Program Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Merrimack Manufacturing is a medical device manufacturer located in the Manchester Millyard. We are a growing manufacturing company that will play a crucial part in bringing innovative and life changing products to life.

POSITION OVERVIEW: Merrimack Manufacturing LLC is recruiting for a Program Manager to be responsible for managing tasks across cross-functional teams, maintaining and improving the product realization process, and ensure products comply with Merrimack quality standards while maintaining project timing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Projects follow the product realization process and meet all manufacturing performance metrics – on-time, yield, throughput, product costs, etc.
• Lessons learned through each project are identified and read across to future projects
• Lead cross-functional technical teams through the product realization process to bring projects from design authority to release to manufacturing
• Translate high-level project goals into individual tasks; working with both internal and external project stakeholders
• Drive delivery of aggressive goals while managing project schedule, cost, and project objectives
• Interface with design authority and manage relationships to ensure crisp communication and alignment of objectives
• Drive day-to-day project activities including removing roadblocks, managing resource conflicts, upholding high-performance standards, and meeting commitments
• Work to standardize and continuously improve the product realization process
• Work closely with management team to provide project schedules, resolve roadblocks, and effectively escalate problems when they arise

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Prioritizes the success of the team above individual goals
• Acknowledges personal weaknesses and willing to improve
• Takes on personal responsibility for the overall project in a challenging, learning environment
• Possess emotional intelligence and critical thinking ability to listen and effectively interact with others
• Can show empathy to teammates and works to build teams
• Direct experience leading projects from initial concept through design and release while working to standardize launch processes
• Ability to manage effectively across functional teams without direct authority
• High proficiency utilizing project management software (i.e. MS Project) and continually refining systems to help identify best practices
• Experience in the development and validation of complex electromechanical devices
• Proven successes managing multiple schedules, budgets, and project resources
• Preferred experience with structured problem solving tools, such as:
• 5-Why
• A3
• Six Sigma
• Experience working directly with suppliers and/or customers
• High proficiency in MS Office applications

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field or suitable combination of education and experience.