Job ID: 687912BR Date posted: Mar. 27, 2025
Description:For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.

Lockheed Martin Space Production Operations is seeking a Manufacturing Senior Manager to join our team supporting the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program's Florida Production Facility Mechanical Manufacturing Center in Titusville, FL!

The Florida Production Facility is currently being built and will be online in 2027 to begin manufacturing and assembly of composite and metallic structures. This leader will be critical in developing the new production floor layout and flow. In addition, this leader will be responsible for leading and developing the team both from a functional support organization as well as a staffing strategy and partnering with T&OC for developing a long-term training/upskilling path for both technicians and technical staffing (i.e. quality, manufacturing engineers, test engineers, etc.). This position reports functionally to the Mechanical Manufacturing Director in the Production Operations organization and will report programmatically to the FBM PSOC Program Management Director.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working with the FBM PSOC and LM Space Production teams in establishing the production, team, processes and procedures for the future Florida Production Facility
• Managing the Florida Production Facility for metallic fabrication, composites assembly, paints and thermal protection systems (TPS), hardware proof testing, and hardware inspection.
• Coordinating with the Denver Composite, Additive, Paint and Processing, and Machine Shop areas to ensure timely delivery of composite piece parts.
• Supporting the manufacturing area for Program cost, schedule and quality of the products being delivered.
• Lead the day-to-day operations across the production areas; this will include leading direct reports, Technicians, Leaders, Shop Floor controllers, and indirect support groups, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, MRP, Operation Leads, MRP, Transportation, Receiving/Stock Room through the overall production process.
• Interfacing with Operation/Production Operations leadership, Program/Customer leadership, support group leadership and all of his manufacturing team.
• Production planning, staffing, quality, cost, schedule and delivery of the FPF products and providing status to the required stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications:
• Understanding of the full life cycle of hardware from capture to final delivery
• Previous formal leadership experience, including experience managing leaders
• Experience collaborating with key stakeholders (for example: program leaders, cross-functional partners, customers, or executive leadership, etc.)
• Experience with Manufacturing process flows
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Desired Skills:
• Experience with manufacturing and assembly of hardware on the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program (SWFLANT, SWFPAC, etc)
• Experience working with a represented work force
• Experience with the Navy including Navy Strategic Systems Programs Customer
• Basic knowledge of SAP, Capacity Planning and Dispatch reporting that drive business rhythm.
• Basic knowledge of 1LMX tools i.e. Plantera and Apriso MES or commitment to learn.
• Experience with bid and proposals.
• CAM experience
• Manufacturing/Production/Operations/ AI&T experience
• Experience working directly with internal and/or external customers.
• Experience managing multi-faceted organization
• Experience managing internal support organizations
• Experience with Supply chain/parts management oversight.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams through the resolution and prevention of performance slips(schedule, cost, and quality) and streamlining processes.
• Green or Black belt certified or commitment to obtain.
• Conduct operations in a manner that provides safe and healthful working conditions for employees, contractors and visitors.
• Protect the environment and conserve natural resources that will support environmental, safety & health (ESH) management systems to minimize risk, ensure ongoing compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and promote continual improvement
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process flows, Capital process and/or Cost Account Management processes
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First