Director, Enterprise Operations

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United States of America

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US-OH-TROY-101 ~ 101 Waco St ~ WACO Position Role Type:
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• Provide strategic leadership and functional direction for ME, IE, Robotics, Automation, and Maintenance disciplines across all Advanced Structures factories.
• Lead standardization and harmonization of operational engineering practices across AS to a unified one AS approach
• Develop and manage a forward-deployed technical team of subject matter experts (SME) of their respective areas (machining, chem processing, paint, assembly, etc.) to support onsite projects and recovery efforts, ensuring production processes do not encumber business results.
• Oversee the application and governance of Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) frameworks to ensure robust, producible, and cost‑effective processes from development through full‑rate production.
• Sponsor enterprise manufacturing process improvement initiatives to eliminate waste, reduce cycle times, and lower Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ).
• Champion the integration of advanced manufacturing technologies, including automation, digital manufacturing, and next‑generation production systems, to meet future program needs.
• Lead capital planning and project management processes, ensuring accurate eCAR development and on‑time, on‑budget project execution that meets operational requirements.
• Drive the productivity management process across AS, ensuring effective shop‑floor visual management, system integration, and machine/labor tracking and reporting.
• Build maturity in capacity modeling and lead long‑range capacity planning across all AS sites.
• Drive talent development strategies for ME, IE, Robotics, Automation, Maintenance, and OPM, including technical training, career paths, skills progression, and workforce planning.
• Optimize the enterprise maintenance network, including predictive maintenance capability, spare‑parts optimization, and maintenance software strategy/selection.
• Ensure accountability within the OPM function for end‑to‑end coordination of operational execution, including new product introduction, recovery planning, risk mitigation, and manufacturing readiness.
• Lead enterprise‑level roll‑up, analytics, and reporting of key AS operational KPIs.
• Lead the product transition strategy to best cost countries by ensuring a robust pipeline of projects aligned with long‑range planning needs and overseeing execution to plan.
• Collaborate with sister RTX divisions to share best practices, leverage enterprise capabilities, and ensure interoperability across engineering frameworks and digital ecosystems.
• Define and oversee enterprise KPIs related to engineering readiness, process capability, throughput, and productivity improvement.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement across global operations.
• Must be willing and able to travel 25-50% of the time

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or operations leadership roles.
• 10+ years experience leading large organizations with deep technical and manufacturing complexity.
• Understanding of process engineering, industrial engineering systems, advanced manufacturing technologies, and factory readiness metrics.
• Experience in driving process improvements, deploying manufacturing technologies, or leading major transformation initiatives.
• Ability to influence at all levels, collaborate across business units, and lead through change.
• Executive‑level communication,…