Manufacturing Operations Supervisor

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.

Raytheon is hiring a Manufacturing Operations Supervisor who works independently monitoring manufacturing operations by analyzing cell performance and productivity. The successful candidate is driven, organized, collaborative, and adaptable, coordinating scheduling activities and sequencing of work across operations disciplines and support groups.

The supervisor is accountable for executing the production plan and ensuring each manufacturing program achieves its monthly delivery commitments. This role partners closely with Program Management, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Planning, and Product Control PCMC to identify and remove barriers that impact schedule performance while maintaining compliance with all regulatory and customer requirements.

Reviews support requirements and recommends tools and procedure processes. May recommend acquisition and use of new technological equipment and materials. The Manufacturing supervisor leads daily operations in Special Fab & Final assembly and is responsible for the 1st shift.

• Manages small projects or processes.
• Works autonomously with limited oversight from manager.
• Coaches and reviews the work of area technicians.
• Collect status and barriers to enable effective shift handoffs and communication to factory supervision.
• Participates in continuous improvement projects to reduce cycle times and increase throughput in work cells.
• Provides team leadership and models behaviors including adherence to policies and factory rules, timely completion of required training, and attention to detail.
• Identifies cost reduction and process improvement opportunities to ensure efficiency of operations and cost effectiveness.
• Rotates between labs and supports numerous teams.
• Balances labor resources to support changing production priorities. Ensures production documentation, labor reporting, and manufacturing records such as sign‑offs/JSTD certificates are accurate and completed on time.

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Experience working in manufacturing, operations, planning, production, and/or quality environments.

• Time management
• Organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced assembly experience in detector packaging technologies such as laser welding, sub‑assemblies and precision alignment.
• Experience in manufacturing information systems
• Six Sigma or Lean manufacturing
• Advanced knowledge of lab operations
• Factory communications, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 structure understanding
• Understanding of 30‑60‑90 and flow down to factory management

• Salary range: 95,500 USD – 181,700 USD.
• Eligible for mandatory benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and 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, depending on the business unit.
• Eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs, subject to level and collective‑bargaining agreement.

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.