Program Manager

Aurora CO

Aurora, CO | Management | Full-Time

$100,000 - $120,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a results driven individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The Program Manager will be accountable for the planning, directing, and executing multiple projects while engaging the enterprise to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction. . The Project Manager will utilize indirect leadership skills to continuously monitor and improve project deliverables including contractual and business objectives (project scheduling and product costs) while ensuring safety, quality and on-time delivery. Project Manager routinely interacts with sales, advanced design, engineering, operations, finance, and customers to achieve overall project objectives. The candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills, project management and manufacturing, construction or operations experience, and a strong technical background (experience in telecommunication structures is a plus). The candidate will be engaged as an agile member of a multi-disciplined product development team and will be responsible for the coordination of work, resource loading and project performance.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business
  • Drive relevant status communications, monitor progress through management reviews, escalate program issues and ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction
  • Prioritize projects and resources, assess complexity against workload and capability of team members, recommend resource allocations, and ensure all functions staff teams accordingly
  • Develop and approve overall project delivery schedule, requirements/spec compliance and risk mitigation strategies, required to achieve the customer’s committed delivery schedule
  • Coordinate closely with the market development manager to provide back-office support as required during project development and delivery
  • Develop, maintain and improve a highly effective and well skilled team to carry out actions and complete planned objectives
  • Ensure scope of work and associated document management and storage are adhered to throughout the process 
  • Coordinate, track, and ensure completion of design engineering activities on time and within budget and scope
  • Ensure new product designs are transitioned to the production team in a timely manner 
  • Communicate external customer priorities to team members to keep on schedule and budget.
  • Identify critical path and key issues and work with team to resolve
  • Approve invoices to customer and their timely release in accordance with the contract documents  
  • Pro-actively manage budget variances and work with finance to provide analysis of cost overruns
  • Accountable for scope change management and orchestrating response to customer scope changes in collaboration with sales
  • Effectively negotiate timely change orders with customers when applicable 
  • Manage team meetings to ensure projects are on track and within budget
  • Manage and maintain project tracking, including any tracking reports
  • Represent project and/or department during client and project management meetings 
  • Utilize enterprise-wide team to improve the customer perceived value of programs through use of sophisticated analytical methods, lean implementation, formal problem solving, and other means
  • Assist in collection of project closeout documentation and conduct lessons learned discussions to drive continuous improvements
  • Mentor lower-level project managers and project coordinators
  • Assist in ISO 9001:2015 conformance for all projects and engineering efforts

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong program management, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
  • Ability to collaborate and coordinate with engineers and others 
  • Ability to engender trust, communicate, coach, empower, and motivate
  • Ability to plan, schedule, track, and manage projects (including budgets) 
  • Ability to drive continuous improvement (take initiative in an ongoing effort to improve products, services or processes to deliver optimum results)
  • Able to use logical, systematic processes to prioritize and achieve goals
  • Knowledge of cost estimating and scheduling 
  • Strong skills/knowledge of computer-based scheduling, project management, and MS Office products
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including internal communication skills working with managers and team members 
  • Strong client relations skills
  • ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent quality management system competency
  • Knowledge of ERP programs as related to project management is a plus
  • Knowledge of project budget, contracts, production, and engineering management principles

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, or related field or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

  • PMP certification or equivalent professional certificate in project management (if undergraduate degree is in field other than Project Management)

Shipping & Receiving Associate

Aurora CO

Aurora, CO | Manufacturing | Full-Time

$18 -21/hour

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects. The Shipping & Receiving Associate is responsible for the receipt, confirmation and coordination of all procured parts. The Shipping & Receiving Associate is expected to execute receiving activities, including loading and unloading of goods, the receipt and confirmation and hand-off of receiving documentation, physical inventory, allocation of parts, and coordinating with the procurement/manufacturing team on fulfillment of manufacturing order activities. The Shipping & Receiving Associate is an essential position within the operational team contributing to the fulfillment of 4G/5G concealment poles, hybrid poles, shrouds and other concealment infrastructure required for small cell deployments and wireless technologies.  

