Manager, Operations Lead (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-11-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

W61: Puerto Rico - Aerospace Felicia Industrial Park, Santa Isabel, PR, 00757 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, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The Value Stream Operations Lead is the responsible point of contact for the ship-set of products within the assigned Value Stream(s) for production planning, supply chain, production, quality and logistics to meet program milestones, successfully transition product to the factory, support on-time delivery of high quality products, support rate-readiness activities, and achieve cost and sales targets.

The Value Stream Operations Lead is the responsible point of contact for all of Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality throughout the product life cycle in the assigned Value Stream. This position establishes tactical and strategic operation plans, inputs to business plans & proposals, projections and program management initiatives, establishes robust control and reporting systems, liaises with program leaders and external customers.

This role requires exceptional problem-solving skills & the ability to build efficient and effective working relationships to achieve results through collaboration and influence without direct authority across the many functional groups; (such as Internal Operations sites, Supply Chain, Quality, Materials, and Engineering).

This role requires strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentations). Delighting customers by providing timely and accurate updates via the most desired communication means is paramount.

What You Will Do

• Establish key elements of strategic and tactical operation plans.
• Create and Maintain Manufacturing Transition and Build Plan
• Prepare forecast and status of monthly sales performance
• Ensure alignment with the customer program objectives.
• Manage / coordinate production sites to deliver to end customer, including aftermarket needs
• Primary point of contact to the customer, along with the Value Stream Lead, for operational discussions
• Establishes robust control and reporting systems to monitor progress against plans and business metrics.
• Formulate and drive plans, root cause and corrective actions, recovery plans and projections, based on analysis of program metrics and status.
• Responsible for the Manufacturing Transition and Build Plan.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

Qualifications We Prefer

• Aerospace Industry experience
• Organizational / project management and analytical skills
• Ability to inspire, empower, build trust and drive change and innovation.
• Ability to work in dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities
• Experience in a customer facing role is desired
• Operational understanding of manufacturing, decision point and engineering processes.
• Production configuration management, planning principles and ERP system tools (i.e. SAP)

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!

Learn More & Apply Now!

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!

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

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

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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