Senior Manufacturing Manager; Onsite

Senior Manufacturing Manager (Onsite) – Collins Aerospace

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Location:

Building 01 Windsor Locks, One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA | Position Type:
Onsite | Citizenship: U.S. citizen required | Security Clearance:
None/Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace is not 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.

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Manager to support the Commercial Heat Exchanger (CHX) value stream within our Operations Center. As the Senior Manufacturing Manager for CHX, you will provide day‑to‑day leadership to the manufacturing cell leads, ensuring safe, high‑quality, and on‑time production while driving continuous improvement and supporting transformative change.

• Responsible for the Commercial Heat Exchanger value stream, serving as the Operations leader for the Manufacturing cell supervisors.
• Ensure Road‑to‑Plan (RTPR) performance, remove barriers, and drive adherence to daily delivery commitments.
• Conduct daily tiered meetings and manage escalation paths to maintain communication and flow across upstream and downstream operations.
• Oversee daily labor planning, especially during a major shift in operational support from Large to Small Heat Exchangers, ensuring staffing levels are aligned with demand.
• Drive tactical actions to support the Heat Exchanger transformation effort, including area redesign and integration of automated weld capabilities.
• Serve as the operations focal for the CHX automation Integrated Product Team (IPT).
• Lead stabilization initiatives to address chronic bottlenecks, high‑defect processes, and supplier‑driven variability.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality to resolve quality notifications (QNs), implement corrective actions, and reduce defect rates.
• Provide coaching and operational leadership to supervisors, leads, and hourly team members across the value stream.
• Support and mentor early‑career talent, including rotation participants who will serve as cell leads.
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Support change adoption relating to automation, process redesign, organizational shifts, and performance expectations.
• Work closely with engineering, quality, supply chain, CI, and operations leaders to ensure production goals are met.
• Maintain alignment with broader Operations Center priorities and elevate issues as needed to prevent delivery or quality disruptions.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• People leadership experience within manufacturing operations.

• Demonstrated experience managing teams in a high‑mix, complex manufacturing environment.
• Proven success driving daily production performance, troubleshooting issues, and leading floor‑level execution.
• Experience supporting or directly supervising hourly employees; familiarity with union environments is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, problem‑solving methodologies, and continuous improvement tools.
• Aerospace or similarly regulated manufacturing environment experience.
• Experience supporting automation implementation or cell/area redesign initiatives.
• Ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, and drive targeted improvements.

• 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…