Programme Leader - Birmingham - £45K-£50K (888554)

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Programme Leader
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
£45K-£50K

Programme Leader vacancy with a Tier 1 automotive supplier based in Tipton. This is a permanent position with an ISO/TS16949 and JLRQ Accredited manufacturer for Interior Components for some of the world's leading Automotive OEM's.

My client is urgently requires a Programme Leader with previous project management experience of PU Foam engineering.

The purpose of this role will be to deliver simultaneous own programmes, with overall responsibility for the achievement and implementation of each programme, whilst overseeing NPI Engineers and their programmes, ensuring they achieve their responsibilities on time.

Key Responsibilities will include:

- Serves as overall facilitator for the development of the product programmes.
- Plans, directs and controls all activities relating to the New Product Introduction (NPI) including APQP, SQA, Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing Engineering.
- Manage high value product programmes proactively from acquisition to start of production to ensure timing and objectives are met for all customer milestones and oversee product programmes.
- Interface with required functional disciplines and departments for programme support and to ensure the programme is achievable.
- Assures appropriate programme planning to confirm that product development is consistent with established programme objectives and company needs.
- Conducts all phase and gate reviews on a basis to suit the programme needs.
- Works closely with the plant personnel for the purpose of accomplishing the programme requirements.
- Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality system.
- Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
- Facilitates Executive-Level interaction between the company, the customer and plant personnel.
- Coordinates and maintains communications with the design and operations staff and our customer for all programme activities.
- Verify the implementation of solutions (Quality System, Drawings and Prototype Product).
- Control further processing, delivery or installation of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
- Responsible for delivering programmes on time, to the correct quality, and at the right cost.

Person Specification:

Due to complexity of this role our client has advised that the successful applicant will have worked at Project Management/Engineer level on automotive Seating Programmes ideally involving PU Foam Moulding processes.
Recognised technical qualifications within engineering with previous experience of 1st tier supply to OEM are being viewed very advantageously.

THE BENEFITS:

This is a permanent position with a salary between £45,000 to £50,000 and benefits.

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Your CV will be forwarded to Les Hines at Jonathan Lee Recruitment, who will treat it in the strictest confidence and keep you closely informed on the progress of your application.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.