General Manufacturing Manager - Level 1 (Value Stream Leader)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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's Intelligence 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 for our facility in Oxnard, CA.

Learn more about Deployables at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components

Overview

Reporting to the , the Structures and Mechanisms Value Stream Leader, the Program VSL 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:

• Plans, organizes and responsible for production schedules.

• Maintain line of balance and critical path schedule reports

• 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

• Own Value Stream operations resource management, escalation, prioritization, and conflict resolution decisions.

• Support cost and proposal reviews.

• 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:

• Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of manufacturing operations and/or program leadership experience: OR 3 years' experience with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years' experience may be considered in lieu of a degree<