Senior Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a highly motivated manufacturing leader to oversee a production cell in Cedar Rapids, IA. The role focuses on driving schedule attainment, daily execution, and cross-functional collaboration to meet customer commitments.

You will guide staffing, allocate resources, and improve processes to increase throughput and reduce waste. The position requires a university degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Proficiency in SAP.

Responsibilities

• Leads daily production execution for the assigned cell, establishing priorities and coordinating resources to meet production, customer, and business commitments.
• Partners with Production Scheduling to ensure schedules reflect operational capacity, labor availability, material constraints, and customer priorities.
• Owns cell performance against key metrics including on-time delivery, productivity, quality, safety, inventory, labor utilization, and cost performance.
• Leads root-cause analysis and corrective action for recurring production, quality, delivery, and process issues.
• Interfaces with customers to understand needs and ensures cell delivers products meeting requirements.
• Supervises manufacturing production personnel, sets performance expectations, and maintains a positive work environment.

Education

University Degree in a related field; 5+ years experience or Advanced Degree; 3+ years experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-05

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-108 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 108

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of "U.S. Person" go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense 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.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual with a passion for leading, developing, and coaching a manufacturing team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving product-specific schedule attainment and daily production execution to ensure customer and business commitments are met. You will lead efforts focused on employee engagement, operational performance, and continuous improvement while partnering cross-functionally to identify and resolve production challenges. This role also provides the opportunity to lead projects and initiatives that are critical to the success of our operations and business.

This is an onsite role in Cedar Rapids, IA and may be eligible for relocation.

What You Will Do

• Ensures all quality related items for one cell are complete and documented to meet established quality standards.
• Leads daily production execution for the assigned cell, establishing priorities and coordinating resources to meet production, customer, and business commitments.
• Partners with Production Scheduling to ensure schedules accurately reflect operational capacity, labor availability, material constraints, customer priorities, and other production requirements.
• Provides timely operational inputs to Production Scheduling and communicates constraints, risks, and recovery requirements to ensure schedules are achievable and executable.
• Establishes and communicates daily production priorities within the cell based on customer requirements, schedule commitments, material availability, and operational constraints.
• Monitors performance against the established production schedule and leads recovery actions when performance gaps or risks are identified.
• Coordinates activities for materials and logistics problem resolution within the cell to ensure material availability and minimize disruptions to production.
• Identifies and removes operational constraints that impact production flow, including labor, materials, tooling, equipment, engineering, quality, and process issues.
• Owns cell performance against key operational metrics, including On-Time Delivery, productivity, quality, safety, inventory, labor utilization, and cost performance.
• Identifies and implements cost reduction and process improvement opportunities to increase efficiency, improve productivity, reduce waste, and improve overall cost effectiveness.
• Leads root-cause analysis and corrective action for recurring production, quality, delivery, and process issues.
• Evaluates cell capacity and resource requirements and communicates constraints, risks, and opportunities to Operations leadership and Production Scheduling.
• Interfaces with customers to understand customer needs and issues and ensures that the cell delivers products and services that meet established customer requirements.
• Manages and supervises the work of manufacturing production personnel within the Operations function, ensuring appropriate direction, accountability, and execution.
• Establishes clear performance expectations and holds employees accountable for operational, quality, safety, and behavioral standards.
• Addresses employee issues and concerns promptly and appropriately while maintaining a positive, respectful, and productive work environment.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Proficiency in SAP
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