Manager General Manufacturing 3 (VSL)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

The Deployables Operating Unit, part of Northrop Grumman' Space Systems Payload and Ground Systems Division, specializes in deployable systems for spacecraft components such as solar arrays, instrument booms, extendible support structures, and reflector boom antennas, deployable booms and masts. We are seeking a Value Stream Leader (VSL) for our facility in Oxnard, CA.

Learn more about Mission Enabling Products at our website:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components

Overview

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Value Stream Leader (VSL) Manufacturing Manager leads a multi-disciplined manufacturing Operations team for all production activities. The VSL, in partnership with program management, plans, manages, and balances special programs operations supporting program deliverables.  In addition to leading the manufacturing operations team, the role interfaces with program management, manufacturing and design engineering, quality, supply chain, suppliers, and other partners.  The VSL exhibits overall ownership of manufacturing operations, leadership, and direction in all strategic and daily tactical activities including other functions reporting into the value stream (ie: QE, QT, Production & Material Planning, Mfg Eng, Supply Chain).

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead daily management standards for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Employee, Cost (SQDEC)
• Leads a multi-disciplined manufacturing operation team.
• Conducts periodic performance reviews for staff.
• Perform regular 1:1 with direct reports.
• Ownership for effective hand-offs through all functional and process center areas.
• Execute and continuously improve daily management processes and communicate/escalate key issues to leadership and throughout the organization.
• Collaborate and coordinate with functional value streams, process centers, functional leaders (manufacturing engineering, quality, production planning and material control) and business support functions (program managers, finance, contracts, and human resources) to achieve product and site goals via sharing of resources, tools, equipment, and processes.
• Develop value stream hiring plans, onboarding, retention, and training plans in support of business needs.
• Ensures staffing needs are identified in conjunction with program management
• Works with functions to ensure appropriate staffing is assigned
• Works with program management and the functions to reconcile resource conflicts
• Identify and develop business cases for capital project plans to support the value stream execution and growth, in collaboration with programs and manufacturing engineering functions, and ensure continuous monitoring of projects to achieve performance/quality, delivery, and budget commitments.
• Own Value Stream operations resource management, escalation, prioritization, and conflict resolution decisions.
• Review NPI and CI process releases for implementation feasibility, effectivity, applicable training requirements, and rollout plan.
• Strengthen the manufacturing operations team through strategies, providing coaching and personnel development with a focus on ownership, leadership and employee development, ensuring disciplined approaches are defined and executed.
• Support customer proposals through generation of estimates, identification of operational risks & opportunities, and identification of resource conflicts to ensure defendable basis of estimates for labor and schedule durations.
• Plans, organizes and responsible for production schedules.
• Provides direction to process improvement activities impacting the Value Stream
• Oversee direct reports training requirements.
• Travel as needed to support programs, training, or other needs (Generally< 10%)
• Drive the Value Stream Quality Management (Corrective Action Boards, Counter Measures, and RCCAs)
• Report monthly Value Stream Health Check (KPI) to senior leadership
• Participate in monthly Program Reviews
• Manage overhead and direct labor yield (DLY) rates

  

Basic Qualifications

• 9 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 7 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Experience managing people, programs and product lines
• Knowledge and experience developing and executing process standards, and executing process standards focused on product area value streams and risk management identification and mitigation
• Ability to solve problems and drive continuous improvements
• Ability to work flexible schedule, which may include evenings and/or weekends
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:  

•  Prefer Aerospace experience.

Salary Range: $111,000.00 - $166,600.00

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.