Operational Excellence Leader, Columbus Forge Disk (Onsite) - Columbus, Georgia

Company/Organization: Pratt Whitney

Position: Management

Job Type: Permanent

Posted: 4/11/2024 7:45:17 PM

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Pratt Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious.

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Summary:

The Operational Excellence Leader, Columbus Forge Disk will lead the business’ operational excellence activities by devising and executing strategies and processes to achieve best-in-class safety, quality, delivery cost performance for all activities. This includes development and execution activities in the Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and CORE (Customer Oriented Results and Excellence)/Lean disciplines. This is a highly visible role at the site, interfacing with leadership across organizations and functions.

The Operational Excellence Leader will also drive manufacturing modernization initiatives, such as Automation, Connected Factory, New Technology introduction, Capital Deployment and Model Based Manufacturing Inspection. The Operational Excellence Leader will be an integral part of the site leadership team and will drive strategic initiatives while ensuring we meet the site’s deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Embrace LEAN/Customer Oriented Results and Excellence Operating Systems (CORE) and thrive in a highly visible and dynamic setting while providing clear and crisp communication with plant leadership, peers, and direct team. Foster SPQDC and incorporate it foundationally across.

• Responsible for facilitating, developing, and owning goal alignment and macro planning for the business unit; coordinate the combined strategic and tactical efforts of Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, CORE, Training, and War on Cost; streamline and optimize the operational aspects to deliver superior value stream performance in safety, quality, delivery cost

• Work across the entire facility and coordinate with Pratt Whitney at large supporting all programs into the future

• Promote a work environment which encourages engagement, collaboration, inclusion, and empowerment at all levels; provide leadership and direction to the operations team setting both near term, and long term operational and strategic objective; collaborate with support teams taking into account customer requirements, resource availability, and other priorities; responsible for career development of team and maintaining succession planning.

• Ensure World Class safety culture is maintained and respond to all EHS requirements promptly and ensure full involvement in CORE continuous improvement initiatives.

• Role involves travel up to 25

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 14 or more years of experience in a continuous improvement, engineering, manufacturing, program/project management, quality or other closely related industrial environment or a Masters Degree and 12 or more years of experience in a a continuous improvement, engineering, manufacturing, program/project management, quality or other closely related industrial environment

• Working knowledge of continuous improvement principles (e.g. lean manufacturing, CORE, Six Sigma, and RCA)

• Demonstrated leadership skills with direct supervisory experience of a large scope

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Additional Information:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

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

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.

The salary range for this role is 171,000 USD - 343,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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