Facilities Engineering Manager - 2

Northrop Grumman•Layton, UT
•$126,600 - $189,800•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Manager Facilities Engineering 2 for its Facilities Maintenance organization. The position is onsite in Layton, Utah, and provides oversight of site and building infrastructure, including maintenance and reliability issues in the factory. The manager is accountable for the scope, schedule, and budget of assigned activities and helps support the existing facility as it grows its operations and production. The role uses Maximo to support work control for preventative maintenance, emergency repairs, and equipment modifications, and oversees the demand, warehousing, and use of spare-parts inventory. It has considerable latitude for independent action and decision-making. The manager also prepares presentations and reports on infrastructure support for operations. The position leads reliability engineers and maintenance technicians and works with operations management to maintain operational readiness, improve reliability, and minimize equipment downtime. Travel is listed as 10% of the time. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance within a reasonable period determined by business needs.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of facilities engineering or maintenance experience; or a master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of such experience; or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of such experience.
  • Two years of prior leadership experience in a managerial, supervisory, or lead capacity.
  • In-depth hands-on knowledge of facilities and equipment maintenance and reliability services.
  • Solid understanding of and experience troubleshooting factory equipment and mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Nice To Haves

  • Current Secret or Top Secret clearance.
  • Experience in lean manufacturing and maintenance systems.
  • Experience in the aerospace industry.
  • Past experience working in high-rate manufacturing facilities operating on a 24/7 schedule.
  • Basic understanding of carbon composite manufacturing.
  • Experience with automated industrial equipment such as storing, retrieving, forming, autoclave, conveyance, trim, inspection, and CNC machining-center systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams with diverse maintenance and craft skills and backgrounds.
  • Hands-on maintenance-field experience or background, such as mechanic, millwright, pipefitter, or HVAC.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage facility infrastructure, including clean rooms, compressors, vacuum systems, humidification, cranes, and utilities.
  • Prepare and execute maintenance management budgets.
  • Manage facilities equipment and spare-parts inventories to assure operational readiness.
  • Use lean thinking, manufacturing fundamentals, and TPM principles to organize workflow, streamline internal processes, and minimize equipment downtime.
  • Communicate directly with operations management about equipment status within the facility.
  • Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action, using reliability engineering to take a proactive approach.
  • Lead a small team of reliability engineers and maintenance technicians.
  • Review site and building infrastructure maintenance and reliability issues and manage the scope, schedule, and budget of assigned activities.
  • Use Maximo to support work control for preventative maintenance, emergency repair, and equipment modifications.
  • Prepare presentations and reports detailing infrastructure support for operations.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company-paid holidays
  • Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
  • Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus
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