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Takeappropriate actionto resolve any cost tracking problems or issues.\nAdvanced Product Quality Planning management.\nResponsible for conformity to product requirements and has the authority to stop production to correct quality problems.\n\n Education and Qualifications:\n\nBachelor’s Degree in related fieldplus7years of relevant experience oraMaster’s Degreeand 5 years of related experience\nComputer skillsutilizingMicrosoft office tools,including project and planner.\nDemonstrated ability to solve complex problems.\nDemonstrated verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence others.\nProven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.\nExperience leading diverse or cross-functional teams/projects (preferred).\nManufacturing or technical knowledge (preferred).\nMust be willing and able to travel 50% of the time.\nAbility to calculate figures anduse advanced mathematical skills.\nProven ability to interpretandextensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.\n\nWork Environment/Work Conditions:\n\nProfessional Office Environment.\nMust wear proper personal protection equipment while onmanufacturingfloor.\nTravel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations whenrequired.\nEquipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury.\nOccasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.","company":"Nishikawa Cooper","rawCompany":"nishikawa cooper","city":"Topeka","state":"IN","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-22T15:16:37.876Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-3051.00","title":"Industrial Production Managers","slug":"industrial-production-managers"},{"code":"11-9121.00","title":"Natural Sciences Managers","slug":"natural-sciences-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"332710","title":"Machine Shops","slug":"machine-shops"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"SR PROGRAM MANAGER","description":"Position Summary:\n\nDirects, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of new program start up by performing the following duties.\n\nPrimary Responsibilities:\n\nProvidesestimates and manufacturing feasibility to sales.\nDevelops program schedules and assigns project personnel to specific phases or aspects of projectsuch as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing.\nDevelops program schedules and assigns project personnel to complete tasks such as prototype builds and evaluations, equipment and tooling, design and procurement, MPpreparationand associate training.\nDirects team feasibility meetings.\nCoordinates die development, qualityplanningand design change activities.\nCreates capital investments, tooling investments, and purchased components list.\nControls expenditures within limitations of project budget.\nConduct a product design review withappropriate peoplebefore the product drawing is issued to support the level up of the product drawing.\nConducts equipment design reviews atappropriate scheduledtime withappropriate peopleand report the results on the equipment design.\nConducts a gate review regularly whilepreparing formass production and takeappropriate actionif there are problems such as any delays.\nPresent program status to NISCO executives for capital approvals, MP readiness,OPSand asrequiredduring launch.\nUnderstand the status of 5M necessary forthe massproduction and takean appropriateaction for the problems such as any delay.\nUnderstand the quoted cost of the product and do the cost follow-up usingappropriate toolsuntil three months after mass production and/or until achievement of the target cost. 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