Director New Product Introduction (Remote)

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About The Role

As a Director New Product Introduction you will focus on new product introduction into manufacturing. A primary function is to pivot the current role of Global Manufacturing from facilitating program recovery to providing end to end critical path management from program launch on major development programs. This program and portfolio management group will summarize and track the portfolio of new product requests and lead all critical path deliverables owned by process leaders throughout the stage-gated development process. This will require providing leadership and influence in a highly matrixed context and regular interface with important partners across the organization at all levels. Global travel is required.

You will report to the Senior Director, Global Operating Services and support the role remotely with global travel required 30-40% of the time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of project managers and leaders in delivering new product introduction projects and guide project execution to achieve on-time delivery of quality products to our customers while meeting safety and financial goals.
• Build us and our alliances necessary to provide direction to critical path management of select programs including commercial, licensing, regulatory, product and material design, supply chain, SIOP, transportation and manufacturing.
• Build partnerships and alignment with Fuel Engineering, Product Delivery and Commercial managers, Supply Chain, SIOP, Plant leaders, Quality, Supplier and Customer teams on project deliverables, issues and resolution. Direct collaboration with and between these groups.
• Direct improvements to new product introduction practices and systems and influence stage gated processes using best practices such as APQP and PPAP.
• Develop improved processes for risk identification, management and mitigation, and change management and control to prevent programs from going off-track.
• Guide standards based on industry best practices in how projects are structured .
• Develop dashboards and communication tools which convey new project industrialization requests, timelines and status.
• Lead the manufacturing aspects of customer offer development and improve this and matrixed process for effectiveness.
• Identify needs for capital investment and collaborate with the Global Capital Expenditures group, product and manufacturing teams to create business cases and achieve investment authorization.
• Provide Global Manufacturing functional lead within the Launch process and facilitate progression through project phases, ensuring all stage gate criteria are known and achieved.
• Build a world-class team; recruit, develop, engage and retain talent.
• Metrics Accountability – Safety & EHS, Delivery, Quality, Cost, Cost Out, Skills Deployment, Employee Engagement, Corrective Action Completion.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years in operations, engineering, quality, or program management with demonstrated experience in manufacturing process development and optimization. Minimum 2 years of experience in the nuclear or related energy industry.
• Certified Six-Sigma Black Belt or Certified Manufacturing Engineer (SME CMfgE) or PMI certification.
• Program Management, Problem Solving, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Quality Systems, Digital and Automation technology.
• Guide improvements and measurable results in a global manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated program management, and continuous improvement skills.
  
  

Why Westinghouse?

Benefits

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
  
  

Westinghouse Electric Company Is The Global Nuclear Energy Industry’s First Choice For Safe, Clean, And Efficient Energy Solutions. We Enable Our Delivery Of This Vision By Living Our Value System

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability
  
  

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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