Program Manager

**Job description**

**Fleet Canada** **Inc.**is a fast paced, growing Aero-structures manufacturer located in Fort Erie.

We are a build to print facility with a 500,000 sq ft facility, manufacturing sheet-metal, machined and composite parts and assemblies for several major aerospace OEMs.

Fleet is in the midst of a modernization transition and is looking for bright and talented individuals who want to lead and grow with a dynamic and evolving organization.

**The Program Management team is the central organizing body that is responsible for**:
External representation of Fleet with its customers

Internal representation of customer needs

Program managers work with a multi-disciplinary team including Fleet’s Executive Management team to ensure Fleet delivers a high quality, on-time product that provides value to our customers in an efficient and organized fashion.

The role requires an organized mindset with an openness to adapt and do what is necessary to meet customer requirements while remaining compliant to quality and engineering policies.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Primary Customer interface
- Hold regular meetings with Customer liaisons
- Send out reports and documentation as required
- Manage customer expectations
- Quoting
- Review incoming Request for Quote (RFQ) packages
- Coordinate and Compile RFQ submissions
- Conduct Risk and Profitability Analysis on RFQ packages
- Administering Contracts
- Track and ensure that current Purchase Orders are being delivered to on-time
- Review and Negotiate inbound Purchase Orders
- Review and implement customer changes
- Review and negotiate contractual obligations, clauses and delivery requirements
- Manage new customer projects
- Build schedules and plans to deliver new projects
- Hold regular project meetings
- Track and report on project progress and cost

**We are seeking individuals who are**:

- Willing to learn and be trained
- Eager to start in a position with a progressive career path
- Looking for opportunities for growth and to challenge themselves

**Skills**:

- Able to organize work; self-motivate; work within time constraints.
- Demonstrate Project based thinking
- Strong understanding of aerospace requirements for structural components (metal forming / processing / composite manufacturing) specific to DeHavilland, Boeing, Gulfstream or other OEM's an asset
- Proven track record as project manager in a cross-functional and technical environment required
- Demonstrate leadership/drive/initiative
- Detail Oriented
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Mechanically inclined
- Fluent with Microsoft Excel
- PowerPoint and Microsoft Project would be an asset

**Education / Experience**:

- Equivalent 4 years high school plus
- Completion of 2 years of post-secondary or prior experience with demonstrated capability to perform the above duties and responsibilities.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration would be considered an asset, but is not required.

**What do we have to offer you?**
- Competitive wages with a culture that promotes opportunity for growth, development, and internal advancement
- A role that offers direct and regular access to Fleet’s executive management team
- Group Benefit Plan
- Group RRSP Program
- Education assistance / tuition reimbursement
- Fleet Canada Inc. will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise Fleet Canada Inc.’s Human Resources department to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process._
- **No agencies or phone calls please. Fleet Canada Inc. thanks all applicants for their interest**_
- **however only those qualified will be contacted.**_

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person