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Clare, Ireland\nLead Operations. Develop People. Drive Performance.\nAt RTX, 185,000 talented people are united by a shared purpose: solving some of the world’s most complex challenges and helping to shape the future of aerospace and defence.\nCollins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry. Across our worldwide operations, we combine deep technical expertise, innovation, and operational excellence to help keep the world moving safely and reliably.\nWe are now looking for an experienced Operations Leader to optimize performance at our Collins Aerospace, Aftermarket site in Shannon.\nThis is a key site leadership position reporting to the General Manager / Accountable Manager with responsibility for the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the repair station. Collaborating with a team of Production Supervisors, you will create the environment in which our people can perform at their best while delivering against our commitments in terms of Product Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Employee Engagement.\nIf you are an experienced operations leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes, and turning operational challenges into measurable results, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading company within a growing industry.\nWhat You Will Do\nLead and Develop Team Members\nYou will provide visible, hands-on leadership across the repair operation, creating a culture built around accountability, collaboration, respect and continuous improvement.\nYou will:\nTake responsibility for repair personnel and collaborate with other functions to support the site’s performance & business targets.\nDeputize when required, for the Workshop Manager\nBuild a high-performance and highly engaged culture where people feel 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segregated, preserved, and maintained in serviceable condition.\nMaintaining documentation integrity and ensuring maintenance entries, forms and work orders are correctly completed.\nEnsuring continuity of repair activity when personnel, shifts or assignments change.\nEnsuring satisfactory completion of customer work in accordance with approved data, procedures, and quality standards.\nCompleting agreed corrective actions arising from Quality Audits within required timescales.\nDeliver for Our Customers\nOur customers depend on us for quality, reliability, and delivery.\nYou will work closely with Quality, Engineering, and other cross-functional partners to ensure we consistently meet those commitments.\nYou will help build a culture where teams understand the connection between their everyday decisions and the experience we provide to our customer’s, ensuring work is completed safely, compliantly, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.\nHelp Shape the Future of the Shannon 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