CLS – F-35 Aircraft Maintenance Manager 1 (Lemoore CA)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Put your skills to the test by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From global defense to sustainment and modernization to mission readiness, your experience and ability will make it a reality. Our programs are built on equal parts of curiosity and collaboration. Our combined effort means our customers can connect and defend millions of people around the world. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the opportunity to be an essential part of projects that will define your career, now and in the future.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, FRST Operating Unit, has an opening for an Aircraft Maintenance Manager 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. You will be responsible as an Aircraft Maintenance Manager 1 to lead a team in supporting F-35 organizational maintenance at NAS Lemoore. 

Your duties and responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Partners with the site Site Manager to lead and manage personnel, develop projects, programs, and procedures Contract Labor Support (CLS) operations. 

• Functions as the focal point for all production efforts of CLS team. Assists the CLS Lead Aircraft Maintenance Manager in coordinating with customer and support agencies on all constraints, and risks that affect critical path milestones.

• Develops, tracks, updates, and reports all aircraft status products/requirements for contracted work. Single point of contact with outside agencies for all aspects relating to maintenance support, resources, and special tooling.

• Directs QA to initiate ARs outside the scope of planned maintenance tasks, tracks maintenance actions, and reports maintenance actions to the Lead Manager.

• Collaborates with Product Support Manager, CLS Lead Manager, and LM Site Lead, on maintenance surges and scheduled changes to support CLS operations.

• Participates in maintenance meetings with the unit or coordinates maintenance status briefings at the customer’s request.

• Conducts safety briefings, assigns maintenance tasks to CLS employees, and addresses/ resolves problematic maintenance complexities that arise in the completion of maintenance actions.​​

• Ability to provide temporary support to our other CLS locations and/or emerging deployments.

• Ability to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days a year.  The selected candidate must be willing to work various shifts depending on business needs, including but not limited to: 1st shift , 2nd shift, Overnight Shift, and Weekend Shift and overtime when required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and 9 years of experience supervising and assigning program workloads as well as duties for entire shifts of workers performing aircraft maintenance, repair, inspection, and modifications. Will consider a bachelor's degree and 5 years of applicable experience.

• One year minimum as a Maintenance or Production Control Supervisor.

• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret technical data and blueprint drawings.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university relevant to the aviation industry such as, Aeronautics, Aviation Business Administration, Aviation Maintenance, Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace and Occupational Safety, Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Physiology, Safet