Santa Barbara Production Site Lead Security Clearance
Job in
Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, 93116, USA
Listed on 2026-01-30
Listing for:
Lockheed Martin
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-30
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Production Manager, Operations Manager, Operations Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Number 715708
Description:
You will be the Production Operations Senior Manager for the Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) Santa Barbara Focalplane (SBF) facility. Our team is responsible for overseeing end to end manufacturing, engineering, and support functions at our site in Goleta, CA. What You Will Be Doing As the Production Operations Senior Manager, you will report to the Vice President Production Operations Sites with a dotted line to the site General Manager.
As a member of the Site Senior Leadership staff, you will work closely with other senior site leaders across all functions. Santa Barbara Focalplane supports multiple Lockheed Martin Business Areas and MFC lines of businesses, and external customers. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Lead an organization of Production Operations employees including all employees in Production, Planning & Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Detector Physics, Industrial/Operations Engineering, Facilities, Environmental Safety and Health (ESH) and Production Line of Business (LOB) Management
* Responsible for the SBF factory including wafer fabrication, Focal Plane Array test and fabrication, dewar fabrication and Integrated Dewar Cool Assembly fabrication and test Why Join Us The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader who thrives in a complex, high impact environment.
This role offers the chance to shape a critical manufacturing hub that serves multiple Lockheed Martin business areas and external customers, providing visible impact on national security programs. We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here . Further Information About This Opportunity This position is located in Santa Barbara.
Discover more about our Santa Barbara, California location. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications:
• A full spectrum leader with demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of executives and first-line management, industry peers, and internal and external customers
• Experience developing, leading and successfully executing affordability initiatives
• Strategic thinker with manufacturing leadership experience, and lean manufacturing focus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience working in SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage budgets, cost, quality, and schedules
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship
Desired
Skills:
• Experience in infrared or semiconductor manufacturing
• Ramp to rate and high-volume manufacturing experience
• Manufacturing site leadership
• Greenbelt or Blackbelt certified
• Experience working with DOD requirements
• Production Operations Program Management experience
• Experience working with unions and managing a represented workforce and collective bargaining agreements
• Experience leading Performance Management Team
Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour…
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