Plant Program Manager at Sonoco Products Company in Owosso, Michigan

Job Description:

A Plant Program Manager emphasizes the coordinating and prioritizing resources across programs, departments, and entities to ensure that resource contention is managed from a global focus.

What you'll be doing:

• Work with cross functional internal and external team members to successfully execute internal and customer project requirements, from pre- launch, PPAP, SOP through EOL


• Coordinate or lead cross-functional teams to design and implement systems and processes to meet unique customer business needs and/or product requirements.


• Prepare and maintain project timelines / milestones, customer readiness forms, and monitor progress for multiple product builds.


• Interface with customers on complaint issues and liaise with Quality personnel throughout the life of the program.


• May act as the Sonoco administrator on customer web sites.


• Lead weekly program meetings.


• Obtain customer data and customer prints, monitor print level and coordinate with the plant.


• Submit packaging proposal on customer forms, obtain approval, and coordinate with Tech Center and/or returnable container supplier.


• Lead feasibility meetings with the plant cross functional team on new product feasibility requests. Provide detailed feasibility feedback to the sales organization.


• Working with customers to launch new designs into production and implementing product changes.

This position is in our Protective Solutions Division and is located in Owosso, MI.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• You have a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field


• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing desired


• 3+ years of experience in quality management desired


• Knowledge of automotive component product lifecycle(PLM)


• Knowledge of customer quality systems (APQP) and AIAG PPAP


• Experience with customer portal management systems (Toyota, Daimler, GM IMDS)


• Knowledge of APQP quality principles, GD&T, SPC, capability analysis, corrective actions, etc. Knowledge of quality systems, IATF 16949:2016, and ISO 14001, 9001


• Strong leadership, training, customer service, interpersonal and written/oral communication skills required


• Working knowledge of computers and software, such as MS Office, with the capability to thoroughly learn new applications

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.