Directed Energy Project Coordinator Lead
$82,550–$149,225 year
On-siteAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Lead production schedules, coordinate material flow, and supervise Production Control, Inventory Control, and Material handler staff to meet production requirements. Prepare work orders, confirm supply demands, and manage order demand within CostPoint while collaborating with engineers, program management, and stakeholders to align functional areas. Support Program Managers on government contract execution, track milestones, identify risks, and ensure ISO compliance through continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles. Maintain configuration documentation, conduct Factory Acceptance Tests, and report performance metrics such as On-time Delivery and Requisition Processing Delays.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field
- 5+ or more years of production control leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (DoD preferred)
- Masters with 3+ years prior relevant experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent with 8-10+ years of relevant experience
- 2+ years of relevant experience supervising or leading teams or projects
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
- Strong working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint and MRP programs
- Prior experience with multi-resource scheduling
- Technician & production staff alignment/coaching
- Work instruction development
- Coordination with project control teams
- Knowledgeable in Lean Manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, Leader Standard Work, Etc.)
- Experience using root cause analysis techniques (Fishbone, 5 Why, etc.)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead meetings with large groups of people
- Candidate must be a resident of Albuquerque, NM or be willing to relocate to the area
- Must be willing to travel approximately 50% of the time to these locations
- Preferably two weeks in Albuquerque at a time
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of raw materials, hardware, and finishing procedures to produce machined parts or other fabrication methods
- Adaptable in fast-paced environments
- Customer and quality first attitude
- Ability to plan and report against program control accounts for resources and/or products
- Ability to work with division and corporate Leadership to contribute to Strategic Planning and long-term vision for the department
- Commodity and strategic buyer planning experience
- Understanding material and operational traceability requirements
- Experience using programs such as Solumina MES
- Familiarity with AS9100 for Defense Manufacturing NKE
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