Manager, General Manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Lead the manufacturing organization for program(s).
• Measured on both financial and non-financial indicators directly related to safety, quality, on-time delivery, employee engagement, and cost profitability.
• 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 Composites structures.