Site Manager

Karman; Greenville, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

HSA contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense in Greenville, SC, is seeking a Site Manager to oversee all operational, financial, customer, and personnel activities at the Greenville site. Lead cross-functional teams to achieve excellence, drive growth initiatives, strengthen customer relationships, and ensure safe, efficient site operations aligned with company goals.

Responsibilities include implementing lean processes, managing staffing and training, and driving program success while maintaining financial

Qualifications

• Fifteen or more years in aerospace and defense engineering and manufacturing environments.
• Experience in program execution and operations within space, missile, defense, or hypersonic environments.
• Experience in operations and business development.
• Experience managing a profit and loss (P&L) statement.
• Expertise in mechanical and technical environments.
• Ability to work effectively within diverse and complex business models in midsize to large organizations.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in matrixed environments.
• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
• Ability to drive and sustain operational growth.
• Experience with AS9100 quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Executes site operational strategies to meet customer commitments, financial goals, and performance targets.
• Leads staffing efforts with corporate and local human resources teams and ensures training on best practices and standardized work.
• Implements systems and processes that improve workflow, remove bottlenecks, and support programmatic success across departments.
• Establishes and maintains strong process controls to ensure on-time delivery, zero defects, and expected margins using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques.
• Optimizes facility utilization and product flow and tracks operational performance through sitewide metrics.
• Oversees adherence to financial reporting requirements and site KPIs.
• Ensures overall site safety and compliance with safety policies.
• Builds relationships with customers and suppliers and supports proposal development and contracting activities.
• Leads sales and business development initiatives, including efforts to win new customers and programs and achieve year-over-year growth targets.
• Supports equipment and facility expansion planning to align capacity with future growth.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Operations management

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Program execution

Cross-functional leadership

AS9100 quality systems

Education

Bachelor of Science degree

Job description

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Site Manager

Full Time Management Greenville, SC, US

Salary Range: $170,000.00 To $200,000.00 Annually

Karman Space & Defense is a leader in the rapid design, development, and production of critical, next-generation system solutions that align with the U.S. Department of War and its allies’ core mission priorities, and meet the accelerating demand for access to space. Building on nearly 50 years of success, we deliver Payload & Protection Systems, Aero/Hydrodynamic Interstage Systems, and Propulsion & Launch Systems to more than 80 prime contractors supporting over 130 space and defense programs.

This role is part of our Maritime Defense Systems business, which delivers integrated solutions with decades of proven performance across submarine, surface, and autonomous naval platforms supporting high-priority national defense programs. Our bow-to-stern capabilities include acoustic and sonar protection systems, propulsion systems, advanced composite structures, missile subsystems, canisters and launchers, and autonomous underwater vehicle subsystems. From concept through production, we combine engineering, materials expertise, specialized manufacturing, and large-scale testing to deliver mission-ready systems that reduce technical risk and support long-term operational performance.

In this role, you will oversee all operational, financial, customer, and personnel activities for the Greenville, SC site. You will lead cross-functional teams to achieve operational excellence, deliver on program commitments, drive growth initiatives, strengthen customer relationships, and ensure the site operates safely, efficiently, and in alignment with company objectives.

Responsibilities

• Executes site operational strategies to meet customer commitments, financial goals, and performance targets.
• Leads staffing efforts with corporate and local human resources teams and ensures training on best practices and standardized work.
• Implements systems and processes that improve workflow, remove bottlenecks, and support programmatic success across departments.
• Establishes and maintains strong process controls to ensure on-time delivery, zero defects, and expected margins using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques.
• Optimizes facility utilization and product flow and tracks operational performance through sitewide metrics.
• Oversees adherence to financial reporting requirements and site key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ensures overall site safety and compliance with safety policies.
• Builds relationships with customers and suppliers and supports proposal development and contracting activities.
• Leads sales and business development initiatives, including efforts to win new customers and programs and achieve year-over-year growth targets.
• Supports equipment and facility expansion planning to align capacity with future growth.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• Fifteen or more years of experience in aerospace and defense engineering and manufacturing environments.
• Experience in program execution and operations within space, missile, defense, or hypersonic environments.
• Experience in operations and business development.
• Experience managing a profit and loss (P&L) statement.
• Expertise in mechanical and technical environments.
• Ability to work effectively within diverse and complex business models in midsize to large organizations.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in matrixed environments.
• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
• Ability to drive and sustain operational growth.
• Experience with AS9100 quality systems.

Preferred Qualifications

This position requires U.S. person status under U.S. export control laws, including U.S. citizens and nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company‑paid life and AD&D insurance
• Short-and-long-term disability coverage

Karman Space and Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.