Nishikawa Cooper

Position Summary:

Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of new program start up by performing the following duties.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Providesestimates and manufacturing feasibility to sales.
• Develops program schedules and assigns project personnel to specific phases or aspects of projectsuch as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing.
• Develops program schedules and assigns project personnel to complete tasks such as prototype builds and evaluations, equipment and tooling, design and procurement, MPpreparationand associate training.
• Directs team feasibility meetings.
• Coordinates die development, qualityplanningand design change activities.
• Creates capital investments, tooling investments, and purchased components list.
• Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget.
• Conduct a product design review withappropriate peoplebefore the product drawing is issued to support the level up of the product drawing.
• Conducts equipment design reviews atappropriate scheduledtime withappropriate peopleand report the results on the equipment design.
• Conducts a gate review regularly whilepreparing formass production and takeappropriate actionif there are problems such as any delays.
• Present program status to NISCO executives for capital approvals, MP readiness,OPSand asrequiredduring launch.
• Understand the status of 5M necessary forthe massproduction and takean appropriateaction for the problems such as any delay.
• Understand the quoted cost of the product and do the cost follow-up usingappropriate toolsuntil three months after mass production and/or until achievement of the target cost. Takeappropriate actionto resolve any cost tracking problems or issues.
• Advanced Product Quality Planning management.
• Responsible for conformity to product requirements and has the authority to stop production to correct quality problems.

 Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related fieldplus7years of relevant experience oraMaster’s Degreeand 5 years of related experience
• Computer skillsutilizingMicrosoft office tools,including project and planner.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence others.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading diverse or cross-functional teams/projects (preferred).
• Manufacturing or technical knowledge (preferred).
• Must be willing and able to travel 50% of the time.
• Ability to calculate figures anduse advanced mathematical skills.
• Proven ability to interpretandextensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Work Environment/Work Conditions:

• Professional Office Environment.
• Must wear proper personal protection equipment while onmanufacturingfloor.
• Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations whenrequired.
• Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.