Multifunctional Manufacturing Asc Mgr

Lockheed Martin; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Production Operations Shop Asc Manager for the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA. The role leads production teams and drives continuous improvements to ensure on-time delivery of aerospace hardware.

You will coordinate with operations leaders, manage floor activities, and guide technicians while applying lean and 6-Sigma principles to maintain quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Appropriate degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience combined with education.
• Prior formal leadership experience.
• Prior experience leading cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment, production operations environment, or equivalent.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement projects that improve operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to read work instructions to perform manufacturing tasks in the fabrication of aerospace hardware or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist the production team to accomplish daily, on-site production operations activities.
• Provide direction to production technicians as required and proactively assist technicians with a focus on reducing work stoppages.
• Assist production operations leaders in controlling production costs while maintaining quality standards.
• Monitor execution of production orders and clear work stoppages to ensure on time delivery.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cross-functional teams

Continuous improvement

Reading work instructions

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the world’s hardest engineering problems.

Our Production Operations organization is seeking a Production Operations Shop Asc Manager for our Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA.

In This Dynamic Role You Will

• Assist the production team to accomplish daily, on-site production operations activities
• Provide direction to production technicians as required and proactively assist technicians with a focus on reducing work stoppages
• Assist production operations leaders in controlling production costs while maintaining quality standards
• Monitor execution of production orders and clear work stoppages to ensure on time delivery
• Coordinate with production team in resolving production planning and control issues
• Coordinate or lead pre-production activity including floor layout and manufacturing readiness reviews
• Implement 6-Sigma and lean manufacturing processes for all Michoud areas of responsibility
• As part of the Operational Excellence Team, implement changes to improve production operation efficiency, to improve production hardware flow and to improve ability to deliver hardware on-time
• Monitor material movement in production cycles to ensure continuous operations
• Coordinate with Logistics to develop inventory control techniques to avoid shortages and excesses
• Support corrective action investigations, provide root cause analysis, and implement innovative solutions and process improvements
• Develop dynamic planning for production activities and floor layouts across multi-functional teams and workstations to ensure optimal sequence of work to minimize and eliminate work stoppages
• Communicate production updates to Production Operations Leaders and customers on a regular basis
• Demonstrate sound judgment to produce quality hardware in a manufacturing environment
• Provide direction primarily to hourly/non-exempt subordinates using established policies and precedents

Basic Qualifications

• Appropriate degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience combined with education
• Prior formal leadership experience
• Prior experience leading cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment, production operations environment, or equivalent
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement projects that improve operational efficiency
• Proven ability to read work instructions to perform manufacturing tasks in the fabrication of aerospace hardware or equivalent

Desired Skills

• Extensive experience as leader, supervisor, or manager
• Familiarity with customer requirements from NASA or the Department of Defense
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Interview Questions

• Deliver value: Give me an example when you initiated a change in a process or operations.
• Develop enduring relationships: Describe a situation in which you needed to work through conflicting ideas with others in order to help accomplish work goals.
• Make effective decisions: Not all decisions are well liked. Describe a time when you had to make a decision that you knew would be unpopular.
• Create an inclusive environment: Tell me about a time you adapted your style in order to work effectively with those whose work styles were different from yours.
• Be accountable: Tell me about a time you encountered significant resistance or a major setback on a project you were working on, but managed to work through it anyway.
• Lead change with agility: People often feel threatened by change. Tell me about a specific situation, and some actions that you took, to smooth the process of change for others.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $89100.00 - $165500.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow - both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.