Manufacturing Program Manager

As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator, and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents, and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world's hardest engineering problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence, and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus-if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Bring your experience and passion for engineering to Lockheed Martin, and build the systems which support our nation's defense systems.

The Manufacturing Program Manager role will be the primary interface between the Advanced Strategic Program Office and the Reentry Operations Team on assigned programs. You will help coordinate operational support functions by leading team meetings and driving the operation's business rhythms. This is a dynamic role that will communicate across the business, from customer level down to operations technicians. Our Manufacturing Program Managers are exposed to multiple Lockheed Martin business processes and develop a deep understanding of how Lockheed Martin executes on programs. The role tracks operational performance in terms of delivery, financial, and quality metrics and drives improvements to ensure program success throughout execution.

Summary of Key Duties:

• Plan and oversee production projects and capital projects
• Develop and maintain the production IMS, allocating resources, and assisting with strategy development
• Support proposals and development of project estimates
• Perform other supporting duties as assigned by production team leadership
• Support occasional weekend or off-hour support as needed to maintain production schedule compliance
• Travel may be required.

Important Notes:

• Applying to this Expression of Interest opportunity introduces you to Lockheed Martin's job opportunities and promotes you to managers who are interested in hiring for multiple roles.
• This requisition is used to capture interested candidates in opportunities at Lockheed Martin.
• You can't and will not be hired on this requisition. Actual job responsibilities, levels, and locations will vary based on actual hiring job postings.
• Work is expected to be nearly 100% on site with very limited telework opportunities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience working within a Manufacturing, Production, Operations, or Logistics environment
• Experience with managing a project to a schedule
• Experience working within ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, etc)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, thus US citizenship is required.

Desired Skills:

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Business discipline with 9+ years of experience working within a Manufacturing, Production, Operations, or Logistics environment
• Experience writing Basis-of-Estimates (BOEs) for projecting cost and schedule for future Production programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques and principles as well as work measurements and labor standards.
• Demonstrated project leadership.
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience with high-mix, low volume production operations.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and collaboration skills required in a team environment.
• Control Account Management experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: Top Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know:

• Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
• Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees.
• Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
• Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $104,500 - $184,115. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
• Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.