Operations Transformation Leader

Date Posted:

2026-11-11 Country:

United Kingdom Location:

Glenrothes, Fife Position Role Type:

Onsite

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About the role:

Raytheon UK is going through a sustained period of growth, delivering new technology, customers and capability into the UK Defence Market. Due to this increase in activity, we require a Transformation Leader for our UK Operations team. The Transformation Leader will be primarily responsible for delivery of new digital tools (MES Siemens teams Centre), ramp up in capacity and capability of current production programs to meet customer growth requirements and be the operations leader in all new bid activity.

Reporting to the UK Head of Manufacturing, the Transformation manager will work with peers and cross functional colleagues to deliver the deployment of the new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) as well as the site expansion (Layout, people, processes) on three key customer programs which is confirmed to go through a multi-year period of growth. In addition, the Transformation lead will have responsibility for generation, submission and deployment of all new bid activity. This support will ensure:

The Transformation MES project delivers the cultural and operational change within the operations function

Achieve RUK forecast growth targets through the ramp in rate for three strategically important production programs

The operations function has the bandwidth to deliver fully costed bids in support of new business activity and growth

This position demands a dynamic leader with a proven background in a high reliability industry, operations management and team development. The Transformation Manager must have effectively demonstrated an ability to deliver key strategic projects to transform the business. This includes collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, driving innovation, resolving challenges, and fostering a highly motivated and engaged workforce that consistently delivers results.

What your days will look like:

·         Working with the MES Project Manager and Key Senior Stakeholders to deliver the key Operational milestones and activities to fully deploy the MES project

·         Leading, as part of a cross functional team, the ramp in rate for three production programs over the Glenrothes and Livingston sites.

·         Leading the Operations team in all bid activity relating to current and new customer/products across the Glenrothes and Livingston sites.

·         Champion for safety, quality improvement, and CORE programs across all manufacturing areas in support for MES and Program ramp.

The skills and experience we’re looking for:

Extensive Leadership experience in a highly regulated environment.

Leadership experience of working in matrix environment with a diverse customer base

Demonstrated track record of using continuous improvement tools

Strong communication and presentation skills

A Business or Engineering degree would be advantageous

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

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.]

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Requires expert or mastery level knowledge of work area, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have deep knowledge of project management. Advanced knowledge of related disciplines within work area and ability to identify links and potential impact on projects, programs or systems.

Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience

Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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