Head of Production, Maritime
Core
Lead the establishment and scaling of a cutting-edge manufacturing site for complex electromechanical maritime and defense vehicles from prototype to full-rate production.
Role type
Senior leadership manufacturing head (defense hardware)
Builds
Deployable static and moving surface, undersea, and sea-to-air vehicles
Domain
Defense technology / Maritime manufacturing
Required skills
Large-scale manufacturing of complex assemblies, heavy fabrication, structural fabrication, joining and assembly of metals/alloys/exotic materials, leading large organizations (hundreds), NPI lifecycle management, production budget management ($10M+), ERP/MES/QMS systems, Lean/Six Sigma, AS9100/NAVSEA compliance
Preferred skills
Maritime/naval/aerospace defense experience, NAVSEA/MIL-SPEC standards, mechanical assembly/electrical integration, shipbuilding, hands-on hardware debugging/repair, Siemens NX/Teamcenter/Oracle
Technologies
ERP, MES, QMS, JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Oracle
Responsibilities
Own all production activity and support hiring, establish manufacturing processes and infrastructure, drive NPI and manufacturing development lifecycle, manage production budgets and schedules, own production readiness reviews, coordinate with supply chain, implement production systems, drive continuous improvement, ensure compliance, interface with engineering and customers, travel over 75% to facilities
Seniority
Executive, builder of large-scale operations