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Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the world’s hardest engineering problems.

Our Production Operations organization is seeking a Production Operations Shop Asc Manager for our Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA.

In this dynamic role you will:
• Assist the production team to accomplish daily, on-site production operations activities
• Provide direction to production technicians as required and proactively assist technicians with a focus on reducing work stoppages
• Assist production operations leaders in controlling production costs while maintaining quality standards
• Monitor execution of production orders and clear work stoppages to ensure on time delivery
• Coordinate with production team in resolving production planning and control issues
• Coordinate or lead pre-production activity including floor layout and manufacturing readiness reviews
• Implement 6-Sigma and lean manufacturing processes for all Michoud areas of responsibility
• As part of the Operational Excellence Team, implement changes to improve production operation efficiency, to improve production hardware flow and to improve ability to deliver hardware on-time
• Monitor material movement in production cycles to ensure continuous operations
• Coordinate with Logistics to develop inventory control techniques to avoid shortages and excesses
• Support corrective action investigations, provide root cause analysis, and implement innovative solutions and process improvements
• Develop dynamic planning for production activities and floor layouts across multi-functional teams and workstations to ensure optimal sequence of work to minimize and eliminate work stoppages
• Communicate production updates to Production Operations Leaders and customers on a regular basis
• Demonstrate sound judgment to produce quality hardware in a manufacturing environment
• Provide direction primarily to hourly/non-exempt subordinates using established policies and precedents

Basic Qualifications

• Appropriate degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience combined with education
• Prior formal leadership experience
• Prior experience leading cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment, production operations environment, or equivalent
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement projects that improve operational efficiency
• Proven ability to read work instructions to perform manufacturing tasks in the fabrication of aerospace hardware or equivalent

Desired Skills

• Extensive experience as leader, supervisor, or manager 
• Familiarity with customer requirements from NASA or the Department of Defense 
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills