Fabrication Program Manager

What we offer you

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Parental Leave

Job Summary:

Hydro is seeking a Program Manager to lead and coordinate new product launches, ramp-ups, and complex manufacturing programs, with a strong focus on the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. This role partners closely with New Product Launch Program Managers and plant teams to ensure successful implementation of new equipment, tooling, product qualifications, process trials, capacity planning, and manufacturing readiness.

The Program Manager will also drive continuous improvement initiatives, support released products, and serve as a key liaison between plant operations, quality, engineering, commercial teams, and customers to ensure successful program execution and customer satisfaction.

What you will be doing

• Responsible as program manager of the program from successful launch handoff to local plant level to end of program life.
• Responsible for coordinating and facilitating plant resources during new product/equipment launches and assisting New Product Launch Program Managers in transitioning programs to local plant level.
• Responsible for driving improvements to existing products or processes, as well as maintaining product engineering responsibility for released products.
• Responsible for improving program reliability and profitability.

What will make you successful?

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial / manufacturing experience.

•  Manage program Scope, timing and budget.
• Proven ability to effectively drive projects and prototype orders through a manufacturing organization and execute successful hand-offs.
• Must be able to lead, train, coach shop floor team with APQP / CP / SOP.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate, orally and in writing, effectively with managers, supervisors, peers and team members of all levels within the organization.

• Ability to travel up to 20% both domestic and international.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline is preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.
• Exposure to the aluminium extrusion industry is a plus.
• Exposure to the Automotive Industry a plus (Tier 1-3).
• Extrusion, Fabrication experience a plus.
• Weld process knowledge and experience a plus.
• Experience with 3D Modeling in Solidworks a plus (will accept other 3D modeling platforms).