Description

The Maritime Systems Division (MSD) of Leidos develops, manufactures, integrates, and deploys advanced technology solutions that address existing and emerging maritime missions for a wide range of customers across the Department of Defense (DoD). Our ability to deliver products that meet the demanding needs of our customers requires innovative technology, talented employees, and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement aimed at operational excellence. The results of our hard work and significant achievements have created an exciting opportunity for a Lead Manufacturing Manager to grow an established production capability at our Lynnwood, WA facility.

We are searching for an on-site, hands-on person with a passion for the historical evolution of production that led to lean manufacturing as the pinnacle of production capability within the defense industry. The Lynnwood Production Team possesses a relentless appetite for setting in motion and steadily optimizing a broad and complete set of lean manufacturing methodologies to mature specific production readiness criteria beyond the expectations of a typical world-class organization. The Lead Production Manager will be privileged with an extraordinary team of knowledgeable professionals including production management, manufacturing engineering, production planning, purchasing, material control, and skilled production technicians. The Lead Production Manager must possess a leadership style that values their contributions and is focused on their well-being and growth, advocating, promoting, and upholding the integrity of established world-class principles and practices with a wide variety of stakeholders including executive leadership, program managers, suppliers, partners, and a broad range of technical and administrative professionals.

• Engage with executive leadership, program managers, proposal managers, suppliers, business partners, and a broad spectrum of technical and administrative stakeholders to ensure production capability is strategically and tactically aligned with customer, regulatory, and business requirements.
• Uphold the integrity of established principles and practices of Lean Manufacturing and act as the primary advocate for the methodologies adopted and continuously improved by your production team. Conduct formal training, support factory tours, and sustain the energy and excitement of the capability.
• Act as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for all production programs to support cost/schedule planning, monitoring, and reporting. Distill disparate information into clear, concise, consistent Build Order information including the configuration, quantities, and delivery requirements for the production team.
• Promote, plan, and enact Concurrent Engineering (DFX) practices by proactively collaborating with cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams during the development of complex electro-mechanical products with embedded software.
• Support formal and informal program reviews, generate reports and presentations, create production specific documentation deliverables (CDRLs) in accordance with contractual Data Item Descriptions and submittal deadlines.
• Participate in short-range and long-range strategic planning, including both insourcing and outsourcing approaches to optimize producibility. Attend resource planning sessions and administer production relevant personnel and infrastructure requirements.
• Act as a servant leader with selflessness and humility to create and maintain a culture of trust, empathy, and shared goals. You are motivated by putting the needs of others above your own to help employees feel accepted and express themselves more freely.
• Ensure that factory Manufacturing Surveillance is effectively employed through a timely data collection and reporting process to identify factors which may adversely impact product quality, delivery, performance, or cost.
• Mediate with urgency as the liaison to operations outside of production for the resolution of nonconformances, inspection backlog, configuration management control administration, and other roadblocks or disruptions to productivity.

• Lean manufacturing knowledge and experience.
• Background with production of complex electromechanical assemblies with embedded software.
• Passion for the history and evolution of producibility and manufacturability methodologies.
• Theoretical understanding of both lean and agile values and principles
• A working knowledge of the benefits and disadvantages of MRP and MES tools.
• Strong oral communication skills and proficient written communication skills.
• Must have a BA/BS and 8+ years of relevant experience or master's with 6+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance

• Experience working in government contracting environment
• Knowledge of TRL and MRL maturity levels and threads
• Existing SECRET security clearance
• Experience with maritime and/or underwater systems