Project Manager - Operations

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

Project Manager for Operations at Northrop Grumman, focusing on continuous improvement and process optimization in aircraft composite structure manufacturing. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience or a Master's degree with 0 years of experience, and a Secret security clearance. The role involves analyzing manufacturing processes, supporting the manufacturing floor, assessing scenarios, generating metrics, and partnering with management to develop recovery plans. Experience with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment and a STEM degree are preferred.

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 2 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience
  • Ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance
  • Ability to work on an assembly floor

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
  • Experience using the full suite of Microsoft Office Tools

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret clearance
  • Secret