Operations Project Manager Level 2

Job Description

Project Management level 1/2 | Northrop Grumman

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Northrop Grumman, located in Clearfield, UT. Northrop Grumman is a pioneering and inventive organization that develops revolutionary systems, from stealth bombers to systems that enabled landing on the moon, impacting lives today and for generations to come. This role is crucial to the Aeronautics Systems team, supporting operations and business improvement across thousands of employees in multiple states. You will contribute to making history by applying your skills to vital projects within composite operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person, Clearfield, UT
• Pay: $65500–$98300 yearly
• Team: Our team supports operations and business improvement across 2000+ employees located in Utah, Ohio, California, and Mississippi.
• Mission: Facilitate continuous improvement events to develop, define and improve processes in the forming and finishing of aircraft composite structures.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Facilitate: Drive continuous improvement events to develop, define, and enhance processes in aircraft composite structures’ forming and finishing.
• Analyze: Examine various manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for minimizing scrap, reducing cost, increasing capacity, and optimizing schedules.
• Support: Provide direct assistance to the manufacturing floor by collaborating with cross-functional teams to address frontline problems and implement impactful, cost-saving solutions.
• Guide: Work with program leadership to evaluate hypothetical scenarios and inform long-term strategic decision-making across diverse programs.
• Partner: Collaborate with manufacturing management to develop and track recovery plans, ensuring confidence among program management and customers despite unforeseen challenges.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree with 0-1 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 0 years of experience, for a Project Management level role.
• Experience: 0-1 years of relevant experience as specified for Level 1 or 2 Project Management, with the ability to work effectively on an assembly floor.
• Skills: Ability to transfer and maintain a final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation), and any required program access.
• Bonus: Current DoD Secret Clearance, active Special Program Access (PAR), experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment, a Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM field, and proficiency using the full suite of Microsoft Office Tools.