Operations Program Lead

Production Operations Lead

You will be a Production Operations Lead for our team in Archbald, PA. At Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), we are driven by speed, agility, and technical innovation. We are actively seeking candidates who are willing to take on the challenges of significant growth with a can do attitude. As the world's premier aerospace and defense company, we pride ourselves on quality and mission success. We need talented, passionate, and customer-centric people to be part of our future.

As a Production Operations Lead, you will be responsible for guiding production operation activities for any variety of programs within the Archbald facility. As the primary interface between the functional production teams and program / production operations management, you will provide direction, coordination, communication, support, and leadership to cross-functional production teams to ensure quality, cost, and schedule objectives are met. This will require working closely with various functional groups to include manufacturing engineering, production planning and control, design engineering, test engineering, procurement, configuration management, quality and production teams, as applicable.

The Production Operations Lead must be able to effectively communicate with program management, customers, and all levels of management via verbal and written correspondence and be able to author Program Directives (PDs). You will present the team's performance in Program and Customer Reviews as required. This role will require close coordination with Production Operations leadership and Program Management. Additional responsibilities include :

• Proposals lead for Operations; Coordinates timely responses for both recurring and non-recurring efforts including Basis of Estimates (BOEs), spend plans, and conducts reviews with manufacturing leadership prior to submittal
• Lead Make / Buy efforts
• Development, coordination, and oversight of Prod Ops planning / execution of various types of programs to include but not limited to : Development, Production, IRAD, NRE, RTG plans, etc.
• Facilities and capital planning to support program production needs
• Lead Production Readiness Review (PRR) activities
• Develop and drive Affordability and Producibility targets, Production Excellence Plans
• Ensuring production manpower and required resources are in place to execute per the Internal Operation Plan
• Create and track manufacturing plans / schedules
• Cost Account Management (CAM) to include EAC / Spend Plan development, as required
• Develop / support Archbald Red Flag process, as required

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Production Operations Lead with a strong background in manufacturing engineering and experience in circuit card manufacturing. Ideally, you will have a degree in electrical engineering, electrical / electronic engineering technology, or similar, and a passion for leading cross-functional teams to drive production excellence. If you're a customer-centric lead who is looking for a role that offers challenges, opportunities for growth, and a commitment to excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options.

This position is located in Archbald, PA. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.

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This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level : Secret

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Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.