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business
  • Evaluate deliveries of goods against Purchase Orders for quantities, revision level and other requirements 
  • Perform physical and electronic transactions of receipts 
  • Ensure items received are placed in proper locations and transacted correctly in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system 
  • Maintain part inventory locations 
  • Pick and load goods  
  • Package products in a manner that adequately protects materials in shipment and storage 
  • Initiate and complete picking and shipping transactions. 
  • Assist in the organization of manufacturing floor 
  • Complete tasks in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 procedures and work instructions 
  • Accomplish other duties as assigned 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Excellent attention to detail in the scope of receiving, verifying and allocating parts 
  • Able to read, interpret and understand engineering drawings and specifications 
  • Good collaboration, teamwork and communication skills 
  • Understanding of ISO 9001:2015  
  • Participation in CIP 
  • Effective Communications 
  • Self-Motivated, Able to Prioritize, Good Organizational Skills, Seeks Feedback, Aware of Self, Able to Follow Instructions 
  • Strong Math Skills 
  • Basic Computer Skills, MS Office 

Education and Experience

  • 3+ years’ work in inventory management, receiving or other applicable experience (required)

  • Experience transacting in ERP software/system  (Preferred) 

  • High School diploma (required) or associates degree (preferred)  

  • Familiar with material handling equipment (required) and forklift certified (preferred)

  • Forklift certified (preferred)

  • ISO 9001:2015 experience a plus

     

Senior Material Planner

Aurora CO

Aurora, CO | Manufacturing | Full-Time

$90,000 - $110,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects and interdisciplinary teams. The Senior Material Planner ensures that the supply of materials meet the production schedule and minimum stock levels to ensure operational and production continuity. Able to deliver efficient, effective, and flexible solutions to meet production requirements. Maintains strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Decisions and results have an impact on the function and their success. The Senior Material Planner may take responsibility for ensuring materials are available for a complete section or for a more technically complex aspect of the production process. Individuals in this position may have people and budgetary responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business
  • Schedule and control the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum stock levels
  • Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate processes for material delivery from supplier to point of fit
  • Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions
  • Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries
  • Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule
  • Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production
  • Actively contribute to the development and support of material planning processes and benchmark against best practice and review ways to make continuous improvements
  • Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives, identifying areas of improvement
  • Ensure any Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system or IT system that is in place is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
  • Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy
  • Monitor and control inventory levels against agreed target levels
  • Minimize obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability
  • Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy
  • Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update others in the organization

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Mentor and coach Planners, Buyers and Assistant Buyers to enhance their career and professional development
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan, and facilitate on-time materials to the production line as and when required, avoiding disruption to production
  • Work with cross functional teams to deliver effective solutions
  • Create and issue forecasts to suppliers
  • Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands
  • Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time
  • Design, develop and implement processes and work with suppliers on continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support assessment and sourcing of suppliers in conjunction with members of the purchasing team
  • Support supplier meetings and negotiations to ensure demand for materials is met
  • Resolve supplier concerns and evaluate supplier performance in conjunction with members of the purchasing team
  • Work collaboratively and support negotiations and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on supply chain availability and production activities
  • Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact
  • Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, particularly when there is a risk which could prevent the company meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns
  • Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact on strategic capacity and supply chain plans
  • Build, maintain and manage both supplier and internal relationships and ensure good communications
  • ISO 9001:2015 / Quality Management System
  • Seeks continuous improvement
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • Strong negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Intermediate awareness and knowledge of manufacturing 
  • Knowledge of project coordination and logistics 
  • External client relations skills; ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
  • Commercial and financial awareness, with a full understanding of the impact of failure with regards to business costs, production targets and fulfilment of customer orders
  • Results orientated and organized with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
  • Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills; numerically astute with proven problem-solving skills
  • Project management skills
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Exhibits a high degree of self-awareness
  • Proactively contributes to the team.
  • Resilient and self-motivated, can easily adapt to rapidly changing situations and environments
  • College level business math skills
  • MS Office (in particular, Excel with pivot table skills), ERP (Epicor is plus), Fishbowl, PDX, MS Teams

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or Related Field

  • CPIM Certification (Preferred)

  • 7+ years’ experience in material planning roles, minimum 2 years in a senior role
  • 5+ years’ experience with ERP systems
  • Experience working in ISO 9001-2015 environment (or similar quality management system platform)

Senior Buyer

Aurora CO

Aurora, CO | Manufacturing | Full-Time

$90,000 - $110,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects and interdisciplinary teams. The Senior Buyer purchases goods, materials, and services to ensure company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery. The Senior Buyer ensures continuity of supply. This role has greater responsibility and accountability than a Buyer and includes people management responsibilities. The Senior Buyer may take responsibility for a specific project or hold a larger scope of purchasing responsibility.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business
  • Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
  • Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems that may pose a risk or impact on business operations
  • Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
  • Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
  • Deliver briefs, updates, and reports as required
  • Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
  • Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
  • Negotiate contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings, utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
  • Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
  • Ensure a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
  • Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures, including ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standards
  • Explore alternate sources for goods and materials and collaborate with stakeholders on these improvement
  • Assess capabilities and quotations from potential suppliers
  • Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with company targets and requirements
  • Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers
  • Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, and/or invoice issues
  • Coordinate with inventory team, production planner, management, and expeditor, as required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Dependable
  • Detail-oriented
  • ISO 9001:2015 / Quality Management System
  • Seeks continuous improvement
  • Strong communication skills
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • Strong negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Able to use logical, systematic processes to achieve goals. Able to prioritize. Good organizational skills
  • Intermediate awareness and knowledge of manufacturing 
  • Exhibits a high degree of self-awareness
  • Analytical, numerically astute with proven problem-solving skills
  • Proactively contributes to the team
  • Resilient, self-motivated, commercially, and financially aware 
  • Knowledge of project coordination and logistics 
  • External client relations skills
  • Strategic Purchasing/Contracts at a Management Level
  • College level business math skills
  • MS Office (in particular, Excel with pivot table skills), ERP (Epicor is plus), Fishbowl, PDX, MS Team

