Operations Program Manager

Operations Program Manager

Director, NPI & Ops Project Management

Onsite - Wolverhampton, GBR

6 month contract

The Operations Program Manager (OPM) has primary responsibility to ensure the high quality and timely delivery of hardware for a major New Product Introduction (NPI) or Entry Into Service (EIS) program(s). The OPM is directly accountable to the program office, integrating cross functional hardware activities, monitoring hardware progress, and addressing any necessary measures to resolve hardware challenges.

• Produce and maintain a delivery plan that meets customer and internal commitments for hardware quality and delivery using right to left planning. The plan should include the need dates for key readiness deliverables, such as drawings, op sheets, work instructions, supplier prove outs, and first article inspections.
• Lead the communication, performance and monitoring necessary to successfully meet the hardware delivery plan.
• Integrate the hardware related activities for functions such as Program Management, Contracts, Engineering, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Planning and Operations.
• Chair regularly held cross functional hardware delivery meetings to review status and identify any blocking issues to progress.
• Record and post progress updates and executive summaries.
• Coordinate the resolution of blocking issues to hardware delivery progress, including using significant influence as necessary.
• Ensure the timely escalation of blocking issues to the program office, site management and functional management.
• Act on behalf of the NPI Director to ensure that production maturity activities are actively conducted for the assigned program.
• Monitor and address any gaps to the manufacturing readiness levels throughout the product development life cycle.
• Generate recommendations to enhance program and site level strategies for manufacturing capital, industrialization and producibility.
• Oversee and lead the procurement of capital equipment on any project related Capex projects.
• Facilitate any control of government owned property, and ensure all related documentation is kept up to date and ready for audit.
• Practice and contribute improvement ideas for common processes, tools and visual workflow management for NPI and EIS hardware deliveries.
• Actively participate as a member of an Operations global team focused on consistent methods and approaches for hardware readiness and delivery.
• Liaise with facilities and site leadership to effectively plan introduction of new work areas into the existing production area to support New Product Introduction and Development.
• Collaborate with the Product Engineers to ensure stable build processes, TAKT time analysis, interval calculations, work instruction and system cycle times are developed to aid hardware recurring cost tracking.

• 4 year degree in a technical field or business related.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in program/project management, engineering, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, quality engineering or operations.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and lean principles is highly desired.

• Access to career progression opportunities and learning and development programs to empower personal and professional growth.
• Comprehensive flexible benefits package, including 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), private medical insurance, mental health support and expert financial advice.
• Generous life assurance, company pension contribution starting at 6%, employee share options and flexible working arrangements.

We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to create a culture where everyone is valued, respected, and given equal opportunities.