Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Manager Facilities Engineering 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Clearfield, Utah.

Position Description:

As part of the factory IPT, you will provide reviews as to the status of maintenance and reliability issues in the factory and be accountable for the scope, schedule, and budget of each area of activity.  Your focus will include understanding Maximo (asset management system) to assure proper work control on preventative maintenance, emergency repair, and equipment modifications.  Your focus will also include a sound understanding and participative control of the demand, warehousing, and use of spare parts inventory.  This position has considerable latitude for independent action and decision making.  You will support our current facility and allow it to grow to the next level of operations and production.  You will prepare presentations and reports detailing the equipment operational availability & equipment effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include oversight and management for the entire facility, including clean rooms, compressors, vacuum systems, humidification, as well as over $100 million dollars’ worth of high-tech composite structures manufacturing equipment.  Other key responsibilities include:

• Prepares and executes maintenance management budgets
• Manages facilities equipment and spare parts inventories to assure operational readiness
• Uses lean thinking/manufacturing fundamentals and TPM principles to organize workflow, streamline internal processes and minimize equipment downtime
• Communicates directly with operations management on status of equipment within the facility
• Drives root cause & corrective action, utilizing reliability engineering to take proactive approach
• Drives small team of reliability engineers and maintenance technicians

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You create trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement, and respond vigorously to change.

Basic Qualifications

• Do you either have a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of facility related experience or; a master’s degree and 3 years of facility related experience, or a PhD and 3 years of facility related experience. In lieu of a degree, a HS Degree/Diploma with 9 years of facility related experience will be considered
• Two years of prior leadership experience in a managerial, supervisory, or lead capacity
• In-depth hands-on knowledge of facilities and equipment maintenance and reliability services
• Solid understanding and experience in troubleshooting factory equipment, mechanical and electrical systems
• Ability to prepare sound presentations and conduct meetings with the senior staff
• Proficient in Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint
• Do you have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in lean manufacturing and maintenance systems
• Experience in aerospace industry
• Past experience working in high-rate manufacturing facilities operating on a 24/7 schedule
• Basic understanding of carbon composite manufacturing is preferred
• Experience in automated industrial equipment such as storing, retrieving, forming, autoclave, conveyance, trim, inspections and CNC machining centers is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams with diverse maintenance/craft skills and backgrounds
• Hands-on experience/background in maintenance fields strongly preferred (Mechanic, Millwright, Pipefitter, HVAC background)