Senior Manufacturing Manager

Boeing • Huntsville, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Manager to support the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Seeker team in Huntsville, AL. We’re looking for skilled professionals who are passionate about precision and innovation to support Boeing’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Seeker—an integral part of the world’s most advanced air defense system. Recently, the PAC-3 Seeker was honored as the 2025 “Coolest Thing Made in Alabama” in the statewide Manufacturing Madness competition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 10+ years’ experience in a leadership or management role
• 10+ years’ experience implementing continuous process improvement, lean processes, and employee involvement and engagement strategies in a manufacturing environment
• 10+ years’ experience with business problem identification, data collection and preparation, interpretation and problem solving
• 10+ years’ experience leading or managing cross-functional or cross-organizational teams within manufacturing

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree or higher
• Excellent people and communication skills and leadership skills that can motivate employees
• Experience managing a Collective Bargaining Unit (CBU)/hourly union-represented workforce
• Experience leading either a complex military system hardware software integration effort or a complex military system final customer testing and verification effort
• Experience leading large scale, cross functional projects
• Experience in managing project schedules and managing programs and projects

Responsibilities

• Ensures a positive and safe culture / environment in the PAC-3 Seeker Factory and related operations
• Manages employees and first level managers performing activities within multiple manufacturing disciplines
• Drives continuous improvement, standard work, and best practices within the Production System
• Consults on factory activation expansions to achieve rate increases on production and sustainment
• Implements robust process improvement program focused on The Cut the CoRRS, defect elimination, and root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes
• Champions PAC-3 sustainment priorities including depot recertification, system reliability, and field returns
• Provides indirect leadership of Materials Management, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, EHS, and Quality personnel
• Leverages collaboration with peers on other Programs to replicate and share efficiencies

Benefits

• At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.
• Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
• The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
• Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
• Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings.
• Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting
• Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior