Manager Industrial Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman•Iuka, MS

5d•$109,000 - $163,400•Onsite

About The Position

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. 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, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Sector is seeking a Manager of Industrial Engineering 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse, individuals for the STRIKE, F-35, and Launch Programs. The position will be located in Iuka, Mississippi. This role is leading an industrial engineering team that is focused on developing and sustaining IEOM principles on established and developmental work. They will sit on the site leadership team and will guide the implementation of new production performance measurement tools, metrics, and processes with their peer and senior leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (STEM) AND 7 years of professional experience in industrial engineering, operations/management, engineering and/or relevant experience in an aerospace, aviation, automotive, military, manufacturing, and/or related environment OR Master’s Degree (STEM) AND 5 years of experience in industrial engineering, operations/management, engineering and/or relevant experience.
2 years of leadership/management experience.
Active US Government Secret Clearance as well as the ability to obtain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Nice To Haves

Earned Value Management (EVM) and/or Estimate at Complete (EAC) experience.
Experience with Shop Floor Control (SFC) systems for various lifecycles of manufacturing products.
Understanding of advanced business systems applications in IE, including but not limited to MES, SAP, Tableau, Power BI, Power Query, MS Project.
Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment; at least 1 year experience in Shop Floor Operations.
Demonstrated work experience leading and building diverse teams in fast-paced, quality-centric environments.

Responsibilities

Lead industrial engineers and possibly project managers.
Provide technical and leadership support to the Industrial Engineering team on a production line/development program.
Drive strategic initiatives and tactical actions that deliver results to improve program cost and schedule performance. Ensure program milestones and performance goals are achieved.
Deliver on short-term, high visibility program requests, while creating a vision and executing a long-term strategy to influence change within and outside the organization.
Coach, mentor, and develop team of industrial engineers by assigning meaningful tasks, providing frequent feedback, and rewarding positive performance. Build trust within the organization and align the team towards a clear set of impactful goals.
Administer to Industrial Engineering employees; including performance reviews, merit increases, promotions, skills inventory and personal resources.
Working side by side with Operations and IPT leadership by developing tools to help them achieve all business targets, to include schedules, SOPs, bar charts, and performance dashboards.
Sourcing key IEOM talent to ensure success of the Business Unit goals.
Working in concert with other functional homerooms and shared service organizations to coordinate, direct, and support the continuous improvement of people, products, processes, systems and services.
Oversight of projects and tasks assigned to the cross-functional organizations and providing direction to ensure quality, schedule and cost are achieved.
Providing direct supervision and management of employees from technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas to ensure business targets are met.
Creating long range planning & strategies for the operations team (e.g.: staffing forecasting, recovery plan schedules, line balancing assessments, EAC/Budget forecasting), as needed.