Description

Northrop Grumman Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, manufactures and operates small and medium-class spacecraft for communications, imaging, scientific, exploration and national security space applications. MEP is the leading supplier of space components that power and enable satellites of all classes, provides technical engineering services to government agencies and laboratories, and is developing exciting new satellite servicing and advanced space flight technologies.

Our San Diego, CA location is seeking a ProductValue Stream Leader - Manager Manufacturing Operations 2 to join our 2nd shift (1:00 pm - 10:30 pm ) team.  The Product Value Stream Leader is responsible for complete execution through delivery primarily to internal and external customers.

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
• Talent development through the performance management process, including individual and team goal setting, coaching and personnel development, and maintain department training requirements and deploy resources according to skill sets
• 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 durations.
• Design and execution of staffing strategies to meet/balance customer needs and business objectives.

Competencies

• Customer Focus - Building strong internal and external customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Decision Quality - Making appropriate and timely risk conscience decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Optimize Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Builds effective teams - Building strong teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Strong communication skills.
• Drives engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honest, integrity, and authenticity

Vision / Leadership

• Execute strategies and tactics to achieve breakthrough objectives (Strategy Deployment) and financial goals (Orders, Sales, EBIT, Cash)
• Communicate, manage and achieve site tactical and strategic goals for assigned value stream
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, sharing (yokoten) and disciplined root cause problem solving
• Perform product-based strategic and organizational planning
• Execution
• Ownership of product value stream execution from contract award / sales order entry to final customer delivery
• Accountable for meeting or exceeding the safety, quality, delivery and cost expectations of internal and external customers within entire assigned product value stream(s)
• Own, execute and continuously improve Daily Management (Gemba, Obeya, Stand-Ups, etc.) within assigned Product Value Stream(s)
• Ensure financial operating integrity by supporting financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Ownership and accountability for effective hand-offs through all functional and process center areas
• Maintain awareness and involvement in contract milestones that directly relate to billings
• Support customer proposals by providing basis of estimates for labor and schedule duration
• Ensure that equipment and machinery are maintained in accordance with preventative maintenance schedules for each assigned area
• Communicate/escalate key issues related to safety/security, quality, delivery, employee, cost etc. upward to site leadership and downward into the organization

Talent Management

• Proactively strengthen the Product Value Stream team through the performance management process (individual and group goal setting, coaching and personnel development). Provide inputs to performance of Process Center and Functional Leaders.
• Establish and maintain training requirements and deploy resources accordingly.
• Ensure succession plans are in place and be proactive in mentoring key talent to assume increased responsibilities.

Compliance

• Advocate a safe, secure and ethical working environment that maintains compliance with federal, state and local government regulations.
• Utilize and improve Northrop Grumman Corporation Quality Management System to achieve compliance and maintain certifications for AS9100 and NADCAP.

Direct Report Information

• Several Manufacturing Technicians
• Dotted-line responsibilities for all product value stream focused support functions (ME, QE, SCM)

Basic Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 7 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• First Line Manager experience in aerospace composite fabrication shop.
• Leadership experience, demonstrating an ability to lead, build and manage effective cross-functional teams in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Ability to solve problems and drive continuous improvements
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work flexible schedule, which may include weekends
• Knowledge and experience to develop and execute process standards focused on product area value streams and risk management identification and mitigation
• Ability to obtain security clearance