Principal Manufacturing Cell Specialist

Principal Manufacturing Cell Specialist

The Principal Manufacturing Cell Specialist is accountable for all manufacturing-related activities within a production or depot-manufacturing environment. This role will report to a Value Stream Leader, at one of our Tucson, AZ sites, and will be tasked to define clear operational schedules, priorities, goals, and collaborate with functional support employees to allow for continuous manufacturing of line-flow or end-item products. Additionally, the Principal Manufacturing Cell Specialist will have accountability for the quality of production, and depot products, while being delivered on time at or below cost targets.

This position involves direct support of manufacturing activities and requires spending significant amounts of time in and around factory areas. The ideal candidate must be capable and willing to work extended hours (when required) in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.

What You Will Do

• Interface and interactions with site leadership.
• Schedule quality and cost performance management of assigned work areas.
• Provide the required resources (facilities, processes, equipment, training, etc.) to ensure all employees work in a safe working environment.
• Communication of customer and site requirements to bargaining unit workforce.
• Interface with support employees including planning, engineering, quality and other Value Stream Leaders across shifts.
• Perform a wide variety of sequencing, planning, scheduling, coordinating and reporting tasks in support of the manufacturing workflow.
• Prioritizes project issues and assists in the resolutions process to meet productivity, quality, and organizational goals and contractual delivery requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all pertinent operating procedures, organizational directives and work instructions.
• This role will be onsite at one of our Tucson, AZ locations.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum of five (5) years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum three (3) years' experience.
• Manufacturing or operations experience.
• Active and transferable Secret clearance level required at time of application. U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain Top Secret or higher clearance level or program access prior to start date.

What We Offer

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