R

RTX

Manufactures jet engines, avionics, missiles

Director Manufacturing Operations

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTanauan, Batangas, PhilippinesNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree from a recognized university is required.
  • 10–15+ years of progressive leadership experience, ideally within aerospace manufacturing, aviation, or automotive, is required.
  • Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams across manufacturing, supply chain, and/or engineering functions is preferred.
  • Training and experience implementing Lean/Six Sigma initiatives are required.
  • Familiarity with statistical, continuous improvement, and problem-solving tools and techniques is required.
  • Familiarity with Quality Management Systems (AS 9100) is required.
  • Knowledge of operational and basic financial key performance indicators is required.
  • Ability to lead and manage people is required.
  • Ability to apply practical problem-solving tools and continuous improvement initiatives is required.
  • Ability to apply logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual, organizational, and practical problems is required.
  • Significant experience in an EASA Part 21G, FAA Part 21, or equivalent regulated manufacturing environment is required.
  • Experience working for a large multinational corporation with geographically dispersed and globally matrixed teams is strongly preferred.
  • Ability to collaborate across regions, cultures, and time zones and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels is preferred.
  • Experience partnering with global Quality, Supply Chain, EH&S, Engineering, Finance, and Human Resources functions is preferred.
  • Ability to lead through organizational change, support global initiatives, and align regional operations with enterprise-wide strategies is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee production operations, including shop-floor management, workforce management, flow-disruption management, maintenance, plant engineering, scheduling, personnel, and manufacturing production disciplines.
  • Ensure quality-related items for a large, complex site are complete and documented to established standards, and drive Quality Management System compliance and adherence to Quality Cardinal Rules.
  • Maintain compliance with EASA regulations and Production Organization Approval requirements, including adherence to the Production Organization Exposition and approved procedures, conformity of production activities to approved design data and regulatory requirements, audit support, corrective and preventive actions, and a culture of regulatory compliance, product safety, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with Quality Assurance to meet airworthiness requirements, promote a zero-defect culture and proactive quality management, resolve non-conformances through root cause analysis and corrective actions, and ensure configuration management and product traceability compliance.
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure material availability and supplier performance by optimizing inventory, production scheduling, and logistics and mitigating supply-chain risks to support on-time production and delivery.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary operational teams; build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement; and ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable Environment, Health & Safety regulatory requirements and management-system elements; establish appropriate hazard and risk controls; model safe, compliant behavior; address unsafe or non-compliant behaviors and conditions; foster an EH&S culture; and hold line management accountable for an effective EH&S Management System.
  • Participate in EH&S activities, including management committee meetings, inspections and audits, incident investigations, and read-across; ensure EH&S is considered in planning, design, and modification of materials, processes, operations, and building layouts; and ensure adequate, competent EH&S resources are available.
  • Oversee process improvement for a complex or medium-sized site to improve operational efficiency and cost effectiveness.
  • Select appropriate replenishment and fulfillment models for make and buy parts using statistical analysis.
  • Maintain an achievable master production schedule based on demand, lead time, capacity constraints, inventory strategies, and material availability.
  • Use ERP master data, MRP processes, business systems, and data to optimize supply, production, inventory, and end-to-end planning.
  • Lead cross-functional operations activities for program start-ups, product transitions, and production ramp-ups, ensuring appropriate resources, capabilities, and capacity are in place.
  • Serve as an operations interface with Program Management, Engineering, customers, and suppliers; manage operational risks and issues; support customer readiness and satisfaction; and lead capability and capacity expansion initiatives for major projects.
  • Optimize production value through asset and maintenance management; continuously improve processes, systems, and ways of working; and encourage use of CORE throughout the organization.
  • Assess business performance, identify value-creation opportunities, translate financial insights into strategic actions, drive capital and investment planning through business cases and recommendations, and lead or participate in site-wide cost transformation and continuous-improvement initiatives.
  • Monitor leading performance indicators and critical operations metrics to identify risks and address emerging issues; develop tactics to respond to unanticipated issues and restore performance before significant business impact occurs.
  • Ensure customer needs are understood, meet commitments, address feedback, and develop partnership-level customer relationships.
  • Work across functions, locations, and cultures to achieve objectives; navigate a complex matrix organization; and influence and engage others.
  • Coach and develop existing talent, address underperformance, recognize exceptional performance, develop succession plans for critical roles, and identify and select talent.
  • Facilitate strategy development and execution, including operating reviews, on a 1–3-year horizon aligned with internal, customer, and business needs, using approaches such as SWOT and balanced scorecards.
  • Be accountable for business-unit culture and performance; provide vision and leadership to deliver customer and shareholder value; and align the business with value-stream and functional leaders.
  • Assign and achieve business-unit performance targets; establish a continuous-improvement culture and eliminate overburden; lead Tier 3 management meetings and Walk About Review processes; and prepare and submit executive performance reports.

About the Company

RTX

Manufactures jet engines, avionics, missiles

RTX operates in aerospace and defense with three main units: Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Collins Aerospace avionics and flight systems, and Raytheon defense systems. Jet engines provide thrust for commercial and military aircraft, avionics manage cockpit controls and navigation, and Raytheon builds missiles, radar, and sensing platforms. It differentiates itself by offering an integrated, end-to-end portfolio across both commercial aviation and national defense under one corporate roof, built on the legacy of Raytheon and UTC. Its goal is to help customers fly more efficiently and protect nations by advancing propulsion, electronics and defense tech for civilian and security needs.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Arlington County, VA
Founded
2022

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at RTX

See more jobs