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What they do
A Manufacturing Project Manager maintains relations between the manufacturing company and the clients to which it sells and distributes. They manage a variety of accounts and projects; they also assess new build plans, assess various procedures in the production process, and maintain an open line of communication with vendors and clients. The project manager works with the company's customers directly to assess and help meet their needs. In addition, the project manager has responsibilities in the direct manufacturing facility. They ensure that safety guidelines are met and any potential risks are eliminated.
$113,007 / year median in Utah
+15% projected growth
Job Description
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No ## 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.
- both verbal and written; strong interpersonal skills; a good problem solving mindset; and the ability to present program visibility at internal/external meetings to include all levels of management including executive level.
Responsibilities Include:
- Utilize fundamental electrical or mechanical principles to drive production and design changes that result in superior products
- Mechanical Manufacturing Processes; Developing work center efficiencies mapping to in include troubleshooting manufacturing production lines and identify root cause analysis manufacturing issues.
- Develops manufacturing engineering processes, manufacturing processes shall enable the manufacturing of current and future products that meet technical specifications, high quality standards, and relevant agency compliance requirements
- Define, implement and monitor process metrics associated with manufacturing work cell functionality.
- Identify and propose manufacturing improvement projects in collaboration with team members such as manufacturing process improvement, yield management, production rate improvement and work cell enhancements and procurement
- Ensure Manufacturing has the needed resources (resources Manufacturing needs as well as allocation of resources from Manufacturing) to execute the programs
- Managing and maintaining the day to day interfaces and communications between the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Manufacturing, Test, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Mission Assurance (MA), Supply Chain (SCM), Engineering, and Shipping.
- Identify systems and process goals to ensure that work cells and equipment meet operational performance and usage requirements. This would include identifying preventive maintenance activities to be included in the Manufacturing Preventive Maintenance Program
- Facilitating internal meetings in a way to support design, production, and problem resolutions.
- Engage and collaborate with programs and functional organizations (from individual contributors to executive staff) to obtain, understand, and interpret manufacturing facilitation and scheduling requirements
Basic Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 5 years of relevant work experience or 3 years of relevant work experience with a Master's degree
- The candidate must have experience in leadership and project management
- Experience working in Manufacturing, Engineering, Test, Production, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
- MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point
- Experience in engineering or manufacturing
- Working knowledge of Cost Point and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems
- Candidate must have demonstrated ability in working with cross organizational teams and customers
- Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and MS Office applications including
Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Management, Manufacturing, Industrial or Quality Engineering
- Active security clearance
- Demonstrated expertise in the following systems and concepts:
- MRP and IMS Scheduling
- Windchill, TipQA, Cognos
- Earned Value Management
- Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing and Manufacturing
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Program execution experience
Primary Level Salary Range:
$100,000.00- $147,600.