Production Manager

Leidos•Colorado Springs, CO

13d•$92,300 - $166,850•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Defense Systems Colorado Manufacturing Facility is seeking a Production Manager to join our team supporting a stand-alone manufacturing facility performing work on a hypersonic weapon system as well as other DOD and aerospace applications. The Production Manager will be part of the site leadership team and will have the opportunity to work with a collaborative team to support our nations war fighters. Agility, flexibility, and creativity will be necessary to successfully navigate production challenges.

Requirements

Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess or be able to obtain Secret Clearance.
At least 5+ years manufacturing experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
Prior supervisory experience
Prior exposure to precision machining and assembly processes
Experience with MRP/ERP systems
Understanding of GD&T
Proficient with Microsoft Office Products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

BS degree in engineering, logistics, or business
Lean manufacturing experience with Six Sigma certification.
Prior experience in Deltek Costpoint
Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a team of production technicians
Maintain shop organization and 5S, performing weekly 5S audits
Brief team in daily morning meeting on status of production jobs
Work with production control team to understand deliverables and deploy resources effectively to support on time delivery
Work with manufacturing engineering to continuously improve production flow
Work with quality to understand status of nonconformities and support closure to move forward to the next step
Identify production roadblocks and escalate to appropriate teams
Hold team accountable to adhering to the written production processes
Identify and support execution of continuous improvement projects
Identify and escalate risks in the production processes
Maintain department performance metrics