Manager of General Manufacturing 1 (VSL)

An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Spacecraft Components is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years. Learn more about Spacecraft Components at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components/.

Northrop Grumman Space Components in Goleta, CA is seeking a Product Value Stream Leader- Manufacturing Manager in Deployables. This individual may occasionally travel to Oxnard. The main objective of this role will be to transform R&D projects to a production line due to recent volume increase.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Accountability for meeting or exceeding the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Employee and Cost expectations of internal and external customers across assigned programs. Support and drive continuous improvements to support year-over-year SQDEC goals.
• Collaboration and coordination with Operations, Engineering, and Business Support Functions to achieve product and site business goals
• Develop Talent through the performance management process focusing on individual and team goal setting
  • Coach and develop personnel.
  • Maintain department training requirements and deploy resources as needed.
• Ensure that equipment and machinery are maintained in accordance with preventative maintenance schedules for assigned areas
• Provide inputs into customer proposals by providing basis of estimates for labor, risks, and schedule duration.
• Design and execution of staffing strategy to meet/balance customer needs and business objectives.
• Utilize and improve Northrop Grumman Corporation Quality Management System to achieve compliance and maintain certifications for AS9100 and NADCAP.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Experience managing people
• Knowledge and experience developing and executing process standards, and executing process standards focused on product area value streams and risk management identification and mitigation
• Ability to solve problems and drive continuous improvements
• Ability to work flexible schedule, which may include evenings and/or weekends
• Ability to obtain a security clearance is preferred
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer Aerospace experience.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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