Lead the Machine Maintenance organization and responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, maintainability, and safe operation of manufacturing equipment and infrastructuresupporting production operations. Some details:
Provide leadership and direction to a multidisciplinary maintenance organization consisting offront-line managers, engineers, analysts, planners/schedulers, mechanics, electricians, lubrication personnel, and other technical support functionsoperating across multiple shifts.
Establish and execute the Machine Maintenance strategy focused onequipment uptime, preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), reliability engineering, and reduction of planned and unplanned downtime.
Develop, monitor, and communicate key maintenance and reliability performance indicators, includingequipment uptime, PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, planned versus unplanned downtime, recurring failure trends, and equipment health.
Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities for significant or recurring equipment failures and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented to improve long-term equipment reliability.
Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety, Global Supply Chain, Facilities, and Program leadership to prioritize maintenance activities and minimize production disruption.
Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using equipment history, condition-monitoring data, OEM recommendations, failure trends, and reliability principles to transition the organization from reactive to proactive maintenance.
Lead implementation and sustainment ofTPM principles, including planned maintenance, equipment condition monitoring, standardized maintenance practices, operator engagement, continuous improvement, and elimination of chronic equipment losses.
Provide leadership for thecommissioning, installation, acceptance, sustainment, modernization, relocation, and decommissioning of manufacturing assets, ensuring appropriate maintenance strategies and spare-parts requirements are established throughout the equipment lifecycle.
Manage critical manufacturing equipment recovery efforts by coordinating internal technical teams, OEMs, suppliers, and other stakeholders to establish repair strategies, recovery schedules, return-to-operation dates, and risk mitigation plans.
Establish and maintain a strategicspare-parts and obsolescence management programfor critical manufacturing equipment, including identification of long-lead, obsolete, and single-source components.
Manage OEM and supplier relationships supporting equipment maintenance, repair, calibration, technical services, spare parts, and equipment modernization; evaluate technical recommendations, quotations, schedules, and supplier performance.
Develop business cases and technical recommendations supportingcapital equipment replacement, refurbishment, modernization, and reliability investmentsbased on equipment condition, failure history, production risk, lifecycle cost, obsolescence, and return on investment.
Drive adoption ofdigital maintenance, including CMMS, automated equipment monitoring, condition-based maintenance, machine connectivity, dashboards, sensor technologies, remote diagnostics, and data analytics.
Ensure maintenance activities, work orders, service reports, equipment history, inspections, and corrective actions are accurately documented within Maintenance Connection, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Develop annual operating plans, staffing requirements, budgets, capital investment priorities, service contracts, and maintenance strategies aligned with manufacturing and business objectives.
Manage maintenance labor, material, OEM service, spare-parts, and capital expenditures while identifying opportunities to improve cost effectiveness without compromising equipment reliability or operational readiness.
Provide executive-level reporting on equipment uptime, significant downtime events, reliability risks, recovery actions, maintenance performance, resource requirements, and improvement initiatives.
Recruit, develop, coach, and retain technical and leadership talent while establishing succession plans and building organizational capability in maintenance, reliability engineering, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
Promote a strong culture of safety, accountability, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaborationwhile ensuring compliance with Northrop Grumman policies, regulatory requirements, and applicable environmental and safety standards.
Lead and collaborate effectively in a represented/union workforce environment, partnering with labor representatives and company leadership to support safe, efficient, and compliant maintenance operations.
Masters degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
Experience managing maintenance operations within a represented-union workforce environment.
Experience implementingTotal Productive Maintenance (TPM), Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience withComputerized Maintenance Management Systems/Enterprise Asset Management platformsand development of maintenance performance dashboards and equipment reliability analytics.
Experience withMean Time Between Failure, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, equipment uptime, Preventive Maintenance compliance, failure-mode analysis, Pareto analysis, Root Cause Corrective Action, and planned versus unplanned downtime.
Experience implementing predictive and condition-based maintenance technologies, including vibration monitoring, oil analysis, thermal monitoring, machine sensors, PLC/controller data acquisition, and equipment health analytics.
Experience developing capital investment business casesfor machine replacement, modernization, refurbishment, and reliability improvements.
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
