Manufacturing Project Manager

Are you a Manufacturing Project Manager looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience manufacturing Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs)?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Camden, NJ. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• The Transition to Manufacturing Project Manager will act as the Primary Operations leader for the project, overseeing a design project from prototype to full-scale high-speed manufacturing.
• They will work with Operations Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Program Management, and Sector Resources to align manufacturing capabilities with the program's needs.
• This individual will report directly to the Operations Division leader and have dotted-line reporting to the Program Manager.
• Responsible for developing the schedule, daily execution, and reporting status to Operations and Program Leadership.
• Work with Technical Leads to Design for Manufacturing.
• Provide process feedback from the Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams to the Program team.
• Attend Customer meetings and reviews as necessary, and act as Operations Lead during Design Reviews.
• Facilitate Operations, Manufacturing, and Quality participation in design development to identify and address manufacturability, testability, and inspectability issues.
• Collaborate with Program Management, Supply Chain, and other functional organizations across the program.
• Lead the organization in developing and implementing operating philosophies and business strategies.
• Visit other manufacturing sites to review best practices.
• Develop, implement and sustain success metrics, incorporating best practices.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $84.00/hr.

Hours: 40 hours/week (1^st Shift).

Length: Temp to Direct (12 months).

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED with at least 16 years of experience.
• Minimum of 16 years of experience manufacturing Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs).

• Bachelor's Degree in Management with at least 12 years of experience.
• Master's Degree in Management with at least 10 years of experience.
• Experience in the following fields of Operational Excellence:
  1. Understanding of lean principles around pull systems, mix/max controls.
  2. One Piece Flow or Pull System manufacturing flow.
  3. Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
  4. 5S+1 Visual Factory.
  5. Sales Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP).
  6. Gemba implementation.
• Demonstrated MRP/MES System adherence.
• Knowledge of ISO9001:2015; AS9100D and QMS adherence.
• Aerospace & Defense electronics experience, high-speed factory experience.
• Working knowledge and experience in Earned Value Management and/or comprehensive estimate-at-complete (EAC) establishment and analysis.
• Working knowledge and experience in manufacturing labor standards (hours-per-unit) establishment and analysis.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.
• An effective communicator at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
• Active Secret DoD Clearance.