Program Operations Lead

Date Posted:

2025-03-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA102: Andover MA 362 Lowell Plymouth 362 Lowell Street Plymouth, Andover, MA, 01810 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. 

Job Summary

Raytheon has an immediate need for a Program Operations Manager (POM) for our Land and Air Defense programs in Andover, Massachusetts on the Global Patriot Product line. The individual will be responsible for manufacturing alignment across the entire portfolio. Tasks include, but are not limited to, factory schedule alignment, root cause and corrective action implementation, EAC’s, Core Control Room accountability, strategies on make/where decisions, escalation and S&OP planning. 

This position will provide professionals with opportunities to grow their skills in operations management, technical operations, business communications, and leadership. This individual will be responsible for coordinating with the Patriot Product Line (PPL), Manufacturing Work Centers, and other Functional Partners to ensure successful on time integration of the material and labor efforts necessary to support manufacturing and contract schedules.

This position involves direct support of manufacturing activities and requires spending time in and around Andover factory areas. The ideal candidate will possess the demonstrated skills and experience necessary to perform in technical, program and manufacturing leadership roles. Successful candidate will drive the overall management and participation in all phases of program development from capture and proposals thru development, execution, and close-out. Duties also include, but are not limited to:  primary interface across all operation value streams, lead Operations role for implementing engineering change orders, presenting reports to the Customer and Directors representing his/her IPT team and operations performance, the overall management and coordination of recurring and non-recurring manufacturing resources to support program requirements, lead Operations through IPDS Gate processes and developing Manufacturing Plans, and supporting quarterly EAC’s.

What You Will Do:

• Partner with all Andover and Portsmouth Factory Operations Managers and Production Control Leads

• Provide mentorship, guidance and leadership to team of 3+ individuals

• Work with Program and Manufacturing Engineering for a successful transition into production and solve problems efficiently and effectively with extended team

• Managing the coordination and execution of program schedules with Global Supply Chain Management, Subcontracts, Engineering, and other functional areas.

• Demonstrated ability to lead Manufacturing Operations strategies and utilize CORE/R6Sigma best practices.

• Lead the effort to develop and implement cost reduction initiatives for both recurring efforts and new business opportunities.

• Completing Estimate at Completion (EAC’s)

• Generate production plans, make/where plans, and coordinate across organizations for transition to build activities.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Understanding of manufacturing tool sets and how to leverage information from material receipt through DD250 within a defense contracting organization.

• Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / Material Resource Planning (MRP) systems, including but not limited to SAP, Kinaxis, PRISM/CMES

• Experience in capital planning (development), MRL (Manufacturing Readiness Level) Assessments, Make/Buy/Where process.

• EVMS L2 Certification or ability to learn.

• CORE/Six Sigma experience

• Knowledge of using IPDS (Integrated Product Development System) and create and manage a complex IMS using Microsoft Project processes.