Operations Project Manager Level 3

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Iuka, MS +1 · Project Management (Non-P&L)

Operations Project Manager for a manufacturing environment focused on continuous improvement, process optimization, cost reduction, and strategic decision-making for aircraft composite structures. The role involves analyzing manufacturing processes, supporting the production floor, generating efficiency metrics, and developing recovery plans. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 4 years of experience or a Master's degree with 0 years of experience, and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Facilitate continuous improvement events to develop, define and improve processes in the forming and finishing of aircraft composite structures.
  2. Analyze various manufacturing processes for opportunities to minimize scrap, reduce cost, increase capacity, and optimize schedule.
  3. Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working proactively with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving, impactful solutions.
  4. Work with program leadership to assess what-if scenarios and guide long-term strategic decision making across several different programs.
  5. Generate metrics and conducts studies pertaining to efficiency, cycle times, work-in-progress, manpower, cost performance, and product delivery.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience
  • Ability to work on an assembly floor
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance and special program access

Nice to have

  • Current DoD Secret Clearance
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) field

What the JD emphasized

  • DoD Secret Clearance
  • Secret Clearance