Manager General Manufacturing 3

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Rolling Meadows
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Category: Manufacturing and ProductionLocation: Rolling Meadows, IllinoisUS Citizenship Required for this Position: YesClearance Type: SecretTelecommute: No -Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st ShiftTravel Required: Yes, 10 % of the TimePositions Available: 1At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.Join the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector as we focus on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. The Senior Manufacturing Manager position will be located at our Rolling Meadows, IL facility.The manufacturing organization builds various products in an ISO 9000 environment for military applications. The manufacturing environment requires precision, attention to detail and quality. The Manufacturing Manager will be responsible for the manufacturing team that builds and tests various products using precision equipment for the IRCM product line in the Rolling Meadows facility.The responsibilities include managing a function within a larger business unit, identifying talent, growing employees and leaders, leading cross-training and development efforts across their work cell. Establishing production priorities in the work cell, communicating priorities to the team, establishing employee goals and developing performance reviews, increasing team engagement, employee development initiatives, clear / concise communication across the work cell, and adherence to the area and company procedures and policies.This leadership position also works closely with the Operations Program Management (OPM) organization to ensure staffing is appropriate based on workload forecasts, provides input and approval of proposal estimates, labor budgets, and variance reporting.Additionally this leader will work closely with the Manufacturing Engineering organization by supporting the resolution of technical issues in the IRCM work cell, evaluation of factory yield data, and implementation of root cause/corrective action analysis; equipment maintenance & calibration strategies to ensure equipment capacity is available to support production schedules; evaluation of process flows to ensure optimal process flow minimizing cycle time thru the manufacturing work cells. As well as provide employee feedback to the Manufacturing Engineering team relative to equipment and tooling needs, collaboration on factory floor layouts and projects to improve productivity and improve production flow.

MANUMSBasic Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree and 9 years relevant experience, or a Master's degree and 7 years relevant experience.Experience working in one of the following: Manufacturing, Engineering, Production or Operations. 8 to 10 years Leadership experience leading non-exempt personnel, individual contributors and managers.Previous experience in either different job functions or multiple sites.Ability to obtain a security clearance, US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, or Business related field.Experience in Infrared countermeasures manufacturing and test.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.

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