Product Manager - Manufacturing

Product Manager

Raytheon has an immediate need for a Product Manager supporting the Circuit Card Manufacturing area in Andover, Massachusetts supporting the Effector business.

This position will provide professionals with opportunities to grow their skills in operations management, technical operations, business communications, and leadership.

This individual will be responsible for coordinating with the Manufacturing Work Centers, and other Functional Partners to ensure successful on time integration of the material and labor efforts necessary to support manufacturing and contract schedules.

This position involves direct support of manufacturing activities and requires a significant amount of time in and around Andover factory areas. The ideal candidate will possess the demonstrated skills and experience necessary to perform in technical, program and manufacturing leadership roles.

Successful candidate will drive the overall management and participation in all phases of program development from development, execution and close-out. Duties also include but are not limited to: primary interface across all operation value streams, lead Operations role for implementing engineering change orders, presenting reports to the Customer and Directors representing his/her IPT team and operations performance, the overall management and coordination of recurring and non-recurring manufacturing resources to support program requirements, and developing Manufacturing Plans, and supporting quarterly EAC's.

What You Will Do

• Managing the coordination and execution of CCM schedules with Global Supply Chain Management, PPL, IPT, Engineering and other functional areas.
• Support Manufacturing Operations strategy and utilize CORE/R6Sigma best practices.
• Leads the effort to develop and implement cost reduction initiatives for both recurring efforts and new business opportunities.
• Leads collaborative teams on tactical and strategic discussions to drive results and breakdown barriers.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 5 years of prior relevant experienced.
• Experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Program and/or project management.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Understanding of manufacturing tool sets and how to leverage information from material receipt through DD250 within a defense contracting organization.
• Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / Material Resource Planning (MRP) systems, including but not limited to SAP, Kinaxis, PRISM/CMES
• Experience in capital planning (development), MRL (Manufacturing Readiness Level) Assessments, Make/Buy/Where process
• Previous manufacturing process experience
• EVMS L2 Certification or ability to learn
• CORE/Six Sigma experience
• Knowledge of using IPDS (Integrated Product Development System) and create and manage a complex IMS using Microsoft Project processes.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications
• Strong business acumen with budget and schedule responsibility
• Previous leadership position in a fast paced technical or manufacturing environment that included multiple working organizations; this includes extensive experience building strong cross-functional teams.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.