Head of Production, Maritime

What you'll do

• Own production activity, build and lead the production organization, and establish manufacturing processes, quality systems, and production infrastructure.
• Drive manufacturing development from concept and prototype through LRIP and FRP; manage budgets, schedules, readiness reviews, and delivery performance.
• Coordinate with supply chain, engineering, program management, and customers; optimize production systems and continuous improvement.

What they ask for

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of manufacturing or production experience with complex electromechanical systems and 5+ years building and leading production teams and organizations.
• Experience managing production budgets in the $10M+ range and scaling production from NPI through full-rate production.
• Deep expertise with production systems (ERP, MES, QMS); eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Direct maritime, naval, or aerospace defense experience, including knowledge of NAVSEA or MIL-SPEC standards.
• Experience with heavy fabrication or shipbuilding and production tools such as JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle; Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.

Pay

$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

ERP, MES, QMS, JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), Oracle, Six Sigma