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance or Related Field (Preferred)

  • CPP/CPPM Certification (Preferred)
  • experience
  • 5+ years’ experience with ERP systems
  • 7+ years’ experience as buyer 

Quality Technician

Aurora CO

Aurora, CO | Manufacturing | Full-Time

$70,000 - $90,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects and interdisciplinary teams. The Quality Technician inspects and tests incoming parts from supply chain companies and internally produced components/vehicles to meet the quality standards and systems required. The Quality Technician assists and supports the Quality Engineers by providing production expertise to resolve quality issues within the production operation. Ensures the product meets customer’s requirements (both internal and external) at each stage of its manufacturing process, carrying out relevant testing. Where required, takes corrective action to rectify non-conformance issues. Reports quality issues data, ensuring the Quality Management System (QMS) is adhered to at all stages. Able to pass Jaeger Near Vision Acuity Test, Color Perception (Ishihara Test), and Shades of Gray Test     

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business
  • Carry out product tests and thorough independent final inspection of finished assemblies to defined procedures, formally reporting all defects
  • Responsible for checking, progressing and collating accurate build and inspection records
  • Provide technical support in the areas of machine pre-delivery inspection, receiving inspection, and production line quality support activities
  • Inspect and auditing of all components and all stages of the manufacturing process
  • Investigate any quality issues to identify root cause and raise appropriate corrective action paperwork and ensure issues are addressed and resolved
  • Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the QMS (ISO 9001:2015)
  • Support regular inspection meetings with representatives from appropriate departments to establish an action plan for improving build quality
  • Attend and report at regular improvement meetings, providing secure preventative actions to external and internal quality related concerns
  • Ensure all products flow through the inspection department
  • Ensure all incidents of non-conformance are recorded
  • Maintain the calibration system, ensuring all equipment is correctly calibrated
  • Assist the Quality Engineer with new product introduction
  • Manage manufacturing master drawings to ensure build standard control is maintained on assigned projects
  • Produce management feedback on performance in areas of responsibility
  • Carry out internal audits of other departments
  • Undertake special projects as required
  • Contribute to continuous improvement activities
  • Quality control of work by appropriate reviews
  • Support and participate in process improvement activities
  • Write simple reports and provide information to management
  • Achieve goals within budget
  • Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
  • Be aware and work to achieve the Key Performance Indicators 
  • Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
  • Undertake continuous training and development
  • Participate in root cause analysis and resolving problems
  • Agree the approach to be taken to assigned tasks
  • Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Understanding of quality systems
  • Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
  • Lean Manufacturing knowledge
  • Understanding of ISO 9000:215 Requirements
  • Knowledge of measurement systems, tools, and techniques
  • Understanding of engineering drawings
  • Understanding manufacturing processes
  • Commercial and financial awareness with full understanding of how failure impacts business financials, customer satisfaction and future orders
  • Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment
  • Planning and prioritizing activities
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Able to effectively communicate job requirements to employees.
  • Strong math ability, college level algebra or higher
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Understanding of health and safety practices
  • Team working skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Liaise and communicate with other departments
  • Support the engineers

  • MS Office, PDX, MS SharePoint, MS Teams

Education and Experience

  • Associates degree in technology field

  • Yellow or Better Lean 6 Six Sigma Certification (preferred)
  • ASQ CQI Certification

Quality Manager

Aurora CO

Aurora, CO | Management | Full-Time

$135,000 - $165,000

General Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual for our Aurora facility who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working with multiple projects, and interdisciplinary teams. The Quality Manager is responsible for the inspection of all incoming parts from supply chain companies and internally produced components and parts to ensure they meet quality standards and systems as well as providing the leadership required to help develop an environment focused on quality. Develop quality process links with customers in line with the Quality Management System (QMS), including ISO 9001:2015, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Controls Plans, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), and Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) processes. Oversee continued compliance and embedding of these links across the business. Maintain relationships with customers and suppliers to maximize profit potential and ensure efficiency. Manage the audit program as well as supplier development and improvement to ensure project deliveries. Work proactively with all directors, managers, supervisors, and employees to maintain a program of continual improvement within their areas of responsibility. Lead a ‘correct at source’ and problem-solving methodology. Lead the team to achieve quality targets for customers and business goals. Able to pass Jaeger, Ishihara and Kolbl vision tests.

