Operations Program Manager

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QinetiQ US is hiring a Operations Program Manager to lead operational execution on the flagship production programs at our Franklin, Massachusetts site. The role sits at the center of a dedicated Integrated Product Team, working alongside the Program Manager and functional leads in engineering, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing. You will own the connection between what the program has committed to and what the manufacturing/operations will build — the schedule, the material, the sequence, and the constraints.

You will run the operating cadence that keeps those four things reconciled, and you will be the person leadership turns to for a read on whether the plan holds.

• Operational execution plan. Own the build plan against the Integrated Master Schedule — sequencing, resource loading, and manufacturing milestones — and maintain a live, defensible link between program commitments and floor execution.
• Material availability. Drive material to build-need dates with supply chain: procurement sequencing, long-lead management, shortage resolution, and reconciliation of the material plan and the schedule to a single data set.
• Engineering change absorption. Assess the operational impact of ECPs and ECOs on build sequence, tooling, material, and delivery; confirm incorporation in configuration and reflect the effect in the plan before it becomes a surprise.
• Critical path and risk. Identify the driving path, quantify variance, build mitigation plans with named owners and dates, and drive them to closure rather than to a status slide.
• Root cause and recovery. Lead corrective action on operational misses. Work with quality and engineering on nonconforming material disposition, hold time, and rework so they do not quietly consume schedule.
• Supplier delivery performance. Partner with supply chain to hold subcontractors to committed dates — recovery schedules, inchstone-level commitments, and evidence-based corrective action follow-through.
• Operating cadence and reporting. Build and run the production status rhythm and forward-looking constraint reviews. Analyze SQDCP performance (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People) and present clear, evidence-based status to program and executive leadership.