Program Manager
Cohu · Philippines
Manage Product Team consisting of Planners, Process Engineers, VMC programmers, and Production Supervisors in pursuit of stated objectives and goals, in coordination with Functional Managers.
Provide work leadership and mentor product team members while directing routine team assignments and activities.
Develop, control, plan & assist in budget and CAPEX preparation and implement cost-effective measures to support attainment of operating expenditures.
Drive factory growth and support proper NPI transfers from the NPI team into normal production.
Establish and maintain KPI (Key Performance Indicators) for presentation in management meetings.
Develop and sustain productivity improvements using data analysis and related manufacturing tools.
Actively participate and support the company's quality policy according to corporate standards, lead a culture of Zero Defects standard, deploy the required tools (8D, FMEA, Control Plans, OCAP, DMAIC) and data analysis within cross functional teams to achieve the committed results.
Work with SCM and procurement team to support and ensure supply chain meets the needs necessary to production capacity targets.
For Product Assigned: • Responsible to oversee, production phases necessary to attain successful Order fulfilment (Sales Order Line Items) on time, meeting quality requirements at cost targets. • Responsible for stages of production: Pre-Production, Planning, VMC Programming, machine shop parts fabrication, Assembly and FFF (quality verification). • Lead & mentor cross functional team (members dedicated to Products Assigned) consisting of Planners, Process Engineers, VMC programmers, and Production Supervisors in pursuit of objectives outlined above. • Primary objective - Meet weekly, quarterly throughput results aligned to capacity targets, deliver quality products consistently and develop continuous improvement in manufacturing technology & process control which yield, as a byproduct, higher levels of efficiency and productivity as measured in the aggregate and on a per unit basis.