Senior Manufacturing & Program Operations Lead

Northrop Grumman; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Salt Lake City, UT, seeks a Principal Production Operations professional to lead manufacturing strategy and coordination across development, manufacturing, test and supply chains.

You will oversee product development, scheduling, and cost performance, while driving corrective actions and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment at NGMS. Requires strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience or Master’s with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience working on a manufacturing floor.
• Experience creating and understanding production schedules.
• Experience managing cost performance of a project.
• Experience creating and managing corrective actions.
• Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management (RSKOM).
• Experience interfacing and presenting to multiple levels of employees and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the primary manufacturing liaison to program management for development and execution of the manufacturing strategy.
• Acts as primary product development, manufacturing, test, global supply chain, and mission assurance contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with internal and external customer to discuss operational aspects of technical, cost, and schedule performance.
• Oversees and manages the product development, manufacturing, test, global supply chain, and mission assurance activities and serves as primary liaison to program management.
• Assesses project and technical issues and develops and drives action plans and resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers, engineering, suppliers, line/cell managers, and customers.
• Coordinates and leads the preparation of proposals; prepares and reviews all manufacturing Basis of Estimate justifications, creates master production schedules, and coordinates material planning and production scheduling to include all aspects of producing product through delivery.
• Drives continuous improvement through mitigating risks and realizing opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Project

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Salt Lake City, UT, seeks a Principal Production Operations professional to lead manufacturing strategy and coordination across development, manufacturing, test and supply chains.

You will oversee product development, scheduling, and cost performance, while driving corrective actions and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment at NGMS. Requires strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.