Aerospace Program Manager (PROGR006531)

Join the Sargent Legacy in Securing Our Future

Sargent Aerospace & Defense is a key supplier for commercial and military aircraft, as well as all U.S. Naval Nuclear Class

submarines. The company provides precision hydraulic control components. Sargent Aerospace & Defense has an immediate

opening for a Program Manager.

Description

The Program Manager is responsible for leading major programs and projects, project team leadership, and

customer support from contract award through qualification and transition to full-rate production.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure safety is the foundation of daily work through vigilance and accountability
• Control and manage schedule, cost, customer interface, and risk for major projects and programs including use
• of schedules, reports, action items, and team meetings as appropriate
• Provide leadership to cross functional project teams and obtain necessary resources to meet customer
• requirements
• Customer communications and relationship management for assigned accounts
• Monitor and management of directed changes and associated claims
• Track/report customer & program news
• Provide monthly and/or weekly status reports including accomplishments, progress, issues, schedule, opportunities, cost, milestones, and risk
• Support development of strategic plan

Education & Experience Requirements

• Associate’s Degree or higher, and 3 years’ experience related to the roles and responsibilities above, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, or engineering management from an accredited university, plus
• one-year project management experience.
• Familiarity and abilities in the following areas:
  • Program and project management
  • Leadership, interpersonal, and administrative skills
  • Customer service
  • Contract Oversight, including FAR, DFAR, NNPI, ITAR, Import/Export, ISO, SOX, and portal systems
• Experience using MS Office products (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Basic understanding of engineering design and manufacturing processes
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and a single, cross-functional project simultaneously and shift priorities as needed to support business needs and critical deadlines.
• Must be US Citizen

Must be able and willing to work extra time as required to ensure completion of all assigned projects.

Founded in 1919, RBC Bearings (Nasdaq: ROLL) has a long, successful history of quality craftsmanship and innovation in highly technical bearing products that require sophisticated design solutions and manufacturing capabilities for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense applications around the world. In 2015, RBC acquired Sargent Aerospace and Defense.

Founded in 1920, Sargent Aerospace & Defense leverages 100 years of expertise as a premier global supplier of precision engineered customized components that directly contributes to the safe operation of countless commercial and military aircraft, rotorcraft, submarines and land based vehicles.

At Sargent, our mission is to secure our future by making the challenging a reality.  We achieve this by delivering high quality products and services that meet customer requirements and exceed customer expectations through employee development, customer focus and continual improvement.

Sargent’s continuing investment in people, assets, technology, and process quality ensures excellence and is integral to the company’s commitment to customers and their end-users. As we grow, we will continue to root our culture through our core values of Integrity, Respects & Values People, Customer Focus, Teamwork, Results Focus and Continual Improvement.

Dedication to our core values. Our must haves…

• Integrity - We do the right thing the right way. Our ideal candidate is ethical, honest in all interactions, delivers good news and bad, and follows through on commitments. Key Skills & Abilities: is fair, credible, confidential, fiscally responsible and accountable for decisions and actions.
• Respects and Values People - We encourage and bring out the potential of others. Our ideal candidate embraces diversity, recognizes and supports the accomplishments, talents and development of others. Key Skills & Abilities: is committed to the building of strong relationships and creates an environment of trust and mutual respect.
• Customer Focus - We act with excellence in each and every interaction.   Our ideal candidate builds strong internal/external customer relationships, and goes above and beyond to deliver high quality products and services on time, every time.  Key Skills & Abilities: is responsive with strong customer service skills, product and job knowledge to provide excellent customer satisfaction.
• Teamwork - We are better together.  Our ideal candidate is inclusive, engaged and collaborative, sharing information, ideas and experiences to accomplish goals, improve decision making and leverage capabilities. Key Skills & Abilities: is a dependable team player, demonstrated through attendance and punctuality, works well with others and has strong communication skills (both oral & written) to keep all stakeholders informed.
• Results Focus - We focus on the outcome, not the obstacle. Our ideal candidate must have a strong work ethic with a results/performance driven track record in a fast paced, changing and challenging environment. Key Skills & Abilities: is adaptable, works with a sense of urgency and high level of initiative and demonstrates a commitment to quality with attention to detail.
• Continual Improvement - We encourage and drive innovation. Our ideal candidate must be naturally curious, passionate and never satisfied with the status quo.  Key Skills & Abilities: is innovative and has a problem solving mindset that provides and implements CI ideas.

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