Senior Operations Manager - Limited Production (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-12-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Manager of Operations to lead the site’s limited-production and job shop manufacturing area, a critical-to-business function supporting complex, low-volume, high-mix work. This role is accountable for day-to-day operational execution, capacity planning, and the effective coordination of machines, people, and processes to ensure safe, high-quality, and on-time delivery to customer and business commitments.

This leader brings deep manufacturing and machining expertise, sound operational judgment, and strong cross-functional influence to align work content with site capabilities. As a key interface between Engineering and Technicians to develop a manufacturing process that meets requirements as well as coordinating with Production Control, Quality, and Supply Chain to support production.  The Senior Manager ensures manufacturability, efficient scheduling, and continuous improvement across the limited production area.

What You Will Do

• Lead all limited-production and job shop operations, ensuring safe, efficient, compliant execution of work.

• Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T to understand manufacturability and providing accurate estimates for schedules, labor, and materials to support one-off internal work and projects for other Collins sites.

• Own daily operational performance, balancing delivery, cost, quality, and safety objectives as well as longer term area 5 year strategy & capital plan.

• Manage production flow across multiple machines and process types, aligning work with available equipment and workforce capacity.

• Establish priorities, sequence work, and proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks and constraints.

• Ensure adherence to standard work, safety requirements, and applicable regulatory and customer requirements.

• Maintain detailed knowledge of site capabilities, including machines, processes, tooling, and workforce skills.

• Determine optimal machine assignments for complex work content and identify technical, capacity, or risk constraints early.

• Partner with Engineering, Quality and Technicians to resolve drawing clarity, tolerance, process, or producibility issues.

• Collaborate closely with Production Control, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to align schedules, priorities, and resources.

• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, engagement, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure appropriate training, certification, and skill development aligned with current and future operational needs.

• Apply CORE principles, lean manufacturing, and structured problem-solving methodologies to reduce waste, variability, and cycle time.

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure employees are empowered to identify and mitigate risks.

• Track, analyze, and communicate key operational metrics (safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity).

• Lead corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives when performance gaps are identified.

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

• People leadership experience within manufacturing operations

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong understanding of machining processes, manufacturing methods, and equipment capabilities

• Demonstrated experience managing teams in a high-mix, complex manufacturing environment.

• Proven success driving daily production performance, troubleshooting issues, and leading floor-level execution.

• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, problem-solving methodologies, and continuous improvement tools.

• Aerospace or similarly regulated manufacturing environment experience.

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!  

May be eligible for relocation.

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second.  Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight! 

Role type definition:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.  

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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