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Date Posted:

2024-07-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The candidate will work alongside Mission Systems business and Operations leaders and their teams as required to optimize business processes and develop talent within the operating system. They will interact with other members of the Collins CORE Team, as well as CORE focals at the Business Units.

Success will be defined by the successful implementation and progression through the lean operating system with improvement in the maturity and relevant KPIs of each process. Candidate should have awareness of continuous improvement tools such as value stream mapping, root cause analysis, cell design, and material presentation. Candidate will be responsible for driving the strategic targets for the business, development plans for upskilling the organization, and developing standards and progress reports for CORE achievement.

Availability to work at any of the following sites: Cedar Rapids, IA, Windsor Locks, CT or Richardson, TX.

This role will be performed ONSITE in our Collins Aerospace location in Cedar Rapids, IA, Richardson, TX and Windsor Locks, CT.

What YOU Will Do:

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Mission System business leaders to understand their most important requirements.

• Help drive appropriate improvement strategies based on current opportunities outlined in Mission Systems Goal Alignment.

• Work and mentor with a team of selected Operational Excellence Leaders to set short term and long-term goals and objectives for Mission Systems (MiS) CORE & Lean maturity.

• Partner with Missions Engineering and Quality Team members, Operational Excellence Leaders as a change agent on execution of key initiatives to achieve operational results.

• Lead teams to resolve critical problems that involve consideration of multiple variables across multiple sites/organizations including customers and suppliers.

• Explain policies, practices, and procedures and influence others.

• Provide functional knowledge and maintain insight to current industry standard methodologies and how they can be applied.

• Coach plant leadership to implement the Lean Operating System and assist Operations leaders to develop self- sufficiency within sites

• Positively affect KPI change, including, but not limited to:

• Lead Time (Days to Manufacture) decreases

• On Time Start increases

• Productivity increases

• SRR Reduction

• Schedule Stabilization improvement

• Inventory reduction/optimization

• Percent of parts with a Plan for Every Part

• Travel domestic once a quarter

  Expectations of the role:

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence and mentor teams to drive significant improvements in Lean and Operational Excellence.

• Deep expertise in Lean methodologies, experience in managing cross-functional teams, and a solid understanding of industry best practices for operational efficiency.

• Proactive change agent who embodies the company's commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration, and achieving measurable results.

• Demonstrated track record of successfully resolving complex operational issues, improving key performance indicators, and effectively coaching plant leadership to foster self-sufficiency.

  What YOU Will Learn:

• Exposure to broader Mission Systems business and facilitation of problem resolution and transformation

• Exposure to Senior leadership organization

• Support pursuing a CORE expert certification able to benchmark and use best practices with SBU’s across Collins Aerospace.

  Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience

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

  Qualifications We Prefer:

• Demonstrated performance and results leading initiatives to support manufacturing

