Manager Operations (Onsite)

at  Collins Aerospace

QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Typically requires University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace manufacturing experience

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

MINIMUM PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position
  Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

Onsite
Collins Aerospace is looking for an Operations Manager at their Cheshire, CT location.
The Operations Manager will be responsible for leading a variety of disciplines (directly and indirectly) that support some of our more high profiles lines that produce product that integrate into the AIM9X missile and Javelin missile platforms. This role will have a direct influence not only on the site’s performance but that of the entire RTX organization since these are all RTX programs. These two areas require critical problem solving skills and good communication in order to be successful. This role reports directly into the Site Operations Lead and will also have direct involvement in a number of site leadership activities and cadence reviews.
Position will work primarily onsite. This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan, direct, and monitor all production activities within an assigned area or unit to maximize the use of the organization’s resources and meet established production specifications and schedules; volume, cost, and wastage targets; and quality standards
• Responsible for the smooth operations for planning, organizing and controlling of all production-related activities
• Ensure operations adhere to operating procedures, quality and safety requirements from local and international quality standards
• Review the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solving problems in a timely manner and to identify opportunities for improvements
• Monitor, report, develop and implement improvement programs such as on-time delivery, productivity, manufacturing cost/expenses, inventory, safety performance, 5S housekeeping, customer feedbacks and overtime expenses
• Lead a team of Senior/Supervisors, Planners, Manufacturing Engineers, and Quality Engineers to maximize productivity through effective management, use innovative techniques & customer service strategies to achieve high standard of service delivery & customer satisfaction
• Work with various departments to improve process, performance and management efficiency to achieve business goals
• Formulate and lead Continuous Improvement projects from Identified opportunities from Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SPQDC)
• Manage employee morale and improve retention
• Lead and prepare internal succession pipeline