Northrop Grumman
divh2Manager Tool Die Making 1/h2pAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history./ppNorthrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Tool Die Making 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Tooling organization. This leadership role is in Palmdale, CA./ppThe Manager Tool Die Making 1 will be responsible for managing machinists and DCTs (Dimension Control Technicians) across multiple programs. They will develop technical machining and fabrication statements of work. The selected candidate will ensure that projects/designs are completed on schedule and within budget including management of their indirect budget. The selected candidate will ensure tooling/program support of machining/tool fabrication for production transition and sustained efforts. In addition, the selected candidate will establish, maintain, and continuously improve processes/procedures to support program efforts by collaborating with other Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management, which will include the following responsibilities:/pulliLead a group of 5 to 15 hourly non-exempt employees/liliManage and coordinate machining/tool fabrication activities with other programs to ensure appropriate staffing/de-staffing actions are developed and executed/liliOwn responsibility for program and technical performance while providing objective-oriented directions to hard lined or dotted line reporting personnel, utilizing management guidelines
general policies./liliMonitor and manage risk items to ensure mitigating actions are effective and timely/liliPromote Lean, Knowledge Management, and other process improvement initiatives as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization/liliManage the following: personnel performance evaluation, merit planning, employee development, and utilization of EVMS to manage direct costs/li/ulpThis will be a 3/10 2nd shift position, but not limited to that shift if the organizations business needs change. This will provide exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do./ppOur Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others./ppBasic Qualifications:/pulliMust have a high school Diploma and 4 years of related professional/military experience in manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication industries/experience/liliMust have 1 year of leadership or management experience./liliMust be available to work any shift/li/ulpPreferred Qualifications:/pulliMust be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance (US Citizenship required)/liliMust be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access/liliPrevious Supervisory and Management experience in managing large projects, with an emphasis on machining, tool fabrication, manufacturing, assembly processes, and flight hardware production/liliExperience in managing shop schedules with dynamic priority changes/liliAerospace or Aviation Industry experience managing machine shops (3,4,
5 axis), tool fabrication shops, and shop flow scheduling/liliCandidates should have strong Project Management, Microsoft Office tools, Communication, and Presentation Skills/li/ul/div
and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history./ppNorthrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Tool Die Making 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Tooling organization. This leadership role is in Palmdale, CA./ppThe Manager Tool Die Making 1 will be responsible for managing machinists and DCTs (Dimension Control Technicians) across multiple programs. They will develop technical machining and fabrication statements of work. The selected candidate will ensure that projects/designs are completed on schedule and within budget including management of their indirect budget. The selected candidate will ensure tooling/program support of machining/tool fabrication for production transition and sustained efforts. In addition, the selected candidate will establish, maintain, and continuously improve processes/procedures to support program efforts by collaborating with other Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management, which will include the following responsibilities:/pulliLead a group of 5 to 15 hourly non-exempt employees/liliManage and coordinate machining/tool fabrication activities with other programs to ensure appropriate staffing/de-staffing actions are developed and executed/liliOwn responsibility for program and technical performance while providing objective-oriented directions to hard lined or dotted line reporting personnel, utilizing management guidelines
general policies./liliMonitor and manage risk items to ensure mitigating actions are effective and timely/liliPromote Lean, Knowledge Management, and other process improvement initiatives as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization/liliManage the following: personnel performance evaluation, merit planning, employee development, and utilization of EVMS to manage direct costs/li/ulpThis will be a 3/10 2nd shift position, but not limited to that shift if the organizations business needs change. This will provide exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do./ppOur Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others./ppBasic Qualifications:/pulliMust have a high school Diploma and 4 years of related professional/military experience in manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication industries/experience/liliMust have 1 year of leadership or management experience./liliMust be available to work any shift/li/ulpPreferred Qualifications:/pulliMust be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance (US Citizenship required)/liliMust be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access/liliPrevious Supervisory and Management experience in managing large projects, with an emphasis on machining, tool fabrication, manufacturing, assembly processes, and flight hardware production/liliExperience in managing shop schedules with dynamic priority changes/liliAerospace or Aviation Industry experience managing machine shops (3,4,
5 axis), tool fabrication shops, and shop flow scheduling/liliCandidates should have strong Project Management, Microsoft Office tools, Communication, and Presentation Skills/li/ul/div