Manager General Manufacturing 2

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 116,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager 2 for its Elkton, Maryland facility. You will direct and coordinate production activities, manage schedules with MRP, and drive KPIs for continuous improvement.

The role requires strong leadership and adherence to safety and quality standards. Preferred qualifications include experience with Lean/5S, SAP, and Solumina, plus ability to communicate across teams and with executives.

Qualifications

• Must have 12 years of experience in Manufacturing/Production environments, or 8 years with Bachelor's, or 6 years with Master's.
• Excellent verbal communication with technician staff, management, and program teams.
• Experience supporting proposals with basis of estimates for labor and durations.
• Ability to ensure compliance with policies and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret Level Security Clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate energetic mixing and casting operations with safety and quality objectives.
• Direct and coordinate production scheduling with Materials Requirements Planning to meet delivery needs.
• Oversee work in process, material availability, and production problems to ensure resources are available.
• Maintain ownership of KPIs driving process control, continuous improvement, and efficiency.
• Provide direction and training to employees to ensure operational success.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Lean/5S

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing

Master's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Solumina

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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 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 - 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 is in need of a Manufacturing Operations Manager 2 to join our Manufacturing and Infrastructure Team at its Elkton, Maryland facility.

Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns. You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line. Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land. Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise. https://www.ccgov.org/government/tourism

What You'll get to do:

• Direct and coordinate energetic mixing and casting operations while maintaining a strict adherence to safety and quality objectives.
• Direct and coordinate activities to plan, manage, and control production schedules, in conjunction with Material Requirements Planning, to meet production/delivery requirements
• Oversee the status of work in process, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are available, as needed
• Maintains ownership of key performance indicators (KPIs) that drive process control, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency.
• Provides specific direction and training to employees to ensure operational success.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have 12 year of experience working in a Manufacturing and/or Production Environment. Will also consider those with a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience working in a Manufacturing and/or Production Environment and those with a Master's degree with 6 years of experience working in a Manufacturing and/or Production Environment.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with Technician staff, Manufacturing support personnel, Functional management, Program management and related groups
• Support customer proposal by providing basis of estimates (BOE) for labor and schedule durations
• Ensuring compliance to all Northrop Grumman policies and procedures as applicable for manufacturing environments
• Ensure that equipment and machinery are maintained in accordance with preventative maintenance schedules for each assigned area
• The ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Level Security Clearance is required, US citizenship is a pre-requisite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience presenting to executive staff / leadership
• Experience with Lean/5S in manufacturing environments.
• Active U.S. Secret Security Level Clearance
• Experience in a Production Control environment
• Experience with SAP
• Experience with Solumina

Primary Level Salary Range: $115,600.00 - $173,400.00

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 a