Manager Test Inspection 3

Northrop Grumman; Elkton (MD); On-site; USD 138,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manager Test Inspection 3 to support the Quality & Mission Assurance function at our Elkton, Maryland site. The role leads a team across receiving, in-process inspection, and calibration to ensure conformance to quality requirements.

The position requires 8+ years of managerial/quality experience in manufacturing, knowledge of GD&T/AS9100, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• Eight years of managerial and quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to effectively lead a diverse group of workers across multiple shifts while exemplifying Northrop Grumman Leadership Behaviors and values.
• Knowledge and application of GD&T, AS9102, AS9100 and RCCA
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt
• Strong communication, coordination, and organizational abilities.
• Ability to acquire a security clearance which requires U.S.A. citizenship

Responsibilities

• Fosters a culture of quality and safety performance
• Provide daily operations guidance to a team of managers and individual contributors supporting receiving inspection, in process inspection, and calibration
• Ensure the inspection tools, equipment, and process control documents adhere to quality requirements.
• Works with cross functional management to prioritize manufacturing and product testing.
• Able to identify and resolve quality related issues expeditiously and proficiently.
• Develop and execute strategic and tactical objectives
• Drive culture change toward more proactive risk mitigation, data driven decision making, and continuous improvement.
• Support Return to Green, Failure Analysis, and Corrective Action activities with focus on full resolution and future risk mitigation.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Lean/Six Sigma

GD&T

AS9100

RCCA

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

SAP

Solumina

TipQA

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

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 currently seeking a Manager Test Inspection 3 to support the Quality & Mission Assurance function at our Elkton, Maryland site.

The 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

Responsibilities

• Fosters a culture of quality and safety performance
• Provide daily operations guidance to a team of managers and individual contributors supporting receiving inspection, in process inspection, and calibration
• Ensure the inspection tools, equipment, and process control documents adhere to quality requirements.
• Works with cross functional management to prioritize manufacturing and product testing.
• Able to identify and resolve quality related issues expeditiously and proficiently.
• Develop and execute strategic and tactical objectives
• Drive culture change toward more proactive risk mitigation, data driven decision making, and continuous improvement.
• Support Return to Green, Failure Analysis, and Corrective Action activities with focus on full resolution and future risk mitigation.

Success in this role will require sound judgment, innovative thinking and excellent interpersonal/management skills to plan, motivate and accomplish goals through your staff.

Basic Qualifications

• Eight years of managerial and quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to effectively lead a diverse group of workers across multiple shifts while exemplifying Northrop Grumman Leadership Behaviors and Northrop Grumman values.
• Knowledge and application of GD&T, AS9102, AS9100 and RCCA
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt
• Strong communication, coordination, and organizational abilities.
• Ability to acquire a security clearance which requires U.S.A. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP, Solumina, and/or TipQA experience
• Supplier Quality Experience
• Experience with multi-shift operations
• Experience with statistical process control (SPC)
• Active Secret Clearance
• Quality related certifications (CQI, CMQ/OE, Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt)

This position falls under a Federal Explosives License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for this location. Candidates hired into this role will be required to complete and submit an Employee Possessor Questionnaire to ATF for approval to be a possessor.

Primary Level Salary Range: $138,400.00 - $207,600.00

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.