Technical Production Manager

Job Responsibilities

Establish resource priorities, schedule tasks, track and report progress.

Supervise and review assigned staff and appropriate subcontractors.

Set milestones and provide clear direction and expectations for assigned staff and subcontractors.

Report to management on status and estimates to complete of each task department resources are involved in.

Train and mentor other staff personnel in project leadership, design, troubleshooting, and equipment operation.

Work with the Innovation Steering Committee to evaluate and propose technical solutions to proposed Innovation Projects.

Visit customer corporate locations and sites to observe existing workflows and identify areas where opportunities exist to provide value.

Meet project performance, cost, and schedule targets and work with stakeholders to reset targets if required.

Participate in trade shows with sales and product management as necessary to gain knowledge about customer pain points.

Identify new trends and business opportunities within the HSC QSR market and turn into PoCs and projects.

Define processes as needed to complete innovation projects within desired timeframe.

Refine high-level product goals/specifications for selected projects and translate these into engineering team goals.

Estimate cost and schedule for new projects and identify project risks utilizing risk mitigation plans.

Perform make/buy analysis for work packages as required to achieve project completion goals.

Track the success of the new products/PoCs.