Senior Staff Engineering Process Improvement PM

Req ID: 120407

Remote Position: Yes

Region: Americas

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario

City: Remote Employee Canada

Summary

This role is a unique blend of project management expertise, continuous improvement (CI) leadership and best practice creation/deployment. You will leverage your technical background and project management skills to lead and manage complex projects to drive CI and to capture/improve/deploy processes for our global Design/Engineering teams. Your focus will be on ensuring successful project delivery within budget, schedule, and quality constraints, all while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Develop and implement a CI strategy aligned with program objectives
• Identify opportunities for process improvement to optimize performance, meet best practice standards, simplify and/or improve quality in our engineering teams, tools and processes globally.
• Manage and lead multiple high-visibility programs with complex technologies, organizational structures, and business impacts.
• Develop and implement program plans, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and resource allocation.
• Lead cross-functional, global core teams, kicking off programs, scheduling, and driving meetings.
• Communicate program status effectively to business leaders, customers, and stakeholders.
• Manage program budgets, forecasting actuals against plans/quotes for income/revenue, cost/labor & expense.
• Identify and mitigate program risks and issues, implementing corrective measures.
• Coordinate project interdependencies and optimize resource utilization across projects.
• Align deliverables with program outcomes, collaborating with business change managers.
• Manage key program documentation, such as Program Initiation Documents (PID).
• Facilitate the adoption and measurement of the Systematic CI Framework Standards within the program.
• Train, coach, and mentor program team members on CI methodologies and best practices.
• Continuously assess and improve program strategy deployment and CI culture building.
• Track and report on CI program metrics, demonstrating the impact of improvement initiatives.
• Additional Responsibilities:
  • Stay current on industry best practices in program/project management and CI, integrating new ideas into program execution.
  • Participate in cross-functional projects focused on problem-solving and eliminating waste.

Qualifications

• 11 to 14 years of experience in engineering and/or program/project management.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing complex engineering programs or projects.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing Process Improvement and CI methodologies within projects or programs.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., PMP, Agile) and CI principles.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and coaching skills.
• Ability to influence and lead without direct authority.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Technical skills relevant to the specific program/project domain (details will vary based on specific opening).

Additional Considerations

• Engineering experience in Design and or Test development is a strong plus.
• Experience with Celestica's Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean) is a strong plus.
• Travel up to 20% may be required.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.