Tooling Manager Job Responsibilities
Manager will lead and provide oversight and guidance to the appropriate teams to ensure program objectives specific to quality, cost, schedule, and customer satisfaction targets are met.
Build and maintain strong partnerships with IPT, Program and Production leadership to ensure alignment, provide responsive engineering support and strengthen organizational credibility through effective execution and delivery.
The manager will be responsible for the development and maintenance of long-range plans and strategies to provide the most affordable Tooling products and services in the industry.
Identify and develop staffing/skills requirements, forecasts, and training plans.
Drive employee development through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, performance management and career development to build organizational capabilities and high performing engineering team.
Manager will have Cost Account Manager (CAM) responsibility for all program tooling activities and will ensure compliance to EVMS for all direct budgets.
Responsible for collaborating with other Program and Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management to develop consistent processes and procedures to help drive affordability and ensure the deployment of best practices across the sector.
Collaborating across program and functional teams to ensure accurate data and on-time execution.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical, cost and schedule risks
Document and manage risk and opportunity registers from initial identification, assessment, mitigation planning and timely closure.
Analyze data and prepare leadership briefings to Homeroom leaders, Program leaders, and Customers.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, educational assistance, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional engineering experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment OR a Master’s degree and 3 years of professional engineering experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment or PhD and 1 years of professional experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment
2 years of proven experience leading teams OR projects.
Must have the ability to obtain U.S Secret clearance and Special program access.
Cost Account Manager (CAM) experience.
Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
Experience with CAD (e.g. NX, Teamcenter, CATIA, SolidWorks)
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale tooling initiatives for complex hardware (structures, assembles, or propulsion).
Knowledge of Assembly tooling fabrication
Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics)
Supervisory and/or Management experience in managing large projects, with an emphasis on tooling, manufacturing, assembly lines, and implementing technology into a production environment.
Aerospace or Aviation Industry experience managing tool fabrication organizations & tool fabrication shops, & material procurement
Experience in Project Management.
Experience in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Primary Level Salary Range: $146,600.00 - $219,800.00
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.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
