Manufacturing Manager and Value Stream Leader

Requisition : R

• Category: Manufacturing and Production

• Location: Goleta, California, United States of America

• Clearance Type: None

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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.

The Deployables Operating Unit, part of Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Payload and Ground Systems Division, specializes in deployable systems for spacecraft components such as solar arrays, instrument booms, extendible support structures, and reflector boom antennas. We are seeking a Manufacturing Manager and Value Stream Leader for our facility in Goleta, CA.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Value Stream Leader (VSL) Manufacturing Manager 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.

• 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.
• Identify and develop business cases for capital project plans to support the value stream execution and growth.
• Own Value Stream operations resource management, escalation, prioritization, and conflict resolution decisions.
• Review NPI and CI process releases for implementation feasibility, effectivity, applicable training requirements, and rollout plan.
• Strengthen the manufacturing operations team through strategies, providing coaching and personnel development with a focus on ownership, leadership and employee development.
• Support customer proposals through generation of estimates, identification of operational risks & opportunities, and identification of resource conflicts to ensure defendable basis of estimates for labor and schedule durations.
• Plans, organizes and responsible for production schedules.
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree with at least 9 years of manufacturing operations and/or program leadership experience: OR 7 years' experience with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years' experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience managing or leading a team of Engineers and Managers.
• Proven track record and drive for achieving manufacturing and operational results, financial results; and effective and timely decision making.
• Root cause problem solving and continuous improvement skills.
• Knowledge and experience with executing process standards and risk management identification and mitigation.
• Requires experience creating a culture of engagement and inclusion, continuous improvement and teamwork.
• Experience in the Aerospace Industry.
• US Citizenship is…