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Collins Aerospace is looking for Manager Scheduling for our Collins Aerospace Richardson team within Mission Systems. In this role you have the very unique opportunity to help shape the business, as your work will directly impact sales, cash flow, and cost. You will get to work with all facets of the Enterprise; manufacturing, quality, sales, value stream leaders, material & supply. This is a great opportunity to not only sharpen your skill sets around product knowledge & planning, but also to build strong networks across the Enterprise. Our ideal candidate will be a motivated leader who loves a challenge. You should be adaptable to an ever-changing working environment & business spanet and continually identify and implement strategies to improve how we do our work.  

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 spanet. 

What You Will Do

• Management of end item master production schedules to include planning, coordinating and monitoring top level products through the complete production cycle

• Coordinate and lead the new products transition process and top-level material planning. Ensure that all material and planning parameters accurately reflect Manufacturing capability to meet demand

• Collaborate with Order Administration and Contracts Management to resolve customer sales order exceptions

• Generate short lead-time requests from a variety of customers

• Analyze business processes and generate improvement ideas with implementation plans

• Lead projects and lean events to improve internal business processes

• Own impact on manufacturing performance to MPS, and on-time delivery to the customer

• Responsible for maintaining ongoing relationships with key customers

• Work with urgency to support customers on drop-in requirements more common to the ‘optional’ business model, while protecting the business from failures caused by over-commitments

• Remain engaged and involved through the entire Sales and Operations planning process. Collaborate with Manufacturing, Contracts, Procurement, and VSL through the Sales Forecast process and facilitation of the Supply, Planning and Execution process

• Owns responsibilities with Minimal day-to-day direction

• Effectively communicate with and influence management and personnel from across the enterprise

• Serve as an expert on call and prime contact to management on matters relating to the scheduling discipline

• Conduct training sessions with ERP users geared at expanding material requirements planning (MRP) knowledge across Operations

• Recognizes business process issues and implements solutions. Supports new process and tools implementation or changes, as master scheduling expert

• Comprehension of warehouse management and inventory allocation by monitoring inventory levels

• Examine production data metrics to pinpoint bottlenecks and opportunities for enhancement

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

• Advanced MS Excel skills including index match, x-look ups, pivot tables, sum if & count if, and concatenate functions

• 5+ years of experience as a production planner in a manufacturing environment

• Experience using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes and/or software

Qualifications We Prefer 

• Aerospace or avionics manufacturing experience

• SAP experience

• Data analytics experience

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve operational goals

• Self-directed; strong planning and organizational skills and able adapt to changing priorities and assignments

• Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer Benefits  

Some of our competitive benefits packages include:  

• 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 insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning 

• Adoption Assistance          

• Autism Benefit 

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions 

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits 

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program 

• And more!  

Maybe eligible for relocation 

Learn More & Apply Now! 

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customers succeed today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide. 

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.  

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibilities. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. 

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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.

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