Senior Repair Operations Supervisor, 2nd Shift (Onsite)

Senior Repair Operations Supervisor

Join Collins Aerospace as a Senior Repair Operations Supervisor and play a key role in leading the operations of Customer Return Goods that support some of the aerospace and defense industry's most advanced technologies. In this position, you will oversee multiple production cells or a complex manufacturing area, ensuring teams are aligned to meet quality, delivery, and operational objectives. You will serve as a frontline leader, providing direction, setting daily priorities, and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while supporting both employee development and business performance.

This role is responsible for driving production execution, coordinating schedules, optimizing workflow sequencing, and resolving material and logistics challenges to keep operations running efficiently. You will partner closely with employees, cross functional teams, and customers to ensure production goals are met while maintaining high standards of quality and service. Ideal candidates will enjoy balancing people leadership with operational problem solving and will have the opportunity to influence process improvements, cost reduction initiatives, and production innovation efforts that enhance manufacturing performance.

This is a 2nd shift onsite role in Cedar Rapids, IA, 3:30pm - 12am.

What You Will Do:

• Manages team of primarily entry and intermediate professionals or team leaders of Technical/Business Support or Production/Maintenance employees, with flexibility to determine how assignments are completed (e.g., objectives and approaches to completing work)
• Sets day-to-day goals and objectives for team members
• Problems faced may be difficult, but typically are not complex
• Explains policies, practices, and procedures
• Ensures all quality related items for multiple cells or a complex cell are complete and documented to meet established quality standards
• Guides cost reduction and process improvement in multiple cells or a complex cell to ensure efficiency of operations and cost effectiveness
• Plans and executes scheduling for multiple cells or a complex cell to meet production schedules
• Guides the sequencing of work, such as build and delivery, for multiple cells or a complex cell to optimize productivity
• Supervises activities for materials and logistics problem resolution for multiple cells or a complex cell to ensure availability of materials and smooth operations
• Manages cell performance and productivity for multiple cells or a complex cell to maximize productivity
• Guides production innovation, including additive manufacturing, for multiple cells or a complex cell to enhance production capabilities
• Interfaces with customers to understand customer needs and issues and ensure that the customers receive satisfactory standards of service

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Experience in services and/or manufacturing environment
• Experience interfacing with internal and/or external customers

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience working within a unionized manufacturing environment and partnering effectively with bargaining unit employees
• Experience utilizing CORE principles and continuous improvement methodologies to drive operational excellence
• Proficiency with manufacturing and business systems, including SAP, Personas, Tableau, and Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated ability to lead through change, inspire employee engagement, and drive team performance
• Strong understanding of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements and a proven commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant workplace environment

What We Offer:

• 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!