Aerospace Manufacturing Operations Manager

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Iuka (MS); On-site; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Iuka, Mississippi, seeks a Manager of General Manufacturing 1 to oversee daily production and manufacturing operations for 15-20 technicians across multiple shifts.

You will plan, coordinate, and execute manufacturing processes, mentor staff, drive continuous improvement in safety, delivery, quality and cost, and partner with other departments to meet customer demand.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED and 4 years of related production experience in aerospace, aviation, automotive, military, manufacturing, and/or related environment.
• Related experience can be defined as but not limited to production/manufacturing experience, production planning, and manufacturing data analysis.
• 1 year of experience leading projects or teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily production and manufacturing operations of 15-20 technicians.
• Coordinate and lead operations start up meeting.
• Daily resource planning to meet customer/schedule demand.
• Collaborate with production scheduling to meet schedule requirements.
• Ensure tools, plans, people and material are available to complete assigned workload.
• Report production KPIs to site leadership.
• Perform root cause analysis for corrective actions on safety & quality incidents.
• Mentor, train, and develop staff including performance management and corrective action.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, delivery, quality and cost.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Team coordination

Process improvement

Aerospace manufacturing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Composite manufacturing

Bonding

Drilling

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Iuka, Mississippi, seeks a Manager of General Manufacturing 1 to oversee daily production and manufacturing operations for 15-20 technicians across multiple shifts.

You will plan, coordinate, and execute manufacturing processes, mentor staff, drive continuous improvement in safety, delivery, quality and cost, and partner with other departments to meet customer demand.