Senior Manufacturing Operations Leader - Lean & Safety

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Archbald (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 143,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Archbald, PA is seeking a Production Operations Senior Manager to guide the manufacturing organization across metal fabrication, circuit card assembly, cable wiring, and electro-mechanical systems integration. You will lead a cross-functional team, drive Lean Six Sigma initiatives, and ensure safety and quality while meeting budget and schedule targets.

You will shape the operating vision, empower leaders, and develop talent for current and future needs, partnering with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• Strong and positive communication skills with an ability to influence others, inclusive of programs, vendors, customer, and community partners.
• Proven success building a high-functioning organization and developing talent.
• Demonstrated commitment to ensuring a safe operating environment and a culture that prioritizes safety.
• Demonstrated capability to drive production execution and test operations, utilizing Lean Six Sigma manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to meet quality, cost and schedule.
• Significant project management and production experience operating in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong track record developing and maintaining internal and external relationships with sites, programs, customer program offices, DCMA, and community leadership.
• Experience creating and delivering executive level presentations.
• Success leading production transformation and successful 6S and constraint management.
• Demonstrated ability to make critical decisions, set priorities, and provide succinct direction in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute the manufacturing operations strategy in alignment with overall business objectives.
• Translate business goals into clear operational priorities, measurable objectives, and accountability.
• Develop long-term capacity, capability, and resource plans to support current and future needs.
• Provide leadership across manufacturing operations, partnering closely with production planning & control, manufacturing engineering, quality, ESH, program management, and related functions to ensure production commitments are met.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, standard work, and disciplined problem solving.
• Establish safety as a fundamental operating value and ensure all employees understand their responsibility for maintaining a safe workplace.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering organizations to address root causes and prevent recurrence of quality defects.
• Build and maintain a high-performing manufacturing and front-line leadership team.
• Develop future leaders through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and meaningful development opportunities.
• Create an environment of accountability, trust, collaboration, and respect.
• Build positive employee relations through consistency, transparency, listening, and responsiveness.
• Engage employees by communicating the organization’s vision, priorities, and performance.
• Drive productivity, cost reduction, labor efficiency, and effective utilization of resources.
• Develop and manage operating budgets and capital investment plans.
• Establish strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent the team/site with customers, senior leadership, and other key stakeholders as required.
• Identify opportunities to improve the site’s long-term competitiveness.
• Build an organization capable of sustaining growth while maintaining safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

Skills

Communication

Talent development

Safety culture

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Executive presentations

Leadership of large teams

SAP

Apriso

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

SAP

Apriso

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Archbald, PA is seeking a Production Operations Senior Manager to guide the manufacturing organization across metal fabrication, circuit card assembly, cable wiring, and electro-mechanical systems integration. You will lead a cross-functional team, drive Lean Six Sigma initiatives, and ensure safety and quality while meeting budget and schedule targets.

You will shape the operating vision, empower leaders, and develop talent for current and future needs, partnering with