Program Manager Jobs

Job Number: 56748

Group: Cosma International

Division: DECO AUTOMOTIVE EAST

Job Type: Permanent/Regular

Location: Etobicoke

Group Description

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

What Deco Offers

At Deco Automotive, company culture is central to the work experience. Employees at Deco enjoy many different company benefits including:

• A strong focus on safety and health and wellness (fitness membership discounts, subsidized cafeteria, and year-round access to a private park)
• Team appreciation lunches and events
• Profit Sharing Plan
• Group RRSP matching program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Competitive extended health benefits
• Four (4) paid personal days
• A great work experience with a diverse and dedicated workforce
• Continuous Improvement and Development Culture
• Three (3) paid family emergency days
• Seven (7) paid sick/emergency days

Your New Role

The Program Manager manages all engineering related program tasks from design, development, validation testing, fabrication, process layout and culminating in production start, continuous improvement initiatives and service part requirements.

What You Will Need to Succeed

• Strong organizational and Leadership skills
• Ability to work overtime to meet customer needs
• Demonstrate the ability to understand and manage projects (APQP)
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to uphold confidentiality
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Engineering or Business degree/diploma
• Five (5) years related experience in the automotive industry
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced working environment
• Flexibility to travel in Ontario and abroad
• Fundamental computer skills using Microsoft Office suite (including MS Project)
• Two (2) years project management experience

As a Program Manager, You Will

• Understands, promotes and lives by Magna’s philosophies and Employee Charter
• Establishes, administers and implements program budgets with commercial team
• Lead APQP meetings, driving accountability
• Knows how to lead a team to execute.
• Always involves a cross functional team to ensure all facets of the program are assessed for feasibility and cost with each change.
• Takes ownership of program requirements and drives accountability in completion of tasks on time as per timeline. When timelines are at risk, takes necessary action to correct.
• Liaises with external and internal customers
• Knows and understands process documentation and customer specific requirements as they relate to the program
• Provides feedback to functional area leader in support of annual performance review
• Performs other duties as required
• Involved in business development process including new and replacement business.
• Supports and coordinates with Department Leaders in preparation of RFQs and proposals, statement of work and specifications and execution of contract requirements
• Able to work under pressure and in stressful conditions from time to time.
• Addresses resource gaps to leadership to ensure success of the program
• Understands and ensures adherences to customer contract requirements; develops necessary response when customer requirements put program at risk.
• Identifies, plans for and implements cost reduction and/ or quality improvement initiatives based on product, productivity and/ or process improvements throughout the project life time
• Develops and governs program timing schedules and milestones for development, prototype and production (CPMP)
• Leads personnel dedicated to the project.
• Discusses and provides regular updates of project status to management (CPMP)
• Follows and complies with all Operational Procedures and Policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook, Quality and Environment programs (ie. TS16949, ISO14001)
• Adheres to Deco Automotive’s core values; integrity, respect, trust, honesty, fairness and loyalty
• Effectively identifies potential issues within the program and develops robust and cost mitigating solutions. Able to clearly communicate to management as required.
• Maintains strong working relationships with, and takes a consultative role in key program executing functions of (a) Manufacturing, (b) Quality Assurance and (c) Materials in support of customer expectations
• Oversees program related engineering change activity with a focus on adherence to established processes, timely change implementation and cost control

Safety Performance Requirements

• Accepts personal responsibility to plan and conduct their work safely in compliance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act as well as company policies and guidelines
• Responsible for good housekeeping in your area
• Understands, promotes, and lives by Magna’s philosophies and the Employee’s Charter

Additional Information

Accommodations for disabilities in relation to the job selection process are available upon request.

Awareness. Unity. Empowerment.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.