DESCRIPTION

Program Manager
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Pay: $100k – $115k per year
 

Full Time Permanent Position
 
Key Responsibilities

• Own the successful execution of assigned aerospace customer programs, ensuring performance against schedule, cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Serve as the primary customer interface, building strong relationships and leading communications, program reviews, and issue resolution with customers including GE Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Middle River Aerostructure Systems, and Pratt & Whitney.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, risk registers, action item logs, and performance metrics.
• Lead cross-functional program reviews, Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings, milestone reviews, and executive status updates.
• Manage program financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, change management, and variance analysis.
• Coordinate successful execution of new product introductions and program launches.
• Work directly with manufacturing teams to identify and resolve production bottlenecks, quality issues, and schedule risks.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to implement corrective and preventive actions that improve operational performance.
• Drive root cause investigations and implement sustainable solutions to recurring manufacturing challenges.
• Support production planning, capacity management, and resource prioritization to meet customer commitments.
• Monitor manufacturing performance and proactively escalate risks that could impact program objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, workflow efficiency, and program execution.
• Lead initiatives to optimize MRP/ERP system utilization, improve master data accuracy, planning logic, and production scheduling.
• Partner with Operations and IT teams to enhance system capabilities and support continuous operational improvement.
• Champion Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce waste, increase throughput, and improve delivery performance.
• Develop and standardize processes, work instructions, and program management best practices.
• Proactively identify technical, operational, financial, supply chain, and schedule risks, developing effective mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, customer-specific quality requirements, contractual obligations, and applicable regulatory requirements, including ITAR and export control.
• Support APQP, PPAP, First Article Inspection (FAI), and other aerospace product launch activities, as applicable.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Minimum of five (5) years of Program Management experience within the aerospace manufacturing industry.
• Demonstrated success managing customer programs for aerospace OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production scheduling, supply chain coordination, and MRP/ERP systems (PLEX experience preferred).
• Proven ability to work effectively in a manufacturing environment and collaborate directly with shop floor personnel to solve operational challenges.
• Strong project planning, organizational, and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and customer relationship management skills.

Please apply with your updated resume.