Manufacturing Manager

Job Description
Position Summary
The Manufacturing Manager serves as Factory Manager for the Wayne, NJ facility. This high-visibility leader is responsible for the end-to-end execution, performance, and continuous improvement of a designated product stream, while leading the team of manufacturing supervisors responsible for assembly, inspection, testand depot.
Operating at the intersection of Operations Program Management, Production Operations, Quality and Supply Chain, this role ensures that complex electro/mechanical hardware is delivered on time, within cost, and in strict compliance with contractual, regulatory, and quality standards. The focus of this role is to develop strategic and tactical execution plans for production, with a specific emphasis on establishing standard work within a high-mix, low-volume factory environment.
This position is on first shift working a 9/80 scheduled with every other Friday off.
Job requirements:

• Leads and oversees Manufacturing Operations for Assembly, Test, Inspection and Depot activities across multiple product focused teams and/or work centers supporting the delivery of electronic systems, including LRUs, SRUs, and subassembly builds.
• Provides direct leadership for 9 supervisors and indirect leadership for a 100+ front line factory employee.
• Guide supervisors in managing multiple production areas to consistently meet safety, quality, delivery, cycle time, labor efficiency, throughput, first pass yield and cost targets.
• Provides leadership and input related to hiring, promotion, performance management, compensation, disciplinary action, workforce planning, and organizational design within the manufacturing organization, in alignment with company policy.
• Leads cross-functional teams and collaborates with Manufacturing Engineering, Production Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Test Engineering, and Program Management to resolve issues, remove constraints, improve product flow, and achieve delivery commitments.
• Lead the supervisory team in implementing Lean initiatives to reduce unit production costs, minimize scrap, and drive zero-defect delivery.
• Maintains and reviews performance metrics for manufacturing operations and uses data-driven analysis to identify trends, drive corrective actions, and improve overall operational performance.
• Support the Director of Manufacturing in capital and expense budget management and the integration of "factory of the future" technologies.
• Partners with the Quality organization to ensure compliance with quality management system requirements and effective execution of nonconformance management, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintains knowledge of direct report capabilities and ensures cross-training documentation is controlled and current to sustain production continuity across work centers.
• Identifies operational risks and develops mitigation and recovery plans to address production, staffing, quality, equipment, or material-related challenges.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years of prior relevant manufacturing, operations, or production leadership experience in complex high mix manufacturing environment.
• Active Secret clearance
• Prior leadership experience in a high mix manufacturing environment, preferably in aerospace, defense, electronics, or other highly regulated industries.
• Manufacturing and Supply data mining and analysis experience.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal & written).

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Ability to multitask with agility
• Experience working within a quality management system environment and supporting compliance to AS9100 or similar standards.
• Knowledge of corrective action processes, root cause analysis, and nonconformance management
• Deep practice in Zero Defect manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma.
• Creative and innovative approach to complex problem solving.
• Supply Chain/Material Procurement experience/background.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $153377 - $260743

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.