Essential Job Functions

The following represents a representative sample of essential functions and responsibilities for the position. This list is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required by the position and business

  • Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice quality vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
  • Contribute to new business initiatives and projects, and review and communicate the impact on quality activities.
  • Implement all procedures described in the QMS and ensure compliance
  • Ensure in-house systems and procedures are updated, revised and modified to meet the requirements of external certification bodies
  • Respond to customer complaints by putting in containment actions, full analysis, poka-yokes (error proofing), and implementing short-term and long-term countermeasures
  • Champion a program for the implementation and sustainment of a continuous improvement culture
  • Act as a point of contact for warranty issues
  • Update quality documentation and communicate to carry forward lessons learned from quality concerns in new customer contracts
  • Ensure that all necessary systems and procedures are in place to satisfy all customer requirements and audits
  • Introduce new systems and procedures where appropriate
  • Train others in all aspects of the quality system and application of procedures
  • Undertake internal and process audits of the Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Management of the Quality Engineers and Technicians in the sign-off of parts and the resolution of internal/external quality concerns
  • Establish and refine quality sign-off instructions, standards and documentation
  • Report against agreed quality metrics on a monthly basis
  • Lead regular inspection meetings with representatives from appropriate departments to establish an action plan for improving build quality
  • In conjunction with the Supplier Quality Assurance function, reduce the effect of non-conforming supplier materials on the production area quality
  • Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
  • Produce written reports and make presentations
  • Undertake continuous training and development

    Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems

  • Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact

  • Identify business improvement opportunities within the organization

  • Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of external resources as required

  • Develop, implement and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for each area of responsibility

  • Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports

  • Ensure KPIs are met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting

  • Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required

  • Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors

  • Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department

  • Input and hold responsibility for Quality budgets

  • Responsible for achieving budget and forecast

  • Prepare the annual Quality budget and forecasts and all Capital Expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with legal standards. 

  • Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • lManage, coach and develop a high performing Quality Operations team that meets objectives and delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements
  • Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels
  • Motivate and coach the team to operational success
  • Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems
  • Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them
  • Review, implement and update company records, e.g., training matrices, performance reviews, risk assessments
  • Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware
  • Provide technical expertise to the team
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance
  • Work collaboratively; negotiate and engage with stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the quality strategy
  • Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market change and potential effects on engineering design and development
  • Recommend solutions without compromising quality or service while optimizing cost
  • Liaise with suppliers to resolve quality issues
  • Liaise and communicate with other departments, customers, suppliers, and other service providers
  • Work with the Management Team to: (1) share ideas and improve operation, (2) recommend, support and implement continuous improvement activities, including process and procedure improvements to optimize results, and (3) improve quality of delivery to meet Company and Customer requirements
  • Communicate with personnel at all levels, internal and external to the Company, on Quality matters
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis 
  • Excellent analytical skills to observe the various aspects carefully
  • Attention to detail – keen eye for detail work
  • Ability to objectively review and qualify objective data 
  • Ability to work with suppliers to achieve quality results
  • Excellent in-house and external communication and liaison skills
  • Advanced knowledge of manufacturing and production processes (preferred)
  • Advanced knowledge of metals, plastics, and composites manufacturing and production processes (preferred)
  • Expert knowledge in ISO 9001:2015 standards/requirements
  • Drives Continuous Improvement activities across departments
  • Supervision of People. Ability to Engender Trust, Communicate, Coach, Empower & Motivate
  • Self-Motivated, Able to Prioritize, Good Organizational Skills, Seeks Feedback, Aware of Self
  • Proficient in manufacturing methods, workflow, manufacturing personnel management
  • MS Office, PML, Fishbowl Time, MS SharePoint, MS Teams
  • Project Management Awareness
  • Product Budget, Design Hours

Education and Experience

  • Hands-on experience with QMS and ISO 9001:2015 in a product manufacturing environment
  • Experience manufacturing smart infrastructure concealment solutions (preferred) 
  • Experience implementing process improvement, developing standards, and managing processes and procedures 
  • 5 or more years of quality engineering in manufacturing, working with structural steel, welding and like materials (AISC, ASTM, AWS, AASHTO) (required)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Metallurgy, or Related Engineering Field (required)
  • ASQ CQE credentials (required)
  • Six Sigma Lean Black Belt Certification