Salary: 30000 - £33000/annum To be discussed at interview
Category: Manufacturing & General Labour
Job Type: Permanent
Job Location: Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Liversedge, West Yorkshire
Posted on: 24/08/2010

Project Leader



Job Overview: Our client are an established injection mould manufacturer & 1st tier supplier to several key automotive OEM’s; - a new post has arisen within one of the Business Units for an experienced & skilled Project Leader to work on a new joint venture with a Turkish automotive manufacturer, supporting Toyota. You MUST HAVE automotive experience for this post.



The position:



Job Title: Project Leader



Job Summary: To be responsible for the successful introduction of new customer programs into the Business Unit (BU) and management of the Engineering Change (EC) process.



Key Role & Objectives:



• To communicate the project requirements in terms of overall timing with customers, Business Unit personnel and Central Services.

• To co-ordinate systems and meetings defined in NPI, APQP, PPAP and other company and customer procedures.

• To organise APQP activities, minute and follow up all actions.

• To prepare all documentation for presentation in customer organised meetings

• To ensure all relevant personnel are aware of project scope.

• To manage the customer approval of new products introduced to the BU through PPAP or customer equivalent process.

• To manage the new programme pricing targets set by the Commercial Team.

• To manage the team to achieve profit targets on tooling programs, set by the Commercial Team.

• To manage the introduction of new programs into production, staying with the programs until scrap and excesses reach target.

• To ensure that the fundamentals of any new processes will meet the BU and customer’s requirements.

• To track all project and engineering change activity and communicate and if necessary escalate problems, delays etc.

• To support the manufacturing system throughout the life of the product.

• To take responsibility for the spares requirements for each of the BU products in respect of storage, plans to manufacture, shipment and communication of payments to relevant personnel.



The expectations



Essential

• Business / Engineering related degree OR proven track record of carrying out a similar role for a minimum of 3 years in a high volume manufacturing environment.

• Experience of customer and industry systems and procedures including QS9000, ISO 14001, TS16949, APQP, PPAP and Microsoft etc.



Desirable

• Plastics experience preferred.

• Experience within automotive projects

• Experience in working on Turkish projects

• Possibility of being able to communicate in Turkish language, though not essential

• Microsoft Project Knowledge

• IMDS



Personal Characteristics:



Essential

• Strong customer focus

• Ability to manage customers

• Good communicator

• Commercially astute

• Potential to expand skills and knowledge

• Highly organised with an ability to set standards for self and others

• Team player

• Ability to cope under pressure

• Well respected amongst colleagues, suppliers and customers

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Tenacious

• Good time management





Note:

Due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 10 working days please deem your application as unsuccessful.

Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK



LawsonKeys - 2010 Recruitment Sponsor to PRW

Technical Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Specialist – Plastics & Packaging





“LawsonKeys Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. In compliance with the new regulations (April 2004) in place under the Employment Agencies Act, LawsonKeys Ltd will require proof of identification. A current copy of a passport, driving licence, ID card or NI card will be required as part of the registration process. Email and faxed copies are acceptable”.



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If this advertised position does not interest you, please consider our other opportunities by sending your updated CV outlining your achievements and your personal requisites, ie salary, location, job roles

Vacancy Reference: 117162358
Employer/Agency: Lawson Keys Limited