Manager General Manufacturing 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a General Manufacturing Manager 2 to lead the various Laser Manufacturing Cells and their associated leadership team within the Manufacturing Operations organization. This position is located in Apopka, Florida .   What You'll get to Do: The General Manufacturing Manager 2 is responsible for the direct supervision of employees and processes in a manufacturing environment. The Manager provides direction to employees utilizing management guidelines and general policies.   Overall responsibilities include: • Driving employee efficiency. • Meeting product cost and schedule targets. • Managing the area to produce quality products. • Engaging employees to achieve their highest potential.   This Manager will be responsible for the direct supervision of Exempt Managers, and Non-Exempt touch labor employees. The Manager is expected to work independently across organizations; manage the use of consumables to achieve budget targets; assign and manage employees to maximize efficiency and achieve target productive yields; implement process improvements to improve affordability, quality, and schedule; and perform required SAP/MES transactions to manage Operators.   Other Responsibilities include: • Provide direction for employees utilizing management guidelines and general policies with direct supervision of employees in a manufacturing environment across multiple shifts. • Issues all job assignments and creates reports of any hardware discrepancies to various support group personnel in a timely manner, meeting quality and cost goals. • Work independently across organizations. • Lead Gemba Walks and cell standup meetings. • Lead and support SQDCM (POC) • Assign and manage staff to maximize efficiency and achieve target productive yields. • Responsible for driving the team to achieve monthly delivery objectives for the cell, meeting scrap rates, and reporting on training requirements. • Reporting Return to Green (RTG) plans for site/division/sector metrics. • Support ISO, LEAN, World class manufacturing practices. • Ability to document and standardize tasks and efforts. • Oversee the status of work in process, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are available, as needed. • Implement process improvements to improve affordability, quality, and schedule. • Collabora