Value Stream Operations Lead - (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2024-07-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

The Product Operations Lead serves as the key liaison for all Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality aspects throughout the product life cycle within the Product Value Stream. This role encompasses overseeing production planning, supply chain management, production processes, quality assurance, and logistics to meet program milestones. The Lead is instrumental in successfully transitioning products to the factory, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality products, supporting rate-readiness activities, and achieving cost targets for assembled products, catering to both military and regional customers.

What You Will Do

• Primary point of contact for operations that sits on the program IPT.
• Owner of the manufacturing build plan ensuring manufacturing/test readiness, producibility, MRL, and pre-production on all development programs,
• Assess sub-tier capability to support production rate and develop action plans where required.
• Collaborate with manufacturing sites, suppliers, and engineering to develop plan to achieve design to cost targets.
• Drive rapid closure to issues as they arise, including quality, sub-tier and operational excellence issues.
• Supports capacity analysis to identify bottlenecks, derive solutions, and develop budgets to drive optimal production rates.
• Travel up to 10% domestically or globally.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment.
• Superior communication skills.
• Knowledge of existing Collins execution system (SAP, Tableau).
• Knowledge and use of Microsoft 365 (Office) Edge, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Word.
• Ability to develop solutions to problems of medium scope and complexity.
• Excellent team skills.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance           
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  
• And more!  

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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.  

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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.