Industrial Operations Manager

Bowhead•Washington, DC

2d•$160,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Bowhead seeks an Industrial Operations Manager to join our team in providing program management support for Industrial Engineering, Modeling and Simulation in support of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimizations. The Industrial Operations Manager will evaluate current manufacturing practices, manage production schedules, process work flows, enforce quality control, and improve production processes across the 4 public shipyards (PHNS, PSNS, PNSY, and NNSY) on behalf of PMO 555. The Industrial Operations Manager will also be actively involved in the management of Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) efforts across the shipyards to track layouts, floor plans, and equipment staging to ensure lean, streamlined access and up-to-date logs (utilizing RFID or other tracking tools). Assist in modeling and streamlining to apply process improvements to shipyard maintenance and manpower requirements through industrial engineering process improvement proficiencies and modeling.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or civil engineering or related field i.e., Modeling and Simulation, or Production Management required.
Ten or more (10+) years relevant expertise and experience as an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer designing and developing production layouts for shipyards, production facilities, warehouses, and/or machine shops to increase productivity and quality standards.
Experience reviewing current production schedules and processes to find potential improvements, designing the layouts of the facilities and estimating production costs.
Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level.
US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with a Masters in Engineering will be considered in lieu some experience
Shipyard experience is preferred
PE Certification a plus
Modeling and Simulation experience a plus
Operations Research a plus
Shipyard experience preferred including Machine Shop, or Factory Production experience

Responsibilities

Evaluate current manufacturing practices
Manage production schedules
Process work flows
Enforce quality control
Improve production processes across the 4 public shipyards
Manage Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) efforts across the shipyards to track layouts, floor plans, and equipment staging to ensure lean, streamlined access and up-to-date logs (utilizing RFID or other tracking tools)
Assist in modeling and streamlining to apply process improvements to shipyard maintenance and manpower requirements through industrial engineering process improvement proficiencies and modeling
Use of both basic and advanced calculations to determine the current and potential productivity of a process.
Develop relationships with coworkers when making recommendations.
Create viable solutions for a variety of challenges.
Evaluate and interpret data and create reports to describe results for leadership and stakeholders.
Other duties as assigned