RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Analyst – Level 3 to join our team in Chandler, AZ. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Relocation assistance is not available.
The Principal Manufacturing Analyst is responsible for the safe, efficient, and productive daily operation of the factory floor. This role leads production teams, coordinates staffing and schedules, monitors equipment and materials, and ensures that production targets are met while maintaining high standards for quality, safety, cost, and delivery.
In this job, you will:
- Oversee day-to-day production activities across assigned manufacturing areas and shifts.
- Ensure production schedules are executed safely, efficiently, and on time.
- Monitor daily output, labor utilization, downtime, scrap, quality performance, and other key production metrics.
- Adjust priorities and production plans as needed to address changing demand, equipment issues, material shortages, or quality concerns.
- Conduct daily production meetings and communicate priorities, performance expectations, and operational updates to supervisors and team members
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of related experience.
- Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement
- Experience troubleshooting and developing creative solutions to meet customer demands
- U.S. Citizenship
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance or an Active Clearance of Secret or higher
- Manufacturing experience of defense related products
- Continuous improvement techniques – Six Sigma, Kaizen, LEAN, Red X, etc.
- Experience with data mining/manipulation & presentation
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We work a 9/80 schedule (9 hours per day Mon-Thurs, 8 hours every other Friday with the alternate Friday off)
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site. Northrop Grumman Total Rewards
Primary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00
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 candidate's 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.
