Operations Site Leader, Marston, UK

RTX; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Employer Pension Scheme 2:1 matched

Private Medical Insurance

Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan

Life Assurance & Income Protection

Employee Discounts & Flexible Benefits

Professional fees support

EAP

Job summary

RTX is seeking an Associate Director, Operations Site Leader for the Marston (Wolverhampton) site. This role leads a ~550‑person manufacturing organisation, setting strategy and operating plans to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth targets.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Program teams, and guide transformation programs to deliver sustainable performance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading a large, complex manufacturing/operations organisation.
• Proven track record delivering safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and productivity results.
• Experience developing and executing manufacturing/operational strategies.
• Experience leading significant transformation, continuous improvement, and growth initiatives.
• Ability to link operational performance to financial outcomes.
• Ability to lead across functions and organisational levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels.
• Experience in aerospace, defence or highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading large direct-labor workforces.
• Familiarity with lean, CORE, or similar operating-system principles.
• Experience expanding capacity, ramping production, or driving growth.
• Experience managing complex value streams with diverse requirements.
• Proven leadership development and succession capabilities.
• Experience operating within a matrixed, global organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and operational direction for the Marston site, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, cost, and engagement.
• Establish and execute site operating strategy, rhythm and policies to meet requirements.
• Oversee production operations, including shop floor execution, planning, scheduling, and disruption management.
• Drive cost reduction, productivity, process optimisation, and disciplined problem solving.
• Lead transformation agendas to improve throughput, capacity, cost per hour, and efficiency.
• Ensure on-time delivery through effective scheduling and materials strategy.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Finance and Programs to strengthen performance and resolve issues.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing operations organisation with an inclusive culture.
• Develop long-term site strategies for capacity, workforce, capital, and technology to enable growth.
• Represent site operations in strategic reviews and leadership forums.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%; compliance with security, export control, and NDA requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Operational excellence

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional influence

Aerospace/defense industry experience

Strategic planning

Communication at all levels

Education

Advanced degree in business/engineering/operations

Job description

The Associate Director, Operations Site Leader, Marston, UK provides overall leadership for manufacturing operations at the Wolverhampton, UK site. The Wolverhampton site is a critical manufacturing and engineering footprint within Collins Aerospace Power & Controls. The site develops and produces advanced thermal management products including heat exchangers and fluid management components supporting commercial and military aircraft platforms. This leader will have responsibility for a complex manufacturing organisation of approximately 550+ employees, including a significant direct-labor workforce, and will establish the strategy and operating plans necessary to achieve customer, operational, financial, and organisational objectives. The Operations Site Leader will drive performance across EH&S, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity, people, and continuous improvement, while leading the organisation through significant growth and operational transformation. The successful candidate will be a highly visible operations leader who can translate business strategy into execution, develop organisational capability, and build the operating discipline necessary to deliver sustainable performance. What You Will Do:

• Provide overall leadership and operational direction for the HS Marston (Wolverhampton) manufacturing site, ensuring strong performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and engagement.
• Establish and execute the site operating strategy, rhythm, and policies to meet business, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee production operations, including shop floor execution, workforce planning, scheduling, and disruption management.
• Drive operational excellence through cost reduction, productivity improvement, process optimisation, and disciplined problem solving.
• Lead the site's transformation agenda, improving throughput, capacity, cost per hour, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Ensure achievement of delivery commitments by directing production, scheduling, materials strategies, and resolving constraints across the value stream.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Program teams to strengthen performance and resolve issues.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing operations organisation while fostering an inclusive, accountable, and empowered culture.
• Develop and execute long-term site strategies for capacity, workforce, capital, technology, and infrastructure to enable future growth.
• Represent site operations in strategic reviews, customer engagements, and leadership forums, communicating performance, risks, and resource needs clearly.
• Must be wiling and able to travel up to 10% of the time, This position may involve access to export-controlled information and hardware. Employment is subject to satisfactory security checks, export license approval, and, where required, completion of a non-disclosure agreement in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Experience leading a large and complex manufacturing or operations organisation.
• Experience delivering measurable results across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and productivity.
• Experience developing and executing manufacturing or operational strategies.
• Experience leading significant operational transformation, continuous improvement, and/or production growth initiatives.
• Ability to connect operational performance to financial outcomes.
• Ability to lead and influence across multiple functions and organisational levels.
• Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organisation, Advanced degree in business, engineering, operations, or a related discipline.
• Experience within aerospace, defence, advanced manufacturing, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading a large operation with a significant direct-labor workforce.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, CORE, or comparable operating-system principles.
• Experience leading capacity expansion, production ramp-up, or significant business growth.
• Experience managing complex value streams with challenging customer, material, engineering, and supply‑chain requirements.
• Experience developing leaders, building organisational capability, and strengthening succession pipelines.
• Experience leading within a matrixed, global organisation.

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defence company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

People are core to what we do. As such, we are committed to providing an industry leading benefits package. We offer a highly competitive salary, annual bonus, and many other benefits to include:

• Competitive base salary and benefits package
• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays plus the option to buy / sell up to 5 days per year
• Generous Employer Contribution Pension Scheme with 2:1 matched contributions up to 10%
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan - (dental/optical/therapy/chiropody/health screening)
• Life Assurance & Group Income protection scheme participation
• Employee Discounts & Flexible Benefits platform
• Support with professional fees
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee recognition schemes
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• and so much more!