General Manufacturing Manager - Level 1 (Value Stream Leader)

Northrop Grumman; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Deployables Operating Unit in Oxnard, CA seeks a Value Stream Leader to guide a multi-disciplinary manufacturing operations team through production planning, scheduling, and delivery of spacecraft components. The role partners with program management, design engineering, quality, and supply chain to meet program deliverables with strong financial discipline.

The ideal candidate has a STEM or business background with 5+ years in manufacturing operations or 3+ years with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years manufacturing ops and/or program leadership, or 3 years with a Master's.
• Experience leading engineers or technicians.
• Proven track record for manufacturing and operational results; strong decision making.
• Experience using MS Project for scheduling.
• Root cause problem solving and continuous improvement skills.
• Experience in Aerospace industry.
• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule production; maintain line of balance and critical path reports.
• Lead a multi-disciplined manufacturing operation team.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and 1:1s with direct reports.
• Drive daily management (SQDEC) and escalate issues to leadership.
• Collaborate with PM, manufacturing, design eng, quality, supply chain.
• Develop value stream hiring plans and staffing in support of business needs.
• Reconcile resource conflicts with program management and functions.
• Oversee training of direct reports and support cost/proposals.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Decision making

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or Business

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Project

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
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 frontier 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.

The Deployables Operating Unit, part of Northrop Grumman's Intelligence Systems Division, specializes in deployable systems for spacecraft components such as solar arrays, instrument booms, extendible support structures, and reflector boom antennas, deployable booms and masts.

We are seeking a Value Stream Leader for our facility in Oxnard, CA.

Learn more about Deployables at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components

Overview

Reporting to the , the Structures and Mechanisms Value Stream Leader, the Program VSL leads a multi-disciplined manufacturing Operations team for all production activities. The VSL, in partnership with program management, plans, manages, and balances special programs operations supporting program deliverables. In addition to leading the manufacturing operations team, the role interfaces with program management, manufacturing and design engineering, quality, supply chain, suppliers, and other partners. The VSL exhibits overall ownership of manufacturing operations, leadership, and direction in all strategic and daily tactical activities, including other functions reporting into the value stream (ie: QE, QT, Production & Material Planning, Mfg Eng, Supply Chain).

Role And Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes and responsible for production schedules.
• Maintain line of balance and critical path schedule reports
• Lead daily management standards for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Employee, Cost (SQDEC)
• Leads a multi-disciplined manufacturing operation team.
• Conducts periodic performance reviews for staff.
• Perform regular 1:1 with direct reports.
• Ownership for effective hand-offs through all functional and process center areas.
• Execute and continuously improve daily management processes and communicate/escalate key issues to leadership and throughout the organization.
• Collaborate and coordinate with functional value streams, process centers, functional leaders (manufacturing engineering, quality, production planning and material control) and business support functions (program managers, finance, contracts, and human resources) to achieve product and site goals via sharing of resources, tools, equipment, and processes.
• Develop value stream hiring plans, onboarding, retention, and training plans in support of business needs.
• Ensures staffing needs are identified in conjunction with program management
• Works with functions to ensure appropriate staffing is assigned
• Works with program management and the functions to reconcile resource conflicts
• Own Value Stream operations resource management, escalation, prioritization, and conflict resolution decisions.
• Support cost and proposal reviews.
• Provides direction to process improvement activities impacting the Value Stream
• Oversee direct reports training requirements.
• Travel as needed to support programs, training, or other needs (Generally
• Drive the Value Stream Quality Management (Corrective Action Boards, Counter Measures, and RCCAs)
• Report monthly Value Stream Health Check (KPI) to senior leadership
• Participate in monthly Program Reviews
• Manage overhead and direct labor yield (DLY) rates

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of manufacturing operations and/or program leadership experience: OR 3 years' experience with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years' experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience managing or leading a team of Engineers or Technicians
• Proven track record and drive for achieving manufacturing and operational results, financial results; and effective and timely decision making
• Experience using MS Project for program scheduling and maintenance
• Root cause problem solving and continuous improvement skills
• Knowledge and experience with executing process standards and risk management identification and mitigation
• Experience in the Aerospace Industry
• US Citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and/or Business Administration
• Experience transitioning products through the product lifecycle from development to full rate production

Primary Level Salary Range: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.