Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager of General Manufacturing 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA.
The selected candidate has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for leading the manufacturing activities of a given cost center including safety, quality, factory accountability, cost and schedule objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide direction, coaching, and day-to-day leadership to frontline managers and other production personnel in the assembly and manufacturing areas.
- Ensure team members receive required training and prepare daily work plans in support of overall program objectives.
- Encourage and support employee career development, including educational options for highly motivated team members.
- Provide leadership/direction to ensure all affordability initiatives and opportunities for process improvements are systematically identified, pursued, and supported.
- Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
- Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
- Maintains quality standards by establishing and enforcing organization quality objectives.
- Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
- The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.
This role will have phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED with 11 years’ experience in aerospace, automotive, military, manufacturing, maintenance and/or related environment; additional education may be considered in lieu of experience
- 3 years of experience in supervisory and/or management role
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to effectively communicate and present presentations with various levels of leadership
- Must be willing to work on any of the following schedules:
- Monday – Thursday, 1st shift (5:00 am - 3:30 pm)
- Monday – Thursday, 2nd shift (4:12 pm - 2:42 am)
- Friday – Sunday, 1st shift (5:00 am - 3:30 pm)
- Friday – Sunday,2nd shift (3:00 pm - 1:30 am)
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree
- High-Rate Manufacturing experience
- Previous Manufacturing Manager Experience
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED with 11 years' experience in aerospace, automotive, military, manufacturing, maintenance, or related environment (additional education may be considered in lieu of experience)
- 3 years of supervisory and/or management experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to effectively communicate and present to leadership
- Willingness to work assigned shift schedules (including nights/weekends as listed)
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access
- Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree
- High-rate manufacturing experience
- Previous manufacturing manager experience
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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