Manager Tool & Die Making

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Tool & Die Making 1 to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals within our Production organization. This leadership role is located onsite in Iuka, MS.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

“Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams.

Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.”

Responsibilities:

Has overall responsibility for execution of safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives, along with employee engagement for the Quality Assurance laser tracker inspection team.

Strong focus on safe work environment, Zero Defects, and continuous Improvement activities.

Manages both the strategic and short-term tactical activities of the work area.

Optimizes inspection flow and production rates to meet customer demands, improve inventory turns and drive month over month cost improvement.

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 inspection team staffing levels to support customer requirements while maintaining efficient operations.

Promptly responds to technical issues that arise on the production floor utilizing work instructions, design documents, and specifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED (education will be verified) and a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing experience

• Minimum of 3 years of metrology experience

• Demonstrated strong technical skills related to computer aided metrology systems such as laser trackers, articulated arms, etc.

• Experience with Spatial Analysis, Polyworks or Verisurf Software

• Technical strengths in composite processing. operations, and inspection

• Must be familiar with standard mechanical Inspection techniques and tools

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance and special program access clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree

An active (In-scope) DoD Secret security clearance last Investigated within 5 ½ years.

Efficient at MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other office systems

Capable of verifying, updating, and flow down of department procedures for

technical adequacy

Capable of conducting laser tracker inspections for the acceptance of parts

and document the results

Strong coursework in Math (Geometry & Trigonometry)

Experience…