Manager General Manufacturing 2

Job description

Requisition ID: R
Category: Manufacturing and Production
Location: Redondo Beach - CA, United States of America
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: None
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Positions Available: 2

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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, civil and commercial customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

Strategic Space Systems Division has an opening for a Manager General Manufacturing 2, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, California.

The Mechanical Products & Manufacturing (MP&M) Center is hiring a Section Manager to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. You will provide functional management and Program support to Mechanical Test Operations teams. As a functional leader, you will manage a group of mechanical technicians, test conductors and hardware/area management. Your responsibilities will include time-card approval, employee performance reviews, facilitating employee growth, special assignments in support of the functional home room, coordinate mechanical assembly, integration, hardware/area management, and test support for M2IT&L programs.

In order to be successful in this role, you will need to partner with project management and M2IT&L directorates functional management. Together you will define and implement a crew sharing approach that satisfies the staffing needs between programs, and builds a test operations culture that empowers employees, establishes personal and team accountability, motivates team performance, encourages development, and supports innovation. In addition to standard functional management role, this position has responsibility for leading Directorate and Department initiatives, improving and enforcing mechanical test engineering processes.

Affordability and product reuse initiatives, leading metrics-based management for the department, and reviewing and supporting proposals. Additionally, your responsibilities will include ensuring personnel and hardware safety, driving compliance with policies and procedures including security, property management, calibration, training, configuration control, and test conduct. This position is located in Redondo Beach, CA with occasional travel required.

Typical Responsibilities Include:

Aligning with test conductors to manage variously skilled technicians.

Maintaining the facility space including integration with various support organizations (Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Quality Inspectors, and Responsible Design Engineers) to meet cost, schedule and quality commitments.

Ensuring compliance to all Northrop Grumman policies and procedures as applicable for manufacturing environments.

Employee development to include repositioning, learning, and development.

To learn more about our hiring process for manager positions, please view our "Selecting the Best Qualified Managers" video:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years' of experience within a manufacturing environment OR High School Diploma/General Education Diploma (G.E.D) plus 9 years' experience within a manufacturing environment.

Proven leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing or operations/assembly environment.

Experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance or SCI Access.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline.

Active DoD Top Secret Clearance OR SCI Access.

Previous experience managing manufacturing facility/lab space teams in the aerospace and defense industry.

Previous experience managing non-exempt personnel.

Demonstrated experience presenting product development, growth or strategic plans to increase manufacturing base.

Experience creating reports, trend analysis, policy & procedure updates, and presentations to functional & program leadership using MS Office tools - Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Excellent verbal communication skills with Technician staff, Manufacturing support personnel, Functional management, Program management and related groups.

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Salary Range: 105600 - 158400

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 () we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022 or by your start date if it is after January 18th. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.