Manager, General Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman

. Lead the manufacturing organization for program(s).

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeClearfield • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $125,300 - $187,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the manufacturing organization for program(s).
Measured on both financial and non-financial indicators directly related to safety, quality, on-time delivery, employee engagement, and cost profitability.
Has overall responsibility for execution of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Employee, and Cost objectives, along with Employee Engagement for a large organizational unit within the sites.
Strong focus on safe work environment, Zero Defects, and continuous improvement activities.
Optimizes product flow, production rates, and product mix to meet customer demands.
Responsible for proactive resource management to mitigate production schedule risks.
Support a work environment characterized by employee involvement and participative management to encourage the highest level of employee commitment and cooperation.
Manage a cost center’s staffing levels to support customer requirements while maintaining efficient operations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience, or a master's degree with 5 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience, or an associate’s degree with 9 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience.
In lieu of a degree, the candidate must have a high school diploma and 11 years of related manufacturing experience and 3 years of leadership experience.
Must have an active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.
Experience in labor and capacity forecasting.
Proven experience with mid to high-rate production programs.
Strong working knowledge of composites manufacturing processes to include experience manufacturing composite structures.
Demonstrated consistent use of the following competencies: Business acumen, composure, delegation, interpersonal savvy, planning, time management, timely decision making, presentation skills.
Demonstrated commitment to creating and maintaining a safe work environment.
Understanding and use of root cause analysis.
Demonstrated success in maximizing resources and throughput.
Demonstrated ability to remove waste from production process.
Experience manufacturing Composites structures.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays
paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

manufacturing experienceleadership experiencelabor forecastingcapacity forecastingcomposites manufacturing processesroot cause analysisproduction programsresource managementwaste removalthroughput maximization

Soft Skills

business acumencomposuredelegationinterpersonal savvyplanningtime managementtimely decision makingpresentation skillsemployee engagementcontinuous improvement

Certifications

U.S. Government Secret clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) clearance