Manager Aircraft Maintenance 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Are you ready to put your experience to work at Northrop Grumman?  If so, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS), F-35 Sustainment FRST Operating Unit, has an opening for a Manager Aircraft Maintenance 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.   You will be assigned as a Manager Aircraft Maintenance 1 supporting F-35 organizational maintenance at MCAS Beaufort, SC.   Your Mission will be to support Organizational-Level maintenance on the F-35. Your duties and responsibilities include (but not limited to): Partnering with the Contract Logistics Support (CLS) site manager to lead and manage personnel, develop projects, programs, and procedures for CLS sustainment operations.  Functioning as the focal point for all sustainment efforts by the CLS team.  Assisting the CLS lead in coordinating with customer and support agencies on all constraints and risks that affect critical path milestones. Developing, tracking, updating, and reporting all aircraft status products/requirements for contracted work.  Being a point of contact to outside agencies for all aspects relating to maintenance support, resources, and special tooling. Directing employees to initiate Action Requests (AR) for work outside the scope of planned maintenance tasks, tracking cradle-to-grave actions, and reporting them to integration/agile cell. Collaborating with Product Support Manager, CLS lead, Lockheed Martin Quality Assurance, and Lockheed Martin site lead on maintenance surges and schedule changes to support modifications and CLS operations. Participating in maintenance meetings with the unit or coordinating maintenance status briefings at the customer’s request. Conducting safety briefings and addressing/resolving problematic maintenance complexities that arise in the completion of maintenance actions.

A High School diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 9 years’ experience supervising and assigning program workloads as well as duties for entire shifts of workers performing aircraft maintenance repair, inspection, and modifications.   Will consider a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience; or, a master's degree and 3 years of experience. One year minimum as a Maintenance or Production Control Supervisor. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to read and interpret technical data and blueprint drawings. Must be a US citizen. A current Secret or higher Clearance. Ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance, as required. Ability to provide temporary support to our other CLS locations and/or emerging deployments. Ability to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days a year.  The selected candidate must be willing to work various shifts depending on business needs, including but not limited to: Day shift, Night shift, Mid Shift, and Weekend Shift and overtime when