Date: Jan 27, 2025
Location: Decatur, AL, US, 35601
Company: United Launch Alliance
Requisition ID: 861
Location: ULA – Decatur
Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available
Travel Requirements: 10%
At ULA, success comes through the efforts of a strong, united team.
Thanks for your interest in United Launch Alliance, the world’s most experienced and reliable space launch company! Successfully launching more than 155 consecutive missions with 100% mission success doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team of rocket scientists and support employees combined with the systems and processes we use to pull them together. As a ULA employee, you’ll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary. Whether you are in college just launching your career, or, have experience and want to come work with the best rocket team in the world, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world. Our team is excited to meet you!
Job Overview & Responsibilities
As an Upper Stage Production Operations Leader, you will lead and manage various organizations in Production Operations. Provide staffing, managing disciplinary corrective action, training, and weekly monitoring of cost/schedule performance, motivating the workforce and identifying and clearing constraints to production. Will direct union hourly work force and salaried support staff. Responsible for ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule of production hardware. Responsible for building a capable workforce into high performance work teams utilizing perfect product delivery concepts. Must be willing to work different shifts if required and may require some overtime.
- Lead and manage various organizations in Production Operations.
- Provide staffing, performance management and accountability, training, and weekly monitoring of cost/schedule performance, motivating the workforce, and identifying and clearing constraints to production.
- Will direct union hourly workforce and salaried support staff.
- Responsible for ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule of production hardware.
- Responsible for building a capable workforce into high-performance work teams utilizing perfect product delivery concepts.
- Must be willing to work different shifts if required and may require some overtime.
- Safety to Self and Others: Must be able to perform all assigned tasks in a safe manner. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to repetitive motion injuries due to keyboarding or to cuts and bruises due to typical office accidents.
- Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use computer and office equipment and to use hands to type, manipulate, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close –vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate verbally and in writing and use interpersonal skills. The employee is regularly required to prioritize, multitask, analyze, interpret, coordinate, compile, evaluate, synthesize, compute, problem solve, concentrate, and think critically. The employee is occasionally required to copy, instruct, and negotiate.
- Judgment and Decision-Making: Work is regularly assigned by self, supervisor, and departmental staff. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to exercise prudent judgment, decision making, and analytical skills to determine manner and operational steps necessary to properly handle inquiries and perform daily tasks within professional standards. Decision making is guided by ULA policies and procedures.
- All tasks described in the job description must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The duties and responsibilities listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of fundamental job duties and responsibilities does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment for the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Education
High School/GED
Required Years of Experience
Minimum of 6 years of related work experience
Basic Qualifications
- Possess the experience, education and skills necessary to direct the activities to those managed
- Demonstrated project management experience, team lead, or mentor experience
- Experience in cost and schedule management, electronic work orders, and non-conformance systems
- Work effectively in a team environment and demonstrate leadership ability
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to changing task priorities and work situations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
- Demonstrated ability to work in a manufacturing environment with projects in different stages of their lifecycle
- This position will require working extended hours and /or weekends along with off shifts, as necessary to support testing and production delivery activities
- Ability to work night shift, primarily Sunday night through Wednesday night, 4x10s with the expectation of once every 4 weeks working 7 days per week on a rotation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Aerospace Assembly
- Blueprint reading
- Experience using SAP
- Aerospace Electronics
- Aerospace Welding
- Leadership in a Union Environment
What makes ULA different?
Because we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, diversity and professional development for employees at all levels.
We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:
- 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
- Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work environments
Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a “9/80 schedule,” meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.
Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).
ULA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other categories protected by law.
ULA is a participant in the federal E-Verify Program. Posters in PDF format pertaining to this program can be accessed by clicking on the links identified below. E-Verify Participation poster (English / Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English / Spanish).
Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires covered employees to follow a post selection notification process. A hired candidate may opt out of this process by notifying the hiring manager in writing at the time the offer is accepted.
