Manager Tool Die Making 1

Northrop Grumman; Layton (UT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics System Sector (NGAS) in Clearfield, Utah, seeks a Tooling Manager 1 to lead tooling, die making, and metrology activities. The role supports weekend days (Friday–Sunday) and will drive process improvements across production tooling and fixtures.

The selected candidate will supervise tooling operations, oversee staff development, and collaborate with program teams to standardize tool sets while maintaining compliance with government security requirements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED with 4 years in manufacturing/aerospace/tooling industries.
• Prior leadership experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Secret Clearance in a reasonable period.
• Ability to work any shift.

Responsibilities

• Familiar with current tooling concepts and procedures; interest in new tech.
• Ensures tooling support for production transitions and ongoing efforts.
• Establishes and improves processes to support site programs and common tool sets.
• Monitors risks; promotes Lean and Knowledge Management across the org.
• Management duties include performance evaluation and staff development.
• Supervises tooling/production metrology, jig/fixture fabrication, and model building.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, diverse, collaborative environment.

Skills

Leadership experience

Clearance eligibility

Shift flexibility

Tooling/Manufacturing experience

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Lean manufacturing

Automated tooling environments

Tooling & fixture fabrication

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 Aeronautics System Sector (NGAS) is seeking a Manager of Tool Die Making 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse, individuals in Aeronautic Structures. This position will be located in Clearfield, Utah.

The position available is in support of weekend days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).

The Tooling Manager

• Is familiar with current concepts, practices, and procedures utilized in the field as well as having a strong interest in new technological applications.


• Ensures Tooling support of build/maintenance for production transition and sustained efforts.


• Establishes, maintains, and improves processes/procedures to support site program efforts and supports the promotion of consistent current and common tool sets & processes across the organization, program IPTs, by collaborating with other Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management.


• Monitors and manages Risk items to ensure mitigating actions are effective and timely and promotes Lean, Knowledge Management, and other process .improvement initiatives as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.


• Management duties include personnel performance evaluation, merit planning, employee development.


• Supervises employees involved in the daily operations of Production Metrology efforts, Dimension Control Technician SOW, fabrication of tools, building of jigs and fixtures, template and pattern making, and model building.


• The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED with 4 years of manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication industries/experience.


• Prior leadership experience in a managerial, lead, or supervisory capacity.


• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret Clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.


• The ability to work any shift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.


• Special Program Access.


• Tool Die Making or Machine Shop Experience strong background in assembly tooling, machine shop operations, welding, periodic tooling inspections, verifications, and reworks.


• Experience working in Automated tooling environments.

Primary Level Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $142,600.00

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.