Manufacturing Manager

Boeing•Ridley Park, PA

3d•$119,000 - $161,000•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Manager to join our H-47 Operations team in Ridley Park, PA. This position manages a team of union represented employees within multiple manufacturing disciplines supporting multiple aircraft configurations. The role involves developing and executing integrated plans to achieve cost and schedule targets, as well as overall business goals and objectives. It also includes developing organizational and technical strategies to drive performance and first-time quality. The manager will facilitate daily Tier 1 meetings in accordance with OneBPS best practices, support daily Tier 2 meetings to status performance to KPIs and elevate restraints, and support weekly CAT meetings to review defects and develop corrective action plans. Additionally, the role supports weekly cost meetings to review performance to EAC commitments and develop strategies to improve cost performance. The manager will work cross-functionally to solve production schedule issues, provide input to leadership on aircraft operations and delivery status, and manage, develop, and motivate employees to exceed company goals while fostering an environment of inclusion and ensuring safe work practices. The role also involves acquiring resources, providing technical guidance, identifying process improvements, and developing relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and direct reports.

Requirements

At least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course "Exploring Leadership"
3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing or operations environment
Experience implementing lean methodologies and productivity improvements
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing a Collective Bargaining Unit (CBU) / hourly union-represented workforce
Experience with Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Manufacturing Execution Systems common image (MESci) experience
Experience in the Aerospace & Defense Industry and/or the military
Experience interfacing with senior and executive leadership
Strong analytic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

Manages a team of union represented employees within multiple manufacturing disciplines supporting multiple aircraft configurations
Develops and executes integrated plans to achieve cost and schedule targets as well as overall business goals and objectives
Develops organizational and technical strategies to drive performance and first-time quality
Facilitates daily Tier 1 meetings in accordance with OneBPS best practices to set expectations and drive accountability
Supports daily Tier 2 meetings to status performance to established KPI’s and elevate restraints
Supports weekly CAT meetings to review defects, determine point of origin and root cause, and develop corrective action plans to prevent defect reoccurrence
Supports weekly cost meetings to review performance to EAC commitments and develop strategies to improve weekly cost performance and reduce the overall aircraft cost
Works cross-functionally to solve problems impacting the production schedule such as engineering issues, part shortages, and staffing constraints
Provides input to leadership on aircraft operations and delivery status as well as major aircraft build milestones and critical restraints
Manage, develop and motivate employees to exceed company goals and objectives utilizing the Boeing behaviors
Fosters an environment of inclusion utilizing Seek, Speak, and Listen
Ensures team is performing work safely and in accordance with established policies and procedures
Acquires resources, provide technical guidance, and identify process improvements.
Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and direct reports