Associate Operations Project Managemer (OPM)

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is searching for an Associate Operations Project Manager Level 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. Our team supports operations and business improvement across 2000+ employees located in Utah, Ohio, California, and Mississippi. This position is located in Clearfield, UT.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate continuous improvement events to develop, define and improve processes in the forming and finishing of aircraft composite structures.
• Analyze various manufacturing processes for opportunities to minimize scrap, reduce cost, increase capacity, and optimize schedule.
• Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working proactively with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving, impactful solutions.
• Work with program leadership to assess what-if scenarios and guide long-term strategic decision making across several different programs.
• Generate metrics and conducts studies pertaining to efficiency, cycle times, work-in-progress, manpower, cost performance, and product delivery.
• Partner with manufacturing management to develop and track recovery plans that instill confidence with program management and customers, even though unforeseen challenges.
• Apply systems thinking in the development of metrics to improve product flow from the release of raw materials through product delivery.
• Develop and summarize analyses for the acquisition, maintenance & enhancement of capital assets and equipment. Provides capacity planning, rate tool analyses, and facility layouts to ensure the ongoing success of composite operations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 0 years of relevant experience OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Ability to work on an assembly floor.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance and special program access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience with continuous improvement tools in Kaizen, Toyota Production lean principles
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor of Science Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) field.
• Experience using the full suite of Microsoft Office Tools.

What We Offer:

At Northrop Grumman, we are on the cutting edge of innovation - building the next generation of sophisticated aircraft to protect our country. Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive, family environment, phenomenal learning opportunities, and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a great 401K matching program, and 14 Employee Resource Groups inclusive of all employees!

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.