Manufacturing Cell Lead — Lean Ops & Team Leadership

RTX; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Manufacturing Cell Lead (MCL) in Tucson, AZ, to supervise 20+ unionized employees and support lean manufacturing initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will report to the Value Stream Leader, drive daily production schedules, safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements, and mentor a cross-functional team across engineering, planning, and quality functions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum eight (8) years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum five (5) years' experience.
• Experience with either manufacturing or operations.
• Experience leading a team or managerial experience.
• U.S. Citizen - The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision and responsibility for 20+ bargaining unit employees and additional support/technical personnel.
• Collaboration and communication with upstream and downstream MCLs and leadership.
• Utilization of knowledge of manufacturing principles, manufacturing support team roles and responsibilities and manufacturing systems in support of daily execution
• Deploy and maintain lean transformation 1.5 activities in conjunction with the value stream leader and support teams
• Deploy and maintain CORE structure, concepts and execution including but not limited to tier accountability and continuous improvement
• Execution and sustainment of product focused processes, tooling, equipment and test architecture.
• Personnel performance input for all related functions and career development of team members including coaching and mentoring.
• Perform a wide variety of improvements, efforts and initiatives related to the factory manufacturing system.
• Assisting with labor forecasts and Estimates at Compete (EACs) for the touch employees.
• Execute priorities relating to safety, people, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Interact with support engineering, supply chain, and quality with respect to project schedules.

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing/Operations

Lean transformation

Safety & Quality

Education

University degree or equivalent

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

RTX is seeking a Manufacturing Cell Lead (MCL) in Tucson, AZ, to supervise 20+ unionized employees and support lean manufacturing initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will report to the Value Stream Leader, drive daily production schedules, safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements, and mentor a cross-functional team across engineering, planning, and quality functions.