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Program Manager CNC in Troy

Job DescriptionJob Description

Program Management Responsibilities; CNC Machine Programs

General Responsibilities:

  • Participate in on-going technical liaison with customer product engineering on necessary part design issues, locate, clamp and transfer areas and tolerance concerns
  • Act as technical liaison to customers manufacturing/industrial engineers in areas of plant layouts, facilities requirements and spare part requirements
  • Technical coordination of machine, process, tooling and fixture design and approval between customer and Heller Germany Engineering and Program Management.
  • Provide technical coordination for other Heller divisions providing equipment for this product line, to achieve maximum commonality.
  • Work together with the Heller Germany PMO Project Manager on projects assigned a PM.
  • Provide monthly progress reports to customer in Gantt chart form using project management software.
  • Maintain other Heller standard project management reporting tools such as open issue lists, meeting minutes and Order Change Requests
  • Coordinate fixture /gage locate and clamp points with gaging system/CMM suppliers and advise concerning in-process dimensional gaging requirements
  • Order ancillary equipment and coordinate technical interface drawings with equipment suppliers.
  • Coordinate machine qualification and acceptance of process and duplicate machines at HUS.
  • Coordinate installation and tryout of Heller machines at customer site, meeting machine acceptance and timing requirements
  • Performance to budgets
  • Performance to Project Schedules
  • Manpower & resource planning at the site for all ancillary Suppliers
  • Coordinate & report out on lessons learned
  • Coordination of internal Heller resources for assigned projects
  • Signoff of documents for all equipment
  • The ability to travel to support Program Launches

 

Program Management Responsibilities; Crankshaft Machine Programs (If assigned responsibility)

  • Monitor program status and assist Heller Germany (HNT) with program needs during machine design, build and shipment.
  • Local contact assisting HNT with customer product engineering on necessary part design issues
  • Local contact assisting HNT with communication to customers manufacturing/industrial engineers in areas of plant layouts, facilities requirements and spare part requirements
  • Provide technical coordination for other Heller divisions providing equipment for the crankshaft machine product line, to achieve maximum commonality. 
  • Assist HNT with monthly progress reports to customer in Gantt chart form using project management software through machine shipment from Germany.
  • Update and distribute monthly progress reports to customer in Gantt chart form using project management software from shipment through final signoff as applicable and requested by HNT.
  • Maintain other Heller standard project management reporting tools such as meeting minutes and Order Change Requests
  • Monitor and assist HNT with machine qualification and acceptance of process.
  • Coordinate installation and tryout of Heller machines at customer site, meeting machine acceptance and timing requirements
  • Maintain, update and publish Open Issues Lists for each North American plant installation as applicable and requested by HNT.
  • Manpower & resource planning at customer’s site for all ancillary Suppliers together with HNT.
  • Coordinate & report out of lessons learned from the installation process together with HNT.
  • Coordination of resources during the installation phase together with HNT.
  • Coordinate final signoff of all program documents for all equipment together with HNT.
  • The ability to travel both international and domestically to customer plants to support Program Launches

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Lead and coordinate project team members
  • No direct supervisory responsibility

 

Education and Experience:

  • Requires at least a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field  and/or 5 to 10 years of Program Management experience and responsibilities
  • Minimum 10 years automotive and machine tool experience.
  • Applicable Program Manager Certifications, .

 

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Hard Skills
    • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
    • Microsoft Office Product application capability (specifically Word, Excel, Power point and Project)
    • Thorough understanding of Heller processes: Kickoff, Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, Material Control, Build, Installation and OCR.
  • Soft Skills
    • Lead project team (clarify goals, prioritize tasks, coordinate resources, resolve issues)
    • Manage time effectively
    • Communicate effectively with customer, suppliers, Heller management and employees

 

Training Requirements:

  • General Safety
  • ISO 9001 Quality System Awareness
  • ISO 14001 Environmental Awareness
  • SAP and SAP ECTR

 

Physical Demands:

  • Some physical exertion required.
  • Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and occasionally bend and move about the facility.

 

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Safety glasses may be required while performing specific tasks.
  • Hearing protection may be required while performing specific tasks.
  • Steel toe safety shoes may be required while performing specific tasks.                 

 

Work Environment:

  • Works in an office, HUS plant and at Customer site.

 

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Company DescriptionHELLER was founded in 1894 as a small craftsmans workshop in Germany. Today a world leading manufacturer with 2,000+ employees, the group develops and produces state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes. The HELLER product range comprises 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC mill/turning centers, CNC machines for crankshaft and camshaft machining, flexible manufacturing systems and a modular range of services. HELLER began its operations in the United States in 1982 and has a production facility in Troy, MI.Company DescriptionHELLER was founded in 1894 as a small craftsmans workshop in Germany. Today a world leading manufacturer with 2,000+ employees, the group develops and produces state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes. The HELLER product range comprises 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC mill/turning centers, CNC machines for crankshaft and camshaft machining, flexible manufacturing systems and a modular range of services. HELLER began its operations in the United States in 1982 and has a production facility in Troy, MI.

Program Manager CNC in Troy

Troy, MI
Full time

Published on 07/24/2026

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