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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Manager Production 1 in Rocket, WV. It is a full-time role in Engineering & Manufacturing, asking for at least 10 years of experience, first listed on November 4. The advertised pay is $86,300–$129,500 a year. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 1 of them in Rocket, WV.
How the pay compares
Northrop Grumman advertises $86,300 to $129,500 a year, a midpoint of $107,900 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 53% of the 132 engineering & mfg jobs across the US that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $112,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and West Virginia tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 22 states. Most are in software & IT (93), operations (11) and engineering & mfg (8). The biggest locations are Roy, UT (20), San Diego, CA (11) and Baltimore, MD (10). 2% of them are remote, 8% are open to entry-level candidates and 98% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our products include launch vehicles, propulsion systems, missile products, subsystems and defense electronics, precision weapons, armament systems and ammunition, satellites and space components and services, and advanced aerospace structures.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking a Production Supervisor to join our team in Rocket Center, West Virginia, just outside of Cumberland, Maryland.
The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) site in Rocket Center, designs, develops and manufactures tactical rocket motors, medium caliber ammunition, composite components and end items, and fuze and electronics equipment. For decades, the dedicated and highly skilled team at ABL has supported national security efforts by developing and building defense systems for DoD customers and U.S. allies.
Role description & Responsibilities:
- Ensures a safe working environment is maintained at all times.
- Provides direction and motivates employees guided by established practices and precedents.
- Ability to provide and interpret written and verbal instructions
- Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to practices that affect his or her direct reports.
- Frequently performs ongoing tasks of the department.
- Provides support to engineering staff in the operation and maintenance (routine and non-routine) of manufacturing equipment.
- Works directly with maintenance and engineering in running, maintaining, troubleshooting manufacturing equipment.
- Reviews results for timeliness, quality, and cost effectiveness to accomplish departmental goals.
- Interacts frequently with direct reports and managers concerning operations and scheduling
- Schedules work, leads and trains direct reports, and controls processes on a scheduled basis within cost parameters while maintaining positive working relationships.
- Administers and complies with the union contract, trains new employees and new processes obtained for the department
- Provides sound judgment and ensures overall quality and efficiency of the department
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma with 10 years’ experience as a lead or a supervisor in a manufacturing setting OR a Bachelors college degree in a technical or management field with 6 years of experience
- Availability and willingness to work any shift including some weekends as required.
- Ability to provide sound judgment to ensure overall quality and efficiency of the department.
- Experience using Microsoft Word and MS Office
- Experience with electrical, mechanical, pneumatic equipment
- Eligible to obtain a DoD Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship is a prerequisite
- Flexible with work assignments.
- Proactive safety attitude.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with energetic materials
- Demonstrated hands-on mechanical aptitude
- Prior experience working in a union environment
- Experience with Lean manufacturing techniques
USA Jobs 24 copied this listing from Northrop Grumman's official careers site on November 4, 2026 and checked it again November 4, 5:17 AM ET. Northrop Grumman will never ask you to pay to apply or to buy equipment with a check they send you. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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