Manufacturing Operations Manager 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 is in need of a Manager of Production Operations 3 to work at the Elkton, Maryland facility.    The Manager of Production Operations 3 will lead, drive, and assume ultimate ownership over major core manufacturing and high-rate production value streams within the Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, MD. In this senior leadership capacity, you will direct multi-shift processing areas, optimize wide-scale campus efficiency, champion high-maturity continuous improvement frameworks, and ensure all safety, quality, and financial targets are consistently achieved across a critical defense portfolio (including advanced tactical solid rocket motors, hypersonics, and ordnance systems). You will lead, coach, and scale an organization of production and machining managers, technicians and machinist, serving as a principal strategic bridge between shop floor execution, program management offices, and executive leadership.   Northrop Grumman PS&C facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.   Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns.  You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line.  Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land. Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise. https://www.ccgov.org/government/tourism   Key Responsibilities Safety, Quality & Compliance • Safety First Culture: Ownership of a zero-harm safety culture on the shop floor, actively leading, reviewing, and enforcing strict compliance with OSHA regulations, environmental policies, and internal safety programs. • Ordnance & Energetics Compliance: Ensure absolute adherence to Department of Defense (DoD) ordnance safety rules and explosive handling requirements across all processing buildings and manufacturing sectors. • Quality & Mission Assurance: Maintain robust quality management systems (QMS) to track defect rates, manage root-cause investigations, champion Material Review Boards (MRB), and guarantee strict defense specification alignment. Operational & Portfolio Leadership • Oversee Daily Production: Direct and coordinate large-scale, high-consequence manufacturing oper