MSA Safety
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Overview Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role. Responsibilities Industrialization Process Management Works directly with Industrialization leaders to create, update, and change New Product Development (NPD) deliverables to ensure the success of industrialization goals & objectives. Train and mentor as the SME of New Product Industrialization (NPI) Process Management. Support and maintain Industrialization Process RACI. Industrialization Performance Tracking Monitor and track manufacturing KPIs and metrics to provide baseline performance. Drive a comprehensive risk register of all industrialization risks (including but not limited to safety, quality, delivery, & cost) and mitigations that can affect the industrialization of the new product. Establish business continuity plans with cross functional MissionOPS leaders. Govern through auditing critical industrialization deliverables from the 3D NPD process. Design for Manufacturability (DFM) & Design for Assembly (DFA) Operate directly with R&D SME to implement and oversee robust control measures are implemented to ensure final products meet all manufacturing performance requirements (including but not limited to safety, quality, delivery, & cost). Use and continuously improve processes, standards, and tools to evaluate the design for ease of assembly, manufacturability, material usage, and overall production efficiencies. Work closely with product designers, tooling & manufacturing engineers, and other new product industrialization (NPI) leaders to identify areas of improvement or potential challenges in manufacturing. Oversee processes are in place to test and validate production processes, ensuring that the manufacturing process drives the final product requirements. Planning & Coordination Lead the planning activities for industrialization resource planning to support the NPD portfolio. Support monitoring the initial performance and customer feedback post-launch and coordinate necessary adjustments to resources in order to meet findings. Work directly with the product portfolio vertical managers to report on key launch metrics, performance and outcomes based on industrialization deliverables. Qualifications Experience required: Strong project management capabilities and ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience working in new product development and new product industrialization including line design, installation, commissioning, and production ramp up. Proven ability to build strong relationships in cross functional teams both domestically and internationally. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to create & deliver formal presentations. Ability to translate technical and non-technical communications based on audience. MS degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of relevant experience. Experience preferred: Proven ability to map processes & identify opportunities for improvement Strong problem-solving mindset with experience in Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement. Working knowledge of core tools such as APQP, PPAP, SPC as well as Production Control Plans. At least 5 years experience supporting manufacturing operations, preferably in a project management role. Education required: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or related field, preferably from an ABET accredited program. Education preferred: PMP (Project Management Professional). Lean Manufacturing. Qualifications Note: This position is available at four different career levels based upon experience, education, etc.,: Staff II Engineering Project Specialist-2 years project management / engineering experience. Staff III Engineering Project Specialist-3 years project management / engineering experience. Sr. Staff Engineering Project Specialist - minimum 5 years of project management / engineering experience. Engineering Project Manager I - minimum 7 years of project management / engineering experience. Master's degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of relevant experience. PMP Required. #LI-GM1 Industrialization Process Management Works directly with Industrialization leaders to create, update, and change New Product Development (NPD) deliverables to ensure the success of industrialization goals & objectives. Train and mentor as the SME of New Product Industrialization (NPI) Process Management. Support and maintain Industrialization Process RACI. Industrialization Performance Tracking Monitor and track manufacturing KPIs and metrics to provide baseline performance. Drive a comprehensive risk register of all industrialization risks (including but not limited to safety, quality, delivery, & cost) and mitigations that can affect the industrialization of the new product. Establish business continuity plans with cross functional MissionOPS leaders. Govern through auditing critical industrialization deliverables from the 3D NPD process. Design for Manufacturability (DFM) & Design for Assembly (DFA) Operate directly with R&D SME to implement and oversee robust control measures are implemented to ensure final products meet all manufacturing performance requirements (including but not limited to safety, quality, delivery, & cost). Use and continuously improve processes, standards, and tools to evaluate the design for ease of assembly, manufacturability, material usage, and overall production efficiencies. Work closely with product designers, tooling & manufacturing engineers, and other new product industrialization (NPI) leaders to identify areas of improvement or potential challenges in manufacturing. Oversee processes are in place to test and validate production processes, ensuring that the manufacturing process drives the final product requirements. Planning & Coordination Lead the planning activities for industrialization resource planning to support the NPD portfolio. Support monitoring the initial performance and customer feedback post-launch and coordinate necessary adjustments to resources in order to meet findings. Work directly with the product portfolio vertical managers to report on key launch metrics, performance and outcomes based on industrialization deliverables. Experience required: Strong project management capabilities and ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience working in new product development and new product industrialization including line design, installation, commissioning, and production ramp up. Proven ability to build strong relationships in cross functional teams both domestically and internationally. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to create & deliver formal presentations. Ability to translate technical and non-technical communications based on audience. MS degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of relevant experience. Experience preferred: Proven ability to map processes & identify opportunities for improvement Strong problem-solving mindset with experience in Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement. Working knowledge of core tools such as APQP, PPAP, SPC as well as Production Control Plans. At least 5 years experience supporting manufacturing operations, preferably in a project management role. Education required: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or related field, preferably from an ABET accredited program. Education preferred: PMP (Project Management Professional). Lean Manufacturing. Qualifications Note: This position is available at four different career levels based upon experience, education, etc.,: Staff II Engineering Project Specialist-2 years project management / engineering experience. Staff III Engineering Project Specialist-3 years project management / engineering experience. Sr. Staff Engineering Project Specialist - minimum 5 years of project management / engineering experience. Engineering Project Manager I - minimum 7 years of project management / engineering experience. Master's degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of relevant experience. PMP Required. #LI-GM1
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