Job Description:
GENERAL SUMMARY (Describe the overall duties and responsibilities of the job)

Leads the plant team for a program, product or process launch. Responsible for all plant tasks, deliverables, and events via the Plant team. Works closely with the Program Manager and the rest of the Program Team (PT). Functions as Program Manager for internal plant projects and regional programs for those programs of limited scope and complexity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES (Duties required for successful job performance)
- Leads a cross functional plant-based program team. This coordination will include the following team members: Tooling Engineer(s), Process Engineer(s), Quality Engineer(s), Operations Supervisor, and Manufacturing Engineer and Materials / Logistics analyst.
- Is responsible to lead his / her team to execute all plant tasks and deliverables for new product launches including tool release, purchase and installation and commission of all tooling and equipment, run at rate, hiring and training, all PPAP' s,



supplier readiness reviews and meeting all customer requirements and MRDs.
- Represents his / her team as the lead manufacturing member of the Program Team. In this role he will interface with the Program Manager, Program Engineer, Program Buyer, Account Manager, and Cost Analyst.
- Meeting program timing requirements for the total program, but with special focus on plant tasks and deliverables.
- Gap analysis and roadmaps for plant financial targets including material, scrap, production cycle time, and capital investment. Responsible to meet all operational financial targets.
- Provides operations support for product builds, testing, process optimization, run at rate events, variation studies.
- Represents the operations in a professional way, maintains customer satisfaction, meets customer expectations for response time, quality products, delivery on time, communication, and quality systems.
- When functioning as the Program Manager, meets

📌 Engineer, Launch (Torreón)
🏢 Cooper-Standard Automotive
📍 Torreón