Production Operations Leader

Requisition : 1414

Location: ULA - Decatur

Relocation: Yes - Relocation may be available

Travel Requirements: 10%

At ULA, success comes through the efforts of a strong, united team.

Thanks for your interest in United Launch Alliance, the world’s most experienced and reliable space launch company! Successfully launching more than 155 consecutive missions with 100% mission success doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team of rocket scientists and support employees combined with the systems and processes we use to pull them together.

As a ULA employee, you’ll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team‑oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary. Whether you are in college just launching your career, or, have experience and want to come work with the best rocket team in the world, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world.

Our team is excited to meet you!

As a Production Operations Leader, you will lead and manage various organizations in Production Operations. Provide staffing, managing disciplinary corrective action, training, and weekly monitoring of cost/schedule performance, motivating the workforce and identifying and clearing constraints to production. Will direct union hourly work force and salaried support staff. Responsible for ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule of production hardware. Responsible for building a capable workforce into high performance work teams utilizing perfect product delivery concepts.

Must be willing to work different shifts if required and may require some overtime.

• Lead and manage various organizations in Production Operations.
• Provide staffing, performance management and accountability, training, and weekly monitoring of cost/schedule performance, motivating the workforce, and identifying and clearing constraints to production.
• Will direct union hourly workforce and salaried support staff.
• Responsible for ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule of production hardware.
• Responsible for building a capable workforce into high-performance work teams utilizing perfect product delivery concepts.
• Must be willing to work different shifts if required and may require some overtime.
• Safety to Self and Others:
  Must be able to perform all assigned tasks in a safe manner. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to repetitive motion injuries due to keyboarding or to cuts and bruises due to typical office accidents.
• Physical Demands:
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use computer and office equipment and to use hands to type, manipulate, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  
  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close‑vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Mental Functions:
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate verbally and in writing and use interpersonal skills. The employee is regularly required to prioritize, multitask, analyze, interpret, coordinate, compile, evaluate, synthesize, compute, problem solve, concentrate, and think critically. The employee is occasionally required to copy, instruct, and negotiate.
• Judgment and Decision‑Making:
  Work is regularly assigned by self, supervisor, and departmental staff. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to exercise prudent judgment, decision making, and analytical skills to determine manner and operational steps necessary to properly handle inquiries and perform daily tasks within professional standards. Decision making is guided by ULA policies and procedures.
• All tasks described in the job description…