What does this role look like?
Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a strategic and results-oriented Site Director for the Courtland and Huntsville Production Centers with responsibility for the overall business and operational performance of the centers. This position is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and accountability for site operations, manufacturing execution, workforce development, operational excellence, production readiness, customer engagement, business performance, and stewardship of enterprise resources in support of strategic and missile defense programs.
The successful candidate will ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of manufacturing operations while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. This leader must possess strong business acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset, balancing operational excellence with strategic business objectives to position the organization for long-term success. As the senior site representative, this individual serves as the primary interface with customers, community stakeholders, government agencies, and Lockheed Martin leadership while ensuring successful execution of program commitments and business objectives.
This role will offer you the following daily challenges:
• Serve as the Site Executive for the Courtland and Huntsville Production Centers with overall responsibility for site leadership, workforce engagement, customer relationships, community partnerships, business performance, and operational excellence.
• Maintain accountability for overall business performance of the centers including workforce utilization, operational efficiency, capital investments, infrastructure planning, affordability initiatives, resource allocation, and execution of cost, schedule, quality, and safety objectives.
• Champion a culture where safety is the first priority by ensuring compliance with all environmental, health, and safety requirements while driving proactive risk identification, hazard mitigation, employee involvement, and continuous improvement in safety performance.
• Lead cross-functional integration among Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Planning & Control, Facilities, Safety, Human Resources, Finance, Security, and Program Management organizations to achieve business objectives.
• Ensure manufacturing and production readiness through workforce planning, capacity planning, facility readiness, equipment readiness, supply chain readiness, capital investment planning, and risk mitigation activities supporting current and future production demands, including production ramp-to-rate initiatives.
• Facilitate coordination and alignment among programs competing for shared resources to ensure enterprise-level optimization and successful execution of business commitments.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies, visual management systems, continuous improvement initiatives, and productivity improvement efforts.
• Develop and execute workforce strategies including talent acquisition, succession planning, leadership development, employee engagement, retention, skills development, and preservation of critical capabilities.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators related to safety, quality, cost, schedule, productivity, workforce development, customer satisfaction, and overall business performance.
