United States-Arizona-Gilbert, United States
$90-136k
Full Time
12 days ago
Job description
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 β 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 Tactical Space Systems is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager (M1) to lead the Harness Work Center in Gilbert, Arizona. The Manufacturing Ops Manager is responsible for the direct supervision of approximately 15-25 employees and processes in a multi-shift manufacturing environment. This role also has daily collaboration with cross-functional teams such as Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance, Production Planning, and Operations Program Management (OPM). This position reports to the Gilbert Site Manufacturing Leader.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Accountable for meeting or exceeding the safety, quality, delivery, employee and cost expectations of internal and external customers across all supporting programs
Tracking of manufacturing budgets, delivery schedules, and key milestones of flight hardware leveraging tools built by Industrial Engineering and in collaboration with OPM
Review manufacturing proposals & basis-of-estimates (BOEβs) for potential contracts with OPM
Assist in capital expense analysis, justification, return-on-investments (ROIβs), and integration into workflow/processes
Manage staffing needs to support existing and forecasted program schedules
Collaborate and coordinate with master scheduling, program/production planning, manufacturing/industrial engineering, cognizant engineers, other product work centers, functional leaders and business support functions (program managers, finance, contracts, HR, etc.) to achieve product and site goals via sharing of resources, tools, equipment, processes, etc.
Team/People Development:
Lead and develop approximately 15-25 manufacturing technicians
Responsible for initiating hiring process as needed
Dotted-line responsibilities for all product value stream focused support functions (manufacturing and industrial engineering, production planning, operations program management)
Employee development, conflict resolution, performance management, and technical training for staff.
Ensure discipline and continuous improvement of all process standards
Establish and maintain training requirements and deploy resources accordingly
Ensure succession plans are in place and be proactive in mentoring key talent to assume increased responsibilities
Provide challenging and stretching assignments to key talent in the organization to promote future leaders
Holds others accountable and deals quickly with poor performance
Proactively strengthen the Value Stream team through the performance management process (individual and group goal setting, coaching and personnel development).Β
Provide inputs to performance of supporting Functional Leaders
Basic Qualifications:
5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Ability to solve problems and drive continuous improvements
Proficient Microsoft Office applications
Experience in leading projects
Wire harness manufacturing & assembly experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Aerospace or defense product experience
Experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Ability to strengthen workforce skills in LEAN/Continuous Improvement experience and root cause problem solving
Strong business and financial acumen, including capital and talent budgeting and estimate-at-completion (EAC) and Operations Review process understanding
2+ years of direct people leadership experience
Commitment to positive employee relations, ethics and compliance
Understanding of AS9100/ISO 9001
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