Manufacturing Value Stream Lead

Location: Andover, MA (Onsite)

About the role

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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Raytheon has an opportunity to join the Patriot Missile Manufacturing area. This position has overall leadership responsibility for a fast‑paced, multi‑shift production facility responsible for assembly, test, and delivery of Patriot Missile subcomponents and forebody assemblies. As the Value Stream Lead, your responsibilities include full leadership and management accountability regarding the performance on all aspects of safety, quality, schedule, and cost performance for the multi‑cell/multi‑shift operation. The Value Stream Leader will be responsible for setting the standard and driving operational excellence throughout the organization. This position requires an independent, self‑motivated leader, that can drive the organization to meet goals and objectives consistently. Daily interaction with other cross‑business teams is required to maintain and meet organizational goals and objectives. These groups include technical support, manufacturing/test/design engineering, maintenance, production control and finance as well as multiple Integrated Product Teams. Achieving/exceeding safety, quality, delivery, cost goals and identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities using CORE and lean methodologies are critical performance criteria for this position.

Responsibilities

• Overall execution to delivery commitments for production
• Deployment of manufacturing operations strategy, control systems, tools and metrics to accurately measure progress and drive continuous improvement in a safe environment
• Overall responsibility for financial metrics including unit hour performance and overhead budgets
• Workforce planning and forecasting
• Area layout and flow management
• Capital identification and control of overhead expenses
• Ensuring full compliance with company policies and procedures
• Capital project execution

Requirements

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship required (only U.S. citizens eligible for a security clearance)
• Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance prior to start date
• DoD Clearance: Secret

Qualifications

Must Have: Typically requires