Sr. Operations Program Manager

Why Vadatech?

Working at Vadatech is more than a job—it’s an experience. We’re a dynamic, growing company, and we’re always looking for visionary, results driven people to join our team.

We are excited to open a new opportunity for a Sr. Operations Program Manager seeking to gain experience in Program Management Operations.

The Sr. Operations Program Manager (OPM) coordinates and directs activities between Manufacturing, Engineering, and Test to develop and execute manufacturing sustainment work and critical new product introductions to the factory ensuring consistency with company commitments, strategy and goals.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with Project Management Office (PMO) Master Scheduler, Operations and Test teams to generate company monthly and quarterly manufacturing and test delivery targets in line with customer and company objectives.

• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports for customers and PMO
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives
• Prepare production forecast reports for recurring and new product introduction with collaboration from sales team.
• Prepare project charter and kick-off packages for new project orders.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with customers and across internal cross-function departments. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of related experience
• Project management skills with a knowledge of operations functions
• Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management
• Experience working on sustained production as well as engineering development programs with foresight to transition to production.
• The ability to present information to a variety of audiences including engineers, management, suppliers, and customers.
• Working experience with Quality Management Systems
• Ability to translate complex commercial and technical requirements for all involved in the project.
• Ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with others in the workplace.

• Fluent domain of the English language: ability to read, write and speak English well.
• Ability to carry out detailed written and oral instructions.

Preferred qualifications

• PMP Certification
• Experience in manufacturing
• Leadership without direct authority
• Experience with development bill of materials
• Engineering Degree
• Required Competencies
• Independent Judgement
• Leadership skills
• Ability to multitask while producing quality output
• Technical Capacity
• Organizational skills
• Confidentiality
• High Ethical Conduct
• Communication Proficiency: oral and written
• Presentation Skills
• Collaboration
• Teamwork Orientation

Environment

• Indoors/engineering labs/manufacturing floor

Physical demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the job's essential functions successfully.

• Sitting and standing for long hours
• Ability to move around the facility, climbing stairs as necessary, bends down and reaches up
• Frequently communicates with others. Must be able to exchange accurate information verbally and in writing
• Constantly operates a computer and other standard office equipment such as phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines
• Ability to handle and lift objects weighing up to 25 lbs.  Alone, the ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs. in a two-person lift

Mental demands

• Read or write and interpret data

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate management’s assignment of essential functions and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign and reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Benefits

Our company offers the following benefits to our employees:

• Medical – 4 Plans to choose from
• Dental – Employer pays for the Employee portion
• Vision – Employer pays for Employee portion
• Supplemental Health Insurance
• 125 Cafeteria Plan (takes d