Project Management level 1/2

About the role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is searching for an Operations Project Manager Level 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. Our team supports operations and business improvement across 2000+ employees located in Utah, Ohio, California, and Mississippi. This position is located in Clearfield, UT.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate continuous improvement events to develop, define and improve processes in the forming and finishing of aircraft composite structures.
• Analyze various manufacturing processes for opportunities to minimize scrap, reduce cost, increase capacity, and optimize schedule.
• Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working proactively with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving, impactful solutions.
• Work with program leadership to assess what-if scenarios and guide long-term strategic decision making across several different programs.
• Generate metrics and conducts studies pertaining to efficiency, cycle times, work-in-progress, manpower, cost performance, and product delivery.
• Partner with manufacturing management to develop and track recovery plans that instill confidence with program management and customers, even though unforeseen challenges.
• Apply systems thinking in the development of metrics to improve product flow from the release of raw materials through product delivery.
• Develop and summarize analyses for the acquisition, maintenance & enhancement of capital assets and equipment. Provides capacity planning, rate tool analyses, and facility layouts to ensure the ongoing success of composite operations.

Basic Qualifications

Associate Project Management Level 1: Bachelor's degree with 0 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 0 years of relevant experience

Project Management Level 2: Bachelor's degree with 1 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 0 years of relevant experience

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
• Ability to work on an assembly floor.
• Active U.S. Government Clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access prior to starting

Preferred Qualifications

• Current DoD Secret Clearance.
• Current active Special Program Access (PAR)
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) field.
• Experience using the full suite of Microsoft Office Tools.

Pay

• Primary Level Salary Range: $54,400.00 - $81,600.00
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 - $98,300.00

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Overtime and shift differential (depending on position)
• Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
• Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions

Schedule

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time