Manager General Manufacturing - R10233528

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required:

Yes.
Clearance type:
Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and brings your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

This position will be responsible for operations execution in the Freeport/East Gate buildings. The primary purpose is to lead the manufacturing organization for a program(s). The candidate will be measured on both financial and non-financial indicators directly related to safety, quality, on-time delivery, employee engagement, and cost profitability. The candidate’s other primary roles include both creation of strategic vision (long-term) and tactical management (short-term) for the assigned programs within the STRIKE Program.

• Has overall responsibility for execution of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Employee, and Cost objectives, along with Employee Engagement for a large organizational unit within the sites
• Strong focus on safe work environment, Zero Defects, and continuous improvement activities
• Optimizes product flow, production rates, and product mix to meet customer demands
• Responsible for proactive resource management to mitigate production schedule risks
• Support a work environment characterized by employee involvement and participative management to encourage the highest level of employee commitment and cooperation
• Manage a cost center’s staffing levels to support customer requirements while maintaining efficient operations

• Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience, or a master’s degree with 5 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience, or an associate’s degree with 9 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience. In lieu of a degree, the candidate must have a high school diploma and 11 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.
• Experience in labor and capacity forecasting.
• Proven experience with mid to high-rate production programs.
• Strong working knowledge of composites manufacturing processes to include experience manufacturing composite structures.
• Demonstrated consistent use of the following competencies:
  Business acumen, composure, delegation, interpersonal savvy, planning, time management, timely decision making, presentation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to creating and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Understanding and use of root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated success in maximizing resources and throughput.
• Demonstrated ability to remove waste from production process.
• Experience manufacturing composite structures.

• Experience in implementing process improvements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Earned Value Management System.
• Demonstrated use of production control tools (e.g., schedule, MRP, manpower forecasts).
• A demonstrated progressive increase in responsibilities within operations organization.
• Current Special Program Access (PAR).

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $. The above salary range…