Aerospace Technical Subcontract Manager

TRIGO ADR Americas • Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, TX

11d • $32 - $42 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Technical Subcontract Management (TSM) field support position. The TSM will be responsible for providing onsite support at various Lockheed Martin (LM) major systems, airframe, and tooling suppliers. Approximately 90% of the TSMs time will be spent onsite at a LM supplier facility. A TSM is a member of the Supply Chain Management (SCM) team that LM Aeronautics uses to minimize disruptions to the supply chain by providing “in the field” oversight of supplier execution. Daily activities include: working with supplier personnel to prioritize components through manufacturing, validating the status of the deliverable parts and providing detailed status to LM procurement, preparing plans to reduce/prevent shortages, identifying risks in the supply chain, and developing risk mitigation plans to minimize the potential impact to LM. Candidates should have an understanding of production processes as they relate to aircraft systems components and avionics equipment, machined part fabrication, tooling fabrication, and lean manufacturing. Job Description: Understand production processes as they relate to aircraft systems components and avionics equipment, machined part fabrication, tooling fabrication, and lean manufacturing. Familiar with legacy aircraft to include F16 and C130 with a background in manufacturing engineering. Will be a self-starter that can analyze supplier processes and developing improvement plans in collaboration with personnel from both the supplier and the company. Will regularly collaborate across multiple functions (within the company and at the supplier facility), including production, procurement, quality, and engineering, in order to expedite parts/assemblies that are required to support each of the company Aeronautics Lines of Business (LOB). The success of the person in this position will greatly depend on his/her ability to communicate clearly and effectively with supplier personnel at varying levels of an organization. Will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to build relationships quickly with multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience with Industrial Engineering
• Direct Manufacturing experience
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Previous experience with electronic Material Requirements Planning systems such as SAP.
• Ability to work across multiple venues with both internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure on time delivery.
• Requires comprehensive understanding of overall manufacturing processes and procedures, with an ability to interpret specifications and contracts, as well as an understanding of objective evidence.
• Must possess strong oral and written communication skills for presentations and potential executive level briefings
• Previous experience working closely with Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineers and Purchasing to coordinate planning and work schedules for production.
• Excellent interpersonal relations, customer service, and written/oral communication skills required.
• Well organized, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to gather, interpret, analyze and proactively act on data with minimal supervision.
• High sense of urgency with ability to work in a fast-paced team environment anticipating and adjusting to production challenges to meet customer requirements.
• Demonstrated skills and experience purchasing in an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen - Trigo ADR Americas, LLC can restrict hiring to US Citizens when government contracts require us to do so. 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(2)(C).
• Valid drivers license and auto insurance required.
• High School Diploma

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with ERP System Applications a plus
• Higher education preferred.

Responsibilities

• working with supplier personnel to prioritize components through manufacturing
• validating the status of the deliverable parts and providing detailed status to LM procurement
• preparing plans to reduce/prevent shortages
• identifying risks in the supply chain
• developing risk mitigation plans to minimize the potential impact to LM
• analyze supplier processes and developing improvement plans in collaboration with personnel from both the supplier and the company
• collaborate across multiple functions (within the company and at the supplier facility), including production, procurement, quality, and engineering, in order to expedite parts/assemblies that are required to support each of the company Aeronautics Lines of Business (LOB)

Benefits

• TRIGO AERO GROUP provides a 2% vacation bonus (2% of salary, excluding reimbursable expenses) for employees who meet the following conditions: One year of continuous employment Minimum of 1,400 hours worked in the year The hours calculation resets after every year
• 401k with employer match – available after 90 days of employment
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• FSA Health
• Short-Term Disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees