Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeAt 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Tool and Die Making Manager 2 – Assembly Tooling to lead our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at our Palmdale, California location.

The Manager Tool Die Making 2 will be responsible for managing DCTs (Dimension Control Technicians) AEEs (Aircraft Equipment Expeditors) and MMMs (Milling Machinists) and Manufacturing Analysts across multiple shifts. They will develop technical large scale tooling statements of work. They will be responsible for the stand-up and long-term sustainment of the Tool Maintenance site leadership to cross-functionally train personnel to more effectively and efficiently support each statement of work. The selected candidate will ensure that projects/designs are completed on schedule and within budget including management of their direct and indirect budgets. The selected candidate will ensure tooling/program support of manufacturing and tooling inspections for production transition and sustained efforts. In addition, the selected candidate will establish, maintain, and continuously improve processes/procedures to support program efforts by collaborating with other Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management, which will include the following responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a large group of hourly non-exempt employees, manufacturing analysts, and level 1 managers.
• Manage Tool Control & Accountability for all assembly and rotable tooling relative to our Palmdale facility.
• Manage and coordinate tooling activities across programs to ensure appropriate staffing actions are developed and executed.
• Own responsibility for program and technical performance while providing objective-oriented directions to hard lined or dotted line reporting personnel, utilizing management guidelines & general policies.
• Monitor and manage risk items to ensure mitigating actions are effective and timely.
• Promote Lean, Knowledge Management, and other process improvement initiatives as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.
• Manage the following: personnel performance evaluation, merit planning, employee development and training, succession planning, and utilization of EVMS to manage labor and material costs.

This will be a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, managing teams across different shifts. This will provide 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:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of related professional/military experience in manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication industries/experience OR Master’s Degree and 3 years related professional/military experience in manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication industries/experience.
• Must have 2 years of prior management/leadership experience.
• Must be available to manage across shifts.
• This position requires a current and active DOD Secret Clearance to start as well as the ability to obtain and maintain Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous Supervisory and Management experience in managing large projects, with an emphasis on metrology, machining, tool fabrication, manufacturing, assembly processes, and/or flight hardware production.
• Experience in managing shop schedules with dynamic priority changes.
• Aerospace or Aviation Industry experience managing metrology inspection, machine shops (3,4, & 5 axis), tool fabrication shops, and/or shop flow scheduling.
• Experience with Project Management and Microsoft Office tools.

Primary Level Salary Range: $133,100.00 - $199,700.00The 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.