Program Manager

Job Summary Program Manager to administer our low-mix, low-volume production lines and custom manufacturing programs. In this role, you will manage programs characterized by tight turnaround times, concurrent competing demands and high customization. You will be the bridge between engineering, procurement, and the shop floor, ensuring that low-volume orders and complex prototypes move seamlessly from requirements validation to design to final shipping. The ideal candidate excels in a dynamic environment where scheduling flexibility, rapid problem-solving, and efficient resource allocation are critical to maintaining low production lead times. Core Responsibilities: Lifecycle Management: Oversee the end-to-end execution of low-volume manufacturing runs, custom builds, and complex one of a kind builds. Agile Production Scheduling: Coordinate with shop floor supervisors to optimize production schedules and shop capacity. Prototype-to-Production Bridging: Manage the transition of initial design concepts into repeatable, low-volume manufacturing processes, ensuring Design for Manufacturing (DFM) feedback is rapidly given to engineering. Dynamic Inventory & Procurement: Partner with the supply chain team to manage fluctuating material demands, source small-batch components, and mitigate long-lead-time risks for custom parts. Rapid Change Control: Evaluate, approve, and implement Engineering Change Orders (ECO) quickly to accommodate customer modifications without derailing production timelines. Required Qualifications & Experience: Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical discipline. Experience: 4+ years of program or project management experience within a low-mix, low-volume (LMLV), machine shop, or rapid-prototyping manufacturing facility. Certification or training in Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma is highly advantageous. Tools: Proficiency with project management tools such as Project, Wrike or Trello as well as ERP/MRP systems configured for low-volume customization, and digital production scheduling software. Key Skills & Core Competencies: Operational Agility: Exceptional ability to reprioritize schedules and resources on short notice based on incoming custom orders or material delays. Cross-Functional Fluency: Ability to communicate equally well with design engineers, technicians, procurement specialists, and external clients. High-Touch Communication: Ability to translate complex factory-floor technicalities, delays, or assembly challenges into clear, professional, and diplomatic updates for clients. Commercial Acumen: Understanding of contract boundaries, statement of work (SOW) limitations, and how to manage scope-creep to protect factory margins. Technical Literacy: Comfort reviewing engineering drawings, assembly workflows, and testing metrics alongside both client engineers and factory technicians. Relocation or Currently Living in Montana or surrounding area and able to commute reliably to . This position is on-site, not remote or hybrid. Impeccable attention to detail, good organizational skills, and an ability to work independently. Exceptional Benefits Package Includes: •401(k) contribution 401(k) matching 401(k) Profit sharing Health/Medical insurance Dental insurance Health savings account Life insurance Vision insurance Generous Vacation Package Paid Holidays Relocation Allowance Please email a resume to: Badams@supremeheadhunters.com Pay: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Relocation assistance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Work Location: In person

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