About BlueForge Alliance (BFA)

BlueForge Alliance is an agile program integrator positioned to meet the intense and urgent demand to build capacity for the defense industrial base. We are a unifying organization converging technology, manufacturing, economics, and state and federal government to provide a forward-facing, federated umbrella with national visibility.

 As a non-profit, neutral convener, BlueForge Alliance aligns strategy with execution to coordinate regional stakeholders, assess and propose high-value efforts, and rapidly establish and deploy U.S. Department of Defense investments. By streamlining competing priorities and viewpoints, we aim to increase manufacturing capacity and technology adoption, boost the number of available suppliers and diversify investment into the defense industrial base.

Position Description

The Director, Manufacturing Development & Performance Consulting is considered an industry expert and accountable for BlueForge Alliance’s various efforts in quality, manufacturing engineering & technologies, and factory management support across our entire portfolio. This role, under the moderate guidance of the Principal, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, is the functional leader for several teams in various operational disciplines such as quality, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, continuous improvement, and factory management. These teams are primarily deployed in a matrix organization on various projects within the company, and support various customer and supplier facing initiatives under the general guidance of the Principal, Manufacturing & Supply Chain. In addition to the following details, by being a BlueForger, you will be expected to uphold and exemplify our values of Belonging, Selfless Service, Integrity, Leadership, Respect, and Excellence. We uphold these values upon a backbone of humility driven by a culture of safety, vulnerability, and purpose. In this Exempt role you will:

• Lead and provide expertise in quality, manufacturing engineering & technologies, and factory management
• Develop, deploy, and provide resources for staff to meet project demands in collaboration with JPO team
• Liaison with BFA program managers for staffing needs to meet corporate contract expectations and provide technical and financial proposal support
• Ensure adherence to applicable business practices and procedures as required for scope and purpose of work; including regulatory laws, customer requirements, export control, CUI and ITAR requirements 
• Provides leadership and expertise for “state of the art” processing methods, stays up to date with industry, regulatory and customer changes
• Supports a wide variety of projects to identify, solve and improve supplier manufacturing locations through advanced manufacturing technologies
• Maintains positive, collaborative relationships with internal and external customers to support BFA mission and values

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a relevant field (industrial, mechanical, manufacturing or aerospace engineering).  Master’s Degree in related field preferred.
• 15+ years’ experience in a related industry with a minimum of 10 years manufacturing support.
• Prior leadership/supervisory experience of technical staff in manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma and ability to demonstrate practical use.
• Ability to understand, communicate and present complex technical information to a wide audience.
• Advanced experience in a variety of manufacturing areas/techniques, tools and methods.
• Fundamental knowledge of factory management areas including business methodologies, ERP, SFE, OEE, etc.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of tools.
• Availability to travel up to 30% of the time to address issues as needed. 

Salary & Benefits

Expected Salary Range depending on role and qualifications.

BFA has a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Health, dental, and vision plans
• 401k matching program
• Generous PTO package
• And more

Other Details

BlueForge Alliance provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

All positions are security sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations, in accordance with ADA, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To the extent that work entails access to export-controlled items or information, award of the position is contingent on obtaining the relevant export control authorizations.