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Production Manager I - RF Rate Manufacturing

BAE Systems, Inc. · Westminster, CO · 3 days ago
On-siteMarketing$119k–$202k/yrFull-time

About the role

BAE Space & Mission Systems’ Westminster, Colorado location develops and manufactures state-of-the-art RF and sensor technologies integrated into tactical missile and aircraft platforms. We are seeking manufacturing leaders to support disciplined execution within rate manufacturing while developing teams capable of solving problems, improving processes, and delivering customer value.

Responsibilities

  • Own execution within an assigned manufacturing area, supporting safety, quality, delivery, and labor performance.
  • Lead and sustain Tier 1 Daily Management routines that help teams understand the plan, recognize abnormalities quickly, and respond consistently and effectively.
  • Reinforce discipline in daily execution, including adherence to standard work, escalation routines, and follow-up.
  • Develop supervisors, leads, and technicians to own execution within their areas, surface problems early, lead daily management routines, and continuously improve processes through coaching, feedback, and daily engagement.
  • Ensure teams understand who their customer is — including downstream operations and end users — what they value, and how daily execution decisions support or threaten that value.
  • Support translation of organizational priorities and customer needs into clear and executable expectations at the floor level.
  • Apply structured problem solving and PDCA thinking to improve stability, flow, execution capability, and organizational learning.
  • Reinforce a culture where problems are expected, visible, and addressed respectfully and systematically.
  • Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Planning, and other support functions to remove barriers to execution in support of customer value while maintaining ownership within operations.
  • Protect the floor from unnecessary disruptions, conflicting priorities, and unplanned work that compromise safe, stable execution.
  • Spend significant time at Gemba observing work as performed, reinforcing standards, validating conditions, and coaching leaders in real time.
  • Communicate expectations clearly and consistently so supervisors, leads, and technicians understand priorities, roles, and accountability.
  • Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company.
  • Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
  • Perform other duties as necessary.

Requirements

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 8 or more years related experience.
  • Current, active Secret security clearance is required.
  • Experience supporting or leading production execution in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to establish discipline in daily execution while maintaining respect for people.
  • Experience developing supervisors, leads, or technicians through coaching and daily engagement.
  • Practical experience operating within a Lean Management System, including daily management, strategy deployment (Hoshin Kanri), and structured problem solving to improve execution, develop people, and make problems visible.
  • Comfortable spending significant time at the floor level observing work and reinforcing standards.
  • Able to communicate expectations clearly and hold teams accountable consistently.
  • Able to distinguish between problems that should be solved at the floor and problems requiring broader organizational escalation.
  • Able to work cross-functionally with support organizations while maintaining execution ownership.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Experience operating within a lean management system containing daily management, Hoshin deployment, and structured problem solving (e.g. A3 thinking).
  • Demonstrated experience coaching and developing leaders and teams in a manufacturing environment.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118,747 - $201,870

Employee Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Health savings account.
  • 401(k) savings plan.
  • Disability coverage.
  • Life and accident insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Legal plan.
  • Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
  • Recognition program.
  • Other incentives.

About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale.

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