**Date Posted:** 2025-08-12 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** 02: Building 02 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 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 Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology. 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. As the Operations Manager, you will be the driving force behind our daily performance and long-term operational success. This is a high-impact leadership role where you will oversee production operations, ensure flawless execution, and champion a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. You’ll work cross-functionally with Engineering, Planning, Quality, and Maintenance to meet customer commitments, remove barriers, and deliver world-class manufacturing outcomes. **What You Will Do** + Provide day-to-day leadership by driving accountability and ensuring that safe-working procedures, good housekeeping practices and all company policies are adhered to. + Schedule, distribute and control work assignments to provide smooth flow of both priority and routine tasks to ensure efficient utilization of personnel and production requirements are met on a timely basis. + Provide timely solutions to operational problems and delivery concerns, and work closely with all other functions to ensure demand is met by solving operational problems and eliminating bottlenecks. + Responsible for ensuring that executable plans are in place to meet deliverables and that actions/milestones are occurring as planned. + Support department meetings by preparing and presenting information to ensure the flow of information to all employees in the machine shop. + Work with the team to drive continuous improvement through driver measures, open team dialogue and actively participating in Tier board meetings. + Participate and support CORE related activities and drive CORE initiatives. + Interface with appropriate support personnel (Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, and Quality) in the investigation of production problems encountered in meeting schedule requirements and/or quality standards. + Act proactively to ensure a safe work environment and promote safe work habits through formal audits and continuous contact with the shop floor. + Ensure the team members are engaged and take an active role in identifying training needs and coaching employees. + Conduct performance reviews, lead coaching discussions, participate in hiring activities and resolve employee concerns. + Coordinate overtime and vacation planning to ensure adequate coverage during shift. + Work with maintenance team to drive rapid closure of all daily machine issues, and identify opportunities for PM, TPM and additional support. **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** + Previous experience in a manufacturing or aerospace industry environment + Prior people leadership experience preferred + Mentorship experience with the ability to delegate duties effectively among employees. + Continuous improvement experience along with working knowledge of EH&S programs and policies **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!  May be eligible for relocation. 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! Role type definition: **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. At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again. Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window. _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._ **Privacy Policy and Terms:** Click on this link (http://www.rtx.com/privacy/Job-Applicant-Privacy-Notice) to read the Policy and Terms Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.