Product Development Manager jobs in Lansing, MI

Dart Container is hiring a compasionate leader to join our team!

As a New Product Development Manager at Dart Container you will play a pivotal role in defining and executing our product strategy. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering and Design to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs and drive business growth. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for creating products that delight users.

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Day-to-Day Role:

• Direct the work, plan and approve resources, and approve engineering project plans and schedules
• Consult or negotiate with internal or external customers to establish product specifications and requirements
• Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to internal or external audiences
• Develop and convey broad, advanced conceptual ideas, and propose and persuade several diverse stakeholders, including the executive team
• Drive the execution of continuous improvement plans that affect efficiency, quality, safety, or service
• Direct activities focused on designing new products, modifying existing designs, improving the new product development process and commercializing new products
• Analyze technology trends, market demands, feasibility, costs, and customer demands for new and existing products
• Review, approve, and communicate standardized practices and procedures for engineering activities
• Forecast operating costs and ensure that budgetary guidelines are met
• Establish and communicate department goals
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for cross functional projects for engineering area of expertise
• Assist executive management in developing long-range research and development plans and goals
• Facilitate and lead a cross functional market channel team responsible for periodic product development project review, stage gate decisions and other responsibilities as assigned to the team

Core Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• Requires one of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering, business or related field of study and six (6) years of engineering experience, OR
  • Associate's degree and twelve (12) years of engineering experience
• Five (5) years of supervisory experience and/or demonstrated technical leadership experience
• Demonstrated mastery in engineering discipline
• Successfully managed and completed a large, complex engineering project
• Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
• Advanced knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in planning, resource allocation, cost analysis and budgeting, people management, and leadership guidance
• Excellent verbal and written skills necessary in order to persuade and influence decision making of individuals, groups, or work teams, and to explain difficult situations
• Ability to communicate technical topics to non-technical audiences
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Ability to utilize and train employees on technology, processes and procedures

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

• THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

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