Manufacturing Engineering Sr Manager

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Senior Manager of the F-35 Production Engineering Tooling Team located in Fort Worth, Texas. Responsible for leading the Manufacturing Engineering team members supporting all Fort Worth tooling activity and international stand-up and support.

What You Will Be Doing

Responsible for leading Manufacturing Engineering:

• Direct support of Production Engineering and Production Operations tooling needs, managing new design tool orders, corrective action implementation/mistake proofing, rate requirements, engineering change incorporation, and repairs.
• Execution of root cause analysis and corrective action solutions to ensure high first pass yield on tool trial run execution.
• International tooling and line stand-up to include Finland component and potentially Switzerland FACO activity.
  
  

Specific Responsibilities Include

• Provide vision and guidance to the Tooling Production Engineering team aligned to current strategy framework to consistently deliver value while embracing and demonstrating Culture of Accountability (COA) principles.
• Implement the business methodology, processes, and tempo which drives the organization to project completion.
• Manage recurring allocation budgets for assigned personnel along with other discrete projects to required targets.
• Provide a high level of technical engagement and aircraft assembly knowledge to assist in issue resolution and corrective action.
• Drive successful results by defining and maintaining metrics to measure performance both with leading and lagging indicators.
• Direct weekly interaction with multiple core and supporting organizations, executive leadership, and customer contacts.
• Develop and maintain strategic plan for manufacturing tooling execution.
• Travel may be required in support of Marietta partner alignment along with international stand-up execution.
• Ensure a high level of communication and alignment of strategy and change implementation.
  
  

What’s In It For You

• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
  
  

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

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This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.