Manager Manufacturing Operations - 2nd Shift

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

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 bringing 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, manufactures and operates small and medium-class spacecraft for communications, imaging, scientific, exploration and national security space applications.
MEP is the leading supplier of space components that power and enable satellites of all classes, provides technical engineering services to government agencies and laboratories, and is developing exciting new satellite servicing and advanced space flight technologies.

Our Commerce, CA location is seeking a Product Value Stream Leader - Manager Manufacturing Operations 2 to join our 2nd shift (2:30 pm
-11:30 pm) team. The Product Value Stream Leader is responsible for complete execution through delivery primarily to internal and external customers.

• Accountability for meeting or exceeding the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Employee and Cost expectations of internal and external customers across assigned programs. Support and drive continuous improvements to support year-over-year SQDEC goals.
• Collaboration and coordination with Operations, Engineering, and Business Support Functions to achieve product and site business goals
• Talent development through the performance management process, including individual and team goal setting, coaching and personnel development, and maintain department training requirements and deploy resources according to skill sets
• Ensure that equipment and machinery are maintained in accordance with preventative maintenance schedules for assigned areas
• Provide inputs into customer proposals by providing basis of estimates for labor, risks, and schedule durations.
• Design and execution of staffing strategies to meet/balance customer needs and business objectives.

• Customer Focus - Building strong internal and external customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Decision Quality - Making appropriate and timely risk conscience decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Optimize Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Builds effective teams - Building strong teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Strong communication skills.
• Drives engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honest, integrity, and authenticity

• Execute strategies and tactics to achieve breakthrough objectives (Strategy Deployment) and financial goals (Orders, Sales, EBIT, Cash)
• Communicate, manage and achieve site tactical and strategic goals for assigned value stream
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, sharing (yokoten) and disciplined root cause problem solving
• Perform product-based strategic and organizational planning
• Execution
• Ownership of product value stream execution from contract award / sales order entry to final…