Facilities Maintenance Manager 1

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Iuka, MS +1 · Facilities Mult-Func

Facilities Maintenance Manager at Northrop Grumman responsible for overseeing facility maintenance, including compressors, vacuum systems, HVAC, building infrastructure, and manufacturing equipment. The role involves managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, applying lean manufacturing and TPM principles, and leading maintenance technicians. Requires experience in facilities maintenance, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems, and proficiency in MS Office. A DoD Secret clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsibilities include oversight and management for the entire facility, compressors, vacuum systems, HVAC systems, building infrastructure, and manufacturing equipment.
  2. Helps prepare and execute maintenance team budgets
  3. Helps manage facilities and equipment spare parts inventories to assure operational readiness
  4. Uses lean thinking/manufacturing fundamentals and TPM principles to organize workflow, streamline internal processes and minimize equipment downtime
  5. Provide KPI for department efficiency, as well as reporting other performance based metrics

Skills

Required

  • High School Diploma/Equivalent and 7 years of facilities maintenance experience; or Associate’s degree and 4 years of facilities maintenance experience; or Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of facilities maintenance experience; or a Master’s degree and 1 year of facilities maintenance experience
  • In-depth hands-on knowledge of facilities and equipment maintenance and reliability services
  • Solid understanding and experience in troubleshooting factory equipment, mechanical and electrical systems
  • Ability to prepare sound presentations and conduct meetings with the senior staff
  • Proficient in Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to perform moderate strenuous physical work to include bending, stooping, kneeling, carrying tools, lifting, and working overhead
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance

Nice to have

  • Experience in lean manufacturing and maintenance systems
  • Experience in aerospace industry
  • Experience working in high-rate manufacturing facilities operating on a 24/7 schedule
  • Basic understanding of carbon composite manufacturing
  • Experience in automated industrial equipment such as storing, retrieving, forming, autoclave, conveyance, trim, inspections, and CNC machining centers
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams with diverse maintenance/craft skills and backgrounds
  • Hands-on experience/background in maintenance fields strongly preferred (Mechanic, Millwright, Pipefitter, HVAC background)

What the JD emphasized

  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs