Plant Management Program Manager
Flex-N-Gate
Location: Effingham, IL 62401, US
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Industry: Manufacturing - Other
Occupational Category: 17-2000.00 – Architecture and Engineering
Posted: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Valid Through: Friday, 20 November 2026
Job Description
Flex-N-Gate is hiring a Plant Management Program Manager in Effingham, IL. This is a full-time position.
Summary
The Program Manager manages multiple projects from award through 90 days after SOP. Ensure that all tasks are progressing at a rate which will achieve the successful completion of a project which meets customer specifications, project timing, and financial requirements. Effectively communicates the status of the project within Flex-N-Gate and with the customer.
Job Duties
- Provide technical and project leadership in directing a cross-function team from concept to launch
- Meet project deliverables and project all requirements. Full knowledge of customer SOW and requirements
- Effectively communicate project status and proactively manage risk
- Acts as primary interface to customer for all project issues
- Maintain project costs within the baseline budgets for BOM, tooling, and investment
- Develop and maintain a project timing charts depicting ability to meet customer’s milestones
- Establish countermeasures when the project deliverables are at risk
- Initiate, maintain, and publish the program open issues report
- Build and manage an effective team
- Initiate the review of lessons learned/best practices of other programs and document new ones from each project.
- Supports internal and external cost cutting requirements.
- Has awareness of the importance of conformance with environmental policies, procedures, and with the requirements of the EMS.
- Has awareness of the significant environmental aspects of own work activities and the benefits of improved personal performance.
- Other duties as assigned
- The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.
- The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in
CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.
Requirements
- 5 years of program management experience with engineered products
- Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in technical degree preferred
- Experience in manufacturing processes or product development preferred
- Design, tooling or skilled trades experience in automotive manufacturing industry preferred
Education Requirements
high school
Skills
Requirements
- 5 years of program management experience with engineered products
- Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier
- Bachelor’s degree in technical degree, or ten years of Project Management experience
- Thermal forming experience in manufacturing processes or product development
- Design, tooling or skilled trades experience in automotive manufacturing industry
Benefits
Please see the job description for benefits.
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