**Description:** As the Operations Engineering Manager, you will lead efforts to drive rate readiness across multiple precision fire programs, allowing our customers to remain "Ahead of Ready\." Your focus will be on optimizing processes, reducing risk and ensuring world\-class operational standards through an unwavering drive for excellence and robust Industrial Engineering systems and processes\.
**What You Will Be Doing**
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and champion innovation for a team of Operations Engineers, ensuring alignment with 1LMx, enterprise goals and rate readiness objectives\.
- Oversee traditional Industrial Engineering functions including, but not limited to workflow design, capacity and manpower planning, make/buy analysis, simulation modeling, production standards, cost savings, layout optimization, material handling, ergonomics, and continuous improvement\.
- Develop and institutionalize standard work processes to ensure consistent execution and measurable results\.
- Collaborate with leaders across the business area to maintain strong partnerships, share best practices, and institutionalize lessons learned\.
- Hire, develop, and retain top Industrial Engineering talent, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and inclusion\.
**Why Join Us**
We are seeking a collaborative leader who thrives in fast‑paced environments and possesses a proven track record of building high‑performing teams\. This role offers the chance to shape critical engineering processes, work with cutting‑edge technologies, and make a tangible impact on mission‑critical programs\.
We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options\. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here \( \.
**Further Information About This Opportunity**
This position is in Camden\. Discover more about our Camden, Arkansas location\. \(
MUST BE A U\.S\. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access\. The selected candidate must possess an Interim Secret clearance to start\.
**Basic Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a STEM\-related field
- Experience leading a team within a manufacturing environment
- Capable of performing Industrial Engineering tasks at a high level of performance
- Experience creating presentation material and effectively briefing senior level management
**Desired Skills:**
- 7\+ years of experience in manufacturing, program management or operations
- Experience working Precision Fires portfolio of products and IAMD portfolio of products\.
- Recognized for performance leading a high performing team
- Proven leadership and team development experience
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and decision\-making skills
- Resilient, adaptable, and proactive in fast\-paced environments
- Well versed in Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering principles
- Project management and/or experience with capital expenditure \(CAPEX\) projects
**Security Clearance Statement:** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration\.
**Clearance Level:** Secret
**Other Important Information You Should Know**
**Expression of Interest:** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match\. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings\.
**Ability to Work Remotely:** Onsite Full\-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility\.
**Work Schedules:** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees\. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed\. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits\.
**Schedule for this Position:** 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
**Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer\. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics\.**
**The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 \- 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration\.**
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges\. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work\.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility\. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work\. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility\.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role\. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications\.
**Experience Level:** Experienced Professional
**Business Unit:** MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
**Relocation Available:** Possible
**Career Area:** Miscellaneous Engineering
**Type:** Full\-Time
**Shift:** First