Are you ready to put your management experience to work at Northrop Grumman? If so, our Defense Systems wants you to join our Team as a General Manufacturing Manager 1 and support the manufacturing and sustainment of our Depot Product line up to include Airbourne Defenses, and Ground Test equipment programs at our state of the art Warner Robins, GA site.
You will lead a team of 15 to 20 employees in an ever-evolving, high paced production environment. You will have daily oversight, and responsibility for the timely execution of the monthly production schedule. Your specific duties include but are not limited to:
Ensure your teams understand their connection to business goals and their impact on financial results. Monitor the production schedule and day to day workflow following EVMS guidelines (CPI/SPI, BCWS/BCWP/ACWP, EAC/BAC). Clearly and frequently articulate the team’s role in achieving the goals of the organization.
Prepare weekly Production metrics to Operations Manager, Product Delivery Manager, Program Managers and Senior Leadership. Communicate information to managers and employees in a timely manner to help them to be productive and engaged
Attract and retain people with the required competencies to meet demands. Prepare and monitor training plans for all managers and oversee team members before the start of a program. Provide direct team’s individual training requirements, performance assessment and developmental goals.
Ensure accurate time recording and approval for each manager and team member daily IAW Company guidelines.
Proactively confront inappropriate behaviors in an effective way
Build strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers; work with Program Managers, Business Management and the Operations Manager to plan for equipment replacement; prepare capital requests.
Work with Business Operations, Program Management, Mission Assurance, Material Operations, and Engineering to monitor contractual schedules, quality, workmanship, and technical performance of assigned work cell(s) following established procedures and schedules.
Solving complex problems by actively seeking information and new ideas from a variety of sources; consistently looking for novel ways to solve problems; mastering unfamiliar information, tasks and situations quickly and effectively
Develop Basis of Estimates using large amounts of data, delivering within the assigned deadlines.
Manage assigned labor hours from Project Forecasts and be able articulate variances with the Programs.
Participate with program and capture team on the preparation of new business basis of estimates.
Oversee PMEL & TMDE Program for depot-level repairs, production, and manufacturing.
Demonstrate personal integrity and high ethical standards in customer contacts as well as all internal relationships.
Clearly and frequently articulate the team’s role in achieving the goals of the organization.
You may be required to work 1st or 2nd shift.
You occasionally will be required to travel 10% of the time.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in production management or a supporting field (engineering, operations, or program management)
In lieu of degree, candidates with 4 additional years of experience in production management or a supporting field (engineering, operations, or program management) will be considered
Mastery of MS Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project)
Prior experience interfacing with clients, customers, and senior leaders
Strong leadership, presentation and interpersonal skills
Strong planning and scheduling skills
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
3+ years of experience in avionics sustainment
Bachelor’s Degree in STEM related fie
Working knowledge of ITAR/EAR
Metrics experience in preparing and presenting presentations
Understanding of Earned Value Management techniques
Experience with Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) soft tools