Lockheed Martin

Manufacturing Operations Senior Manager

Lockheed Martin • $142K — $265K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • Strong communication skills to influence vendors, customers, and partners
  • Proven experience in building effective teams and developing talent
  • Commitment to establishing a culture that prioritizes safety
  • Experience in Lean Six Sigma manufacturing and driving quality improvements
  • Extensive project management and production experience in a manufacturing setting
  • A track record of building strong internal and external relationships
  • Experience in delivering presentations to executives

Responsibilities

  • Establish and communicate the manufacturing strategy aligned with business objectives
  • Translate organizational goals into actionable operational priorities
  • Develop long-term resource plans to meet current and future operational needs
  • Lead manufacturing operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet production targets
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
  • Ensure safety is a primary value in the workplace
  • Engage in talent development through coaching and mentoring

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • Flexible working arrangements (e.g., 4x10 schedules)
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Parental leave support
  • Education assistance for further learning
  • Life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage
Full Job Description
Standard Job Description

The Production Operations Senior Manager is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the manufacturing team, ensuring the organization safely delivers high-quality products while achieving business, financial, and operational objectives. This position covers all production areas in Archbald including Metal Fabrication, Circuit Card Assembly, Cable Wire Harness, and Electro-Mechanical / Electrical Systems Integration.

This leader will establish the vision and operating strategy for the manufacturing team and create an environment where people are empowered to perform at their best, continuously improve processes, and deliver exceptional results.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Establish and execute the manufacturing operations strategy in alignment with overall business objectives
  • Translate business goals into clear operational priorities, measurable objectives, and accountability
  • Develop long-term capacity, capability, and resource plans to support current and future needs
  • Provide leadership across manufacturing operations, partnering closely with production planning & control, manufacturing engineering, quality, ESH, program management, and related functions to ensure production commitments are met
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, standard work, and disciplined problem solving
  • Establish safety as a fundamental operating value and ensure all employees understand their responsibility for maintaining a safe workplace
  • Partner with Quality and Engineering organizations to address root causes and prevent recurrence of quality defects
  • Build and maintain a high-performing manufacturing and front-line leadership team
  • Develop future leaders through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and meaningful development opportunities
  • Create an environment of accountability, trust, collaboration, and respect
  • Build positive employee relations through consistency, transparency, listening, and responsiveness
  • Engage employees by communicating the organization's vision, priorities, and performance
  • Drive productivity, cost reduction, labor efficiency, and effective utilization of resources
  • Develop and manage operating budgets and capital investment plans
  • Establish strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Represent the team/site with customers, senior leadership, and other key stakeholders as required
  • Identify opportunities to improve the site's long-term competitiveness
  • Build an organization capable of sustaining growth while maintaining safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance


Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • Strong and positive communication skills with an ability to influence others, inclusive of programs, vendors, customer, and community partners
  • Proven success building a high-functioning organization and developing talent
  • Demonstrated commitment to ensuring a safe operating environment and a culture that prioritizes safety
  • Demonstrated capability to drive production execution and test operations, utilizing Lean Six Sigma manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to meet quality, cost and schedule
  • Significant project management and production experience operating in a manufacturing environment
  • Strong track record developing and maintaining internal and external relationships with sites, programs, customer program offices, DCMA, and community leadership
  • Experience creating and delivering executive level presentations
  • Success leading production transformation and successful 6S and constraint management
  • Demonstrated ability to make critical decisions, set priorities, and provide succinct direction in a dynamic environment


Desired Skills

  • Prior experience leading leaders of large teams
  • Prior experience leading manufacturing teams responsible for one or more of the following areas: metal fabrication, circuit card assembly, cable wire warness, Electro-Mechanical / Electrical Systems Integration
  • Knowledge of SAP and Apriso tools
  • Transition experience from development to production and production rate increases
  • Experience leading an organization during a period of significant growth
  • Green or Black Belt Certification


Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $142800.00 - $265200.00

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

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Size
114,000 employees
Market Cap
$126.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.8 billion
Founded
1995
5 Year Trend
+7.2%
Revenue
$65.3 billion
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