Manufacturing Specialist

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The Leidos Defense Group has a current opening for a Manufacturing Specialist at its Chesapeake VA facility. This is an opportunity to use your manufacturing expertise to support Environmental equipment builds for the US this project Leidos as OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) provides fabrication of build-to print Environmental equipment including material/subcontractor purchases logistic support field support (as required) factory acceptance testing and equipment/system packaging within the ISO-9001 environment. The selected candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of material planners buyers management (program/site) technicians quality contracts finance as well as external suppliers and subcontractors.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Apply manufacturing expertise to provide guidance to Leidos shop technician staff and external fabrication subcontractors based on US NAVY build-to-print fabrication drawings and past historical build files within an ISO-9001 environment. (i.e. document control records retention traceability corrective actions and continual improvement).
• Lead development new bills of material or use of legacy bills of material to select vendors and requisition material within the Leidos approved procurement system with consideration of historical quality performance lead times cost and fabrication schedule. Incorporate procurement information into task Material Release fabrication work orders and route cards.
• Maintain configuration management of the equipment builds. Lead review and revision as required of mechanical related quality procedures forms and test procedures.
• Lead mechanical review of incoming material or process non-conformities and develop workable documented resolution.
• Develop technical rationale and communicate with US NAVY civilian engineers (Life Cycle Manager) when drawing discrepancies (like obsolete material) are discovered during the manufacturing cases of obsolescence conduct analysis of replacement part for form-fit-function and document recommended replacement.
• Upkeep of Technical Record Book to track key component/equipment/design decisions. (This is storage for project record as well as your historical reference data source.)
• Assist in review/development of illustrations parts breakdown and bill-of materials for technical manual or user manuals and training material of equipment.
• Assist program manager and site manager to review applicability of new work opportunities and participate in cost exercises development of work statements and final technical proposal.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years manufacturing work experience

• Ability to understand and interpret US NAVY or Industry drawing requirements including bill of material balloon callouts deciphering details weld symbols and dimensions and tolerances.
• Experience with 2D and 3D drafting software packages including Auto-Cad Solid Works/Solid Edge and/or Inventor.
• Ability to develop work instruction packages manufacturing work orders and route cards.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office applications EXCEL WORD POWERPOINT OUTLOOK
• Familiarity with project management and scheduling software like MS PROJECT
• Clean background to support work with DOD Secret security clearance as required.
• Familiarity with mechanical engineering reference material: Machinerys Handbook Marks Handbook for Mechanical Engineering ASME and ASTM material standards ASME and ASTM fastener specifications ASTM Y14.5 for dimensioning and tolerancing ASME B31 piping specifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing or working with Bills of Material ordering and tracking material and releasing material for manufacturing
• Exceptional organizational and documentation skills as part of ISO certification and ongoing US NAVY equipment builds.
• Strong work ethic with ability to recognize opportunities for improvement and document corrective action and bring resolution and closeout.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Comfort with discussing engineered components quality and work schedules with external suppliers and customers.

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