30K Production Director (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-05-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW102: Middletown Aircraft Rd P.O. Box 611, Middletown, CT, 06457 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond? What is my role type? In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment.

What You Will Do:

Pratt & Whitney Operations is seeking a highly qualified, energetic, and experienced leader to oversee all Operations and Delivery responsibilities of Assembly and Test in support of the PW1100G-JM program across the Production Delivery Center (PDC) network.

This role will report directly to the PDC Production General Manager.

Reporting to this role will be the 30K Flow Line Manager, supervisors, hourly associates, and Product Line Manager.

In this highly visible and critical role, the leader will be responsible for:

• Direct oversight and responsibility of running the Middletown 30K (PW1100G-JM) assembly line
• Indirect oversight and responsibility of test through delivery to the customer from the Middletown B410 test facility
• Indirect oversight and responsibility of delivery from the MTU Munich PW1100G-JM assembly line and test through delivery to the customer
• Serve as the focal point of the PDC to the 30K Program office
• Leadership of the 30K assembly and test organization will require close teamwork and collaboration with numerous customers and enabling organizations, including, but not limited to 30K Program Office, Airbus Final Assembly Line support teams, PDC Quality, PDC EH&S, Industrial Relations, PDC Operational Excellence, PDC materials, PDC test operations, and others.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Drive delivery plan by site and across the network in aggregate to program requirements.
• Identify and mitigate risks to the delivery plan, escalating as needed to appropriate levels across organizations to resolve work stops.
• Drive efficiency improvement efforts across sites to achieve lead time and cost targets.
• Identify key program/project KPI’s, with the ability to identify and analyze critical issues, ensure they are acted on and elevated with a sense of urgency, and create robust operating and communication rhythms with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• Effectively communicate; provide senior-level and external/customer briefings on strategy, roadmap, performance, and significant events/risks.
• Collaborate with internal functional groups and partners to evolve and drive strategy to meet current and future customer requirements.
• Assess and evolve organization to ensure optimal alignment, headcount numbers, and allocation to ensure successful completion of deliverables, lead and drive headcount planning actions, as well as the development of talent across the organization.
• Foster and drive a culture of continuous improvement utilizing P&W CORE Operating System.
• Partner with and adhere to Pratt & Whitney guidance from Quality, EH&S, International Trade Compliance, and Ethics & Compliance.         

Qualifications You Must Have:

• BS/MS degree with at least 14 years of relevant experience
• Experience in operations, aftermarket, or sustainment
• Experience in hourly associate supervisory roles, fostering strong working relationship with bargaining unit employees and leadership team while driving accountability throughout the organization.
• Experience working closely with Programs, Engineering, and Quality
• Experience leading multi-site organizations

Qualifications We Prefer: