Manager Tool Die Making 1

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As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and encourages a diverse and engaged team. You build trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change. You ensure that your team has the information and tools needed to perform at their best. You demonstrate our committed pursuit of applying innovation to meet the requirements of our customer. You build and execute strategies that result in sustainable value creation that delivers measurable results. Supervises employees involved in the fabrication of tools, building of jigs and fixtures, template and pattern making, and model building.

You ensure that your team has the information and tools needed to perform at their highest level. You demonstrate our committed pursuit of applying innovation to meet the requirements of our customer. You craft and execute strategies that result in sustainable value creation that delivers measurable results. If this is YOU...keep reading!

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is currently hiring a Manager of Tool Die Making 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA.  

The Tooling Manager:

• Is familiar with current concepts, practices, and procedures utilized in the field as well as having a strong interest in new technological applications.

• Insures Tooling support of build/maintenance for production transition and sustained efforts.  

• Establishes, maintains, and improves processes/procedures to support PAICoE program efforts and supports the promotion of consistent current and common tool sets & processes across the organization, program IPTs, by collaborating with other Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management.

• Monitors and manages Risk items to insure mitigating actions are effective and timely and promotes Lean, Knowledge Management, and other process improvement initiatives as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.

• Management duties include personnel performance evaluation, merit planning, employee development, and utilization of EVMS to manage direct costs.

• Supervises employees involved in the daily operations of Milling Machine Machinists, Aircraft Equipment Expeditors and or Dimension Control Technician SOW, fabrication of tools, building of jigs and fixtures, template and pattern making, and model building.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma / GED with 5 years of manufacturing/aerospace/design/tooling/tool engineering, manufacturing engineering, integration and/or fabrication industries/experience

• Minimum of 1 year of leadership experience

• This position requires a current and active DOD Secret Clearance to start as well as the ability to obtain and maintain Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

• The ability to work 2nd shift, and support other shifts as needed based on program needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

• Tool Die Making or Machine Shop Experience strong background in assembly tooling, machine shop operations, welding, periodic tooling inspections, verification's, and reworks

• Experience working in Automated tooling environments

Salary Range: $89,800 USD - $134,800 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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.

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