Program Manager– Manufacturing Global II USA

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

About the Role

Provides Program Management for complex cross-functional programs within the Global Manufacturing arena. Develops project plans, interfaces with Technology, Product Management, HVM, High-Speed Rollout Team, Quality and Reliability, Supply Chain, Finance, Environmental Health and Safety, and other departments as required.

Responsibilities

• With direction, builds project plans around existing Global Manufacturing project portfolio.
• Takes ownership of overall project schedule; drives projects to completion on-time and on-budget.
• Builds interfaces between organizations to ensure successful hand-offs.
• Negotiates project goals and develops mitigation plans.
• Manages program review meetings, tracks action items, and motivates program stakeholders.
• Maintains software infrastructure to keep project plans and action items up to date.

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering Discipline (required).
• MS Degree in Engineering Discipline or MBA with technology experience (preferred).
• 1–5 years’ experience in Program Management.
• 1 year’s experience in manufacturing environment providing New Product/Process (R&D handoff through rollout to high-volume manufacturing) Program Management.
• 1–5 years’ experience using MS Project or equivalent project management tools.
• PMP or PgMP certification (preferred).
• 1 year’s TOC/CCPM Program Management Experience (preferred).
• 1 year’s Concerto software experience (preferred).

Skills

• Demonstrated project management skills in a high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Basic understanding of Quality and Reliability requirements to bring new products or processes to manufacturing.
• Basic negotiation skills to obtain cooperation and commitment to project deliverables.
• Basic skills in all aspects of project planning and execution.
• Basic proficiency in project management software (MS Project, Concerto an advantage).
• Capable of providing program management for 1 to 3 projects simultaneously.
• Communicates clearly, oral and written, across the organization.
• Strong assertive characteristics to push projects through to completion.
• Partners with stakeholders to coordinate resources, activities, and priorities for rapid project completion.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to assertively motivate project participants.

Pay

Estimated salary range: $80,700–$115,000.

Schedule & Travel

0%–5% travel (on occasion/as needed for training, etc.).

Physical Requirements

• Will sit and stand for long periods of time during the day.
• Will walk, climb stairs, and on equipment.
• May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist.
• May lift up to 50 lbs.
• Required to use hands to finger, lift, handle, carry, or feel objects.
• May stoop, kneel, bend, talk, and hear.
• Specific vision abilities are required.
• All associates working at a First Solar manufacturing or R&D facility may be required to wear a respirator at any given time (requires little or no facial hair).

All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.