RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

**Description**

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman's Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a **Manager Project Management 1** your role at **Chandler, AZ** will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. Ready to join forces with our visionary team?

Due to the sensitive nature of our work this is a fully on-site position; hybrid or remote work is not available. Relocation is not available.

**Job Scope**

Oversees daily operations in the Major Sub-Systems Cell. Responsible for cost, schedule and technical performance of the manufacturing cell. Works closely with production managers and operations support groups (scheduling, manufacturing engineering, quality, mechanical tech leads) to ensure proper actions and plans are in place to efficiently produce assemblies, with quality and on time to customer needs. Acts as the primary customer/PM contact for all manufacturing activities. Establishes high level manufacturing milestones and monitors adherence to plans and schedules, identifies risks and is able to coordinate activities with different functional teams to obtain solutions, such as allocation of resources, technical requirements, quality issues, etc. Develops mechanisms for monitoring WIP and for intervention and problem solving with line managers, support groups and Programs.

Core Responsibilities include the following:

+ Propose, plan/baseline, and execute operations plans, per Scheduling and Customer needs.

+ Work closely with scheduling and production functional manager to plan capacity for the cell.

+ Identify problems that put operations plans at risk and coordinate solutions with different teams.

+ Champion and lead Continuous Improvement activities to resolve problems and improve efficiency.

+ Coordinate responses with functional organizations to keep operations and projects on schedule.

As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.

We work a 9/80 schedule (9 hours per day Mon-Thurs, 8 hours every other Friday with the alternate Friday off)

For more benefit details please visit our Total Rewards site. **www.northropgrumman.com/benefits**

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3+ years of professional experience

+ Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance, which typically requires US Citizenship

+ Experience in Manufacturing Operations project management.

+ Experience in collaborating with employees within a department and across functions.

+ Fluent with MS Office products - PowerPoint, Project, Excel, Word

+ Experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Bachelors in Manufacturing Engineering or Industrial Engineering

+ Competency with managing production in a low volume, high mix manufacturing environment

+ Experience leading Lean Events -Kaizen, VSM, etc.

+ Experience with Electronic Manufacturing Work Instructions

+ Six Sigma Lean Certification

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:
https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

Salary Range: $92,600.00 - $139,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.