Launch Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

Drive seamless product launches by overseeing process, tooling, and requirement changes while championing continuous improvement to enhance quality, productivity, and compliance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Launch Strategy & Execution

• Design and execute the Launch Glidepath, ensuring all milestones (e.g., timelines, deliverables) are achieved for successful product introduction.
• Proactively monitor glidepath progress, escalating risks to leadership and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Lead cross-functional Site Development Team (SDT) design and process reviews to align component quality and manufacturability with project goals.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Integrate robust process controls (e.g., poke-yoke, FMEA, Control Plans) to safeguard critical product dimensions (SC/CC) during assembly/manufacturing.
• Resolve Launch Quality Rejects and customer concerns with urgency, ensuring root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.
• Enforce strict protocols to halt non-conforming product delivery until deficiencies are resolved.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to align launch activities with cost, quality, and efficiency targets.
• Mobilize cross-disciplinary teams to address process gaps, prevent non-conformities, and implement preventive measures.

Training & Documentation

• Develop and track comprehensive training plans to equip employees with skills for new products/processes.
• Maintain detailed records of launch issues, resolutions, and process improvements for accountability and audits.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and document systemic product/process/quality issues, driving solutions to closure.
• Leverage data and stakeholder feedback to refine workflows and eliminate waste.

Environmental, Health & Safety:

• Support the protection of the environment, personal safety, prevention of pollution and the continual improvement of the Environmental Management System.  
• Providing leadership to Launch team in preventing accident and ensure compliance with OSHA and EPA/TCEQ standards.  This includes: continuously monitor the workplace for hazardous environmental, health, and safety conditions.
• Ensure environmental, health and safety hazards are corrected, eliminated or guarded as related to Launch team
• Within scope of responsibilities assessing engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE on an on-going basis
• Assisting in the investigation of accidents. 
• Having the authority to: Stop and prevent unsafe actions; stop the use of unsafe equipment and tools, stop work and/or have employees leave a work area
• Ability to participate in investigation of near misses and other environmental/safety-related incidents that have occurred
• Ensure that all department related incident reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner

Qualification Requirements:

Software Proficiency

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); MS Project proficiency preferred.
• Ability to create visual aids (e.g., charts, graphs, dashboards) to simplify complex data and communicate insights effectively.

Data Analysis & Problem-Solving

• Solve complex mathematical problems using basic and advanced analytical methods.
• Perform data optimization and analysis to address challenges in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Translate datasets into visual charts/diagrams tailored to project needs.

Documentation & Communication

• Interpret technical documents, including blueprints, safety protocols, and procedure manuals.
• Prepare clear, concise reports, correspondence, and routine documentation.

Operational Excellence

• Leverage data-driven insights to identify trends, optimize processes, and support decision-making.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment between technical analysis and operational goals.

Education and Experience:

• BSME, BSIE or Equivalent; 5 to 10 years manufacturing experience; 5 to 10 years product design experience and customer management.

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