Group Manager - Operations Excellence

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The COMET contract provides overall management and implementation of ground systems capabilities, flight hardware processing, and launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. These tasks will support the International Space Station, Ground Systems Development and Operations, and the Space Launch System, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and Launch Services programs.

Amentum provides overall management and implementation of ground systems capabilities, flight hardware processing and launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These tasks will support the Exploration Ground Systems, Space Launch System, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, International Space Station, and Launch Services Programs. Within the Ground Systems Support Directorate, the Group Manager of Operational Excellence assumes overall responsibility for the following.

Responsibilities

Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:

• COMET Predictive Maintenance & Analysis group to include engineering and technicians who employ predictive technologies to assist in maintenance and troubleshooting and implementation of best practices across the COMET contract.
• COMET Operational Excellence group to include engineers and project managers who manage the Ground System Working Team (GSWT) and lead Continuous Improvement projects.
• COMET GSS Data Administration team, who manage implementation of Asset Management principles and continuous improvements through best practices and utilization of Maximo, provide data base administration, software enhancements and testing, training, and implementation of major software upgrades.
• COMET Facility Utilization Management (DFUM) group that assess space utilization requests, facilitating facility and employee or group moves, generate CAD layouts and floorplans, and ensure efficient utilization of space across the contract.
• Assist management in resource estimates that comply with budget limitations to include Program Planning Budget Exercise (PPBE), Annual Operations Plan, COMET Contract Changes (CCRs), Sustaining projects (Engineering Support Request (ESR) and Non-conformances) and third-party contract work.
• Represent COMET GSS Operational Excellence areas of responsibility by maintaining persistent communication and coordination with all internal and external customers.
• Ensure and enable the utilization of GSS Work Management to assign, plan, track, and control allocated resources.
• Engage in the field activities including participation in pre-task briefings, review of the work orders and safe plans of action; assessment of personal protective equipment and authoring behavioral safety observation reports.
• Ensure work is performed safely per established processes, operating procedures, and approved work authorizing documents.
• Ensure timely and thorough incident response, reporting, and corrective actions when required.
• Lead and foster an environment that interprets, develops, coordinates, implements, adapts to, and innovates policies and procedures to provide efficient work practices.
• Collaborates with other Managers and Leaders across GSS and COMET to maximize the value of integration and continuous improvement across the enterprise.
• • Develop metrics to monitor and improve Operational Excellence performance, efficiency, safety, and contract cost compliance to support the goals and objectives.
•  Assist managers and leaders in the translation of directorate goals and objectives into innovative operational and tactical execution techniques.
• Proactively identify opportunities to provide recognition through submittal of quarterly, annual and team a