Plant Launch Team Manager

**POSITION DETAILS**
- Interface with CPE, New Models/VO Launch leaders, Plant Launch leaders, Launch team, PD Engineering and STA.
- Lead resolution of Launch issues via AIMS, CRs, FCP and other launch perfomance metrics.
- Support AIM BINNING, Open To Go, Shortage, Start-Up Meetings, White Bpard reviews, Management Review, Launch Team Facilities, Build Scheduleng, FCPA, R202 Drive, Craftsmanship reviews, Night Letter, Alert, Onsite Modifications and Lesson Learn.
- Provide direction and leadership and prioritize the activities to the launch team.
- Participate in the virtual DPA-5 process to:

- 1. Provide manufacturing input to plant and VO engineering teams during the Virtual Build activities.
- 2. Supply current-state eQPS job instruction sheets and Cycle Line Layout (CLL) ACAD drawings
- 3. Verify the Bill of Material (B.O.M.) and the Bill of Process (B.O.P.)
- 4. Identify and address high-hurt issues early
- 5. Validate product/process compatibility, logging all discovered issues, communicating them to the Launch Team, and managing their resolution.
- Represent the all shops in all launch activities and at each gateway review.
- Communicate all concerns to the launch team for coordination and resolution.
- Coordinate tooling and facility changes and equipment installations with the Tooling & Facilities engineer
- Develop a training plan with the LPWR Leader
- Review all product changes, understanding the differences relative to the current product and their impact to all shops area facilities, tooling and processes
- Review recommended process changes with the staff engineers
- Work with the launch team to ensure that all representative tooling is in place and ready to support the pre-production builds
- Assist the production personnel during the pre-production builds
- Identify, track and resolve tooling, process and design concerns encountered during the builds
- Make repair standards for new process availabl;e for Production team
- Maintain training and versatility charts for all maintenance employees with LPWR Lead.
- Oversee the development of the Cycle Line Layout (CLL) drawing
- Assist the LPWR Leader to review the equipment documentation and the technical training materials
- Assist the Tooling & Facilities Engineer with coordinating plant participation in the tooling vendor design reviews and equipment buyoffs
- Deliver the Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) and FTPM strategies for the Final Chassis Area.
- Validate Allocation Planning Tool (APT) work element allocations and validate workstation capability

**PERFORMANCE MEASURES/ SUCCESS CRITERIA
- 100 % Training competion L1.2
- Delivery of Facility to Net JPH
- Contain all Manufacturing
- Launch Capable Process
- Complete WSR 100% with no open issue
- Meet FTT Per build phase
- Meet Quality matrix controllables for Manufacturing

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES (KSA)**
- LQOS and GPDS.
- Able to work with a diverse team and adapt communication styles and content to appropriate audiences.
- Effective communication skills to mediate disputes and uncover hidden objections or concerns.
- Able to anticipate and resolve problems before they happen.
- Must display strong customer orientation with a commitment to upholding plant processes through strict adherence to the Quality Operating System.
- Must demonstrate the ability to execute to achieve results, while organizing and managing multiple priorities
- Must have the ability to serve as a strong and confident technical mentor to the production organization (both hourly and salaried)

**QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of +3 years Manufacturing and Program management Experience in Project Mangement.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of +3 years Manufacturing and Program management Experience in Project Mangement.
- Interface with CPE, New Models/VO Launch leaders, Plant Launch leaders, Launch team, PD Engineering and STA.
- Lead resolution of Launch issues via AIMS, CRs, FCP and other launch perfomance metrics.
- Support AIM BINNING, Open To Go, Shortage, Start-Up Meetings, White Bpard reviews, Management Review, Launch Team Facilities, Build Scheduleng, FCPA, R202 Drive, Craftsmanship reviews, Night Letter, Alert, Onsite Modifications and Lesson Learn.
- Provide direction and leadership and prioritize the activities to the launch team.
- Participate in the virtual DPA-5 process to:

- 1. Provide manufacturing input to plant and VO engineering teams during the Virtual Build activities.
- 2. Supply current-state eQPS job instruction sheets and Cycle Line Layout (CLL) ACAD drawings
- 3. Verify the Bill of Material (B.O.M.) and the Bill of Process (B.O.P.)
- 4. Identify and address high-hurt issues early
- 5. Validate product/process compatibility, logging all discovered issues, communicating them to the Launch Team, and managing their resolution.
- Represent the all s