Northrop Grumman Australia · 16 hours ago
Director Production Engineering and Operations - Level 2
United States-Arizona-Chandler
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$190K/yr - $285K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements and is seeking a Director of Production Engineering and Operations – Level 2. This role involves managing operations managers, engineers, and planners to ensure strategic alignment and oversee manufacturing planning, while driving continuous improvement and talent development within the team.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage a group of high performing Operations managers, engineers, planners and store personnel at multiple locations establishing objectives, providing direction, and ensuring strategic alignment to support the M&O goals and objectives for the Central Region sites
Provide leadership and oversight over manufacturing planning including sourcing plans, demand planning, capacity planning and manufacturing readiness planning
Act as an advisor to subordinate managers and staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems
Team and collaborate closely with internal & external customers and stakeholders, including, but not limited to, Programs, Safety, Manufacturing, Mission Assurance, Global Supply Chain, and Facilities
Manage, coach and drive continuous improvement of processes, procedures, work instructions, tools, metrics, and training materials to achieve safety, quality, schedule and cost goals for M&O in the Central Region
Drive implementation of consistent practices and best practices for SIOP, demand planning, capacity analysis, production planning, etc. as part of Space Sector initiatives for M&O
Support planning for CAPEX to support manufacturing needs to achieve Central Region
Develop staffing strategies to support program needs while managing direct and indirect budgets
Manage employee/team talent development, performance management and career development
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including people management experience, in a manufacturing related environment – OR – Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant professional experience, including people management experience, in a manufacturing related environment
Experience in a continuous improvement, process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metrics management environment
Demonstrated ability to improve organizational health through being aligned as an organization, executing effectively, genuinely and meaningfully connecting with employees and managing employees
Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, presentation and critical thinking skills. Clear, demonstrated commitment to open communication and customer satisfaction
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance with SCI access. US Citizenship is a prerequisite
Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field
Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement training/experience
Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) experience
Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase