Manager Tool Die Making 2
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Tool Die Making 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Tooling organization. This leadership role is located in Clearfield, UT. The Manager Tool Die Making 2 will be responsible for managing machinists and DCT’s (Dimension Control Technicians) across multiple programs and sites. This role is based out of Clearfield, UT, but has oversight across multiple AS Utah shops as well as machining in Iuka, MS. 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.
Requirements
- Must have a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related professional/military experience in manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication industries/experience OR a master’s degree and 3 years of of related experience. In lieu of a degree, a high school diploma/GED and 9 years of related professional/military experience in manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication is required.
- Must have 2 years of prior management or lead experience.
- Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret Clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
Nice To Haves
- Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
- Previous Supervisory and Management experience in managing large projects, with an emphasis on machining, tool fabrication, manufacturing, assembly processes, and flight hardware production.
- Experience in managing shop schedules with dynamic priority changes.
- Aerospace or Aviation Industry experience managing machine shops (3, 4, & 5 axis), tool fabrication shops, and shop flow scheduling.
- Candidates should have strong Project Management, Microsoft Office tools, Communication, and Presentation Skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead a group of 5 to 20 hourly non-exempt employees, analysts and/or level 1 managers.
- Manage and coordinate machining/tool fabrication activities with other programs to ensure appropriate staffing/de-staffing actions are developed and executed.
- Own responsibility for program and technical performance while providing objective-oriented directions to hard lined or dotted line reporting personnel, utilizing management guidelines & general policies.
- Monitor and manage risk items to ensure mitigating actions are effective and timely.
- Promote Lean, Knowledge Management, and other process improvement initiatives as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.
- Manage the following: personnel performance evaluation, merit planning, employee development, and utilization of EVMS to manage direct costs.
- Responsible for formulating capital asset plans and strategies to build a sustainable Tooling Machining Center.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
