Manufacturing Line Manager

The Challenge (Primary Responsibilities)

Provide overall production management leadership for complex, high-reliability ocean hardware and software systems within an ISO 9001 environment, ensuring customer requirements are met through innovative, cost-effective, reliable, and production-ready solutions in support of military programs.

Lead production planning and execution for LRIP and/or FRP system production programs, with responsibility for schedule performance, cost awareness, risk management, production readiness, and overall program execution.

Supervise production staff through all phases of the production lifecycle, ensuring clear priorities, accountability, and alignment with program objectives.

Develop and maintain resource plans that align labor, equipment, materials, and support functions to current and forecasted production demand.

Monitor capacity, staffing gaps, overtime requirements, and skill mix needs to ensure production commitments are achievable and risks are identified early.

Achieve high customer satisfaction within cost and schedule on manufacturing of build-to-print projects.

Manage program execution in an ISO-9001 certified processes.

Implement and support systems engineering and production processes consistent with company standards, ISO 9001 requirements, and program execution objectives.

Cook up with Engineering, Quality Assurance, Operations Leads, Inventory Control, and other functional teams to maintain production flow, resolve constraints, and support on-time delivery.

Partner with Quality and Engineering to resolve nonconformances, process gaps, technical issues, and recurring production challenges while driving continuous improvement.

Coordinate closely with subcontractors and suppliers, including coordination of material readiness, supplier performance, and development of just-in-time kitting plans.

Ensure customer on-time delivery while promoting a zero-defect quality culture across production operations.

What Sets You Apart (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related discipline and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Or Masters with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience, with at least 3 years of experience managing production and development of complex systems
• Ability to achieve high customer satisfaction within cost and schedule on manufacturing of build-to-print projects
• Experience managing program execution in an ISO-9001 certified processes
• Strong customer focus, ability to lead a team, and establish strong, collaborative working relationships with government customers, technical staff, senior managers, and peers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent written and oral communication skills
• A background in traditional manufacturing process tools including Costpoint or other ERP applications, Windchill PLM applications, and Solumina MES applications
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET Security clearance
• Understanding of Lean Methodologies/ Elimination of waste
• Demonstrated conflict resolution ability