assessment through a standardized clear to build tool, and develop capacity plans that support on time delivery in full of products to customers;
• Build lean processes that drive cross-functional and cost-effective development of hardware solutions;
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall production quality;
• Establish and maintain clear and effective communication with cross functional teams, including engineering, supply chain, quality, and logistics;

Experience:

• Knowledge of UL / CSA / CE / CB / CCC standards will be considered an asset;
• Excellent oral and written skills in English and French;
• Experience with product lifecycle beginning with NPI;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills;
• Independent self-starter with high degree of confidence and business acumen;
• 3+ years of industry experience working in Program Management;
• Bachelor's degree in engineering with a specialty in industrial, electrical or mechanical engineering;
• Familiarity with Arena, Oracle, Jira, Confluence, Mode, gSuite;
• Self motivated, reliable, passionate, and can keep to deadlines;
• Solid team player; can work cooperatively and effectively in a team environment;
• Good management of priorities and able to manage several projects in parallel;
• PMP or APMP Certification is a plus.
• Strong consultative, analytical, and problem solving skills;

Benefits:

• 10 paid sick days per year regardless of province
• Mental health benefits
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Family building benefits
• 4 Floating Holidays each calendar year prorated based off of date of hire
• Access to a Health Care Savings Account
• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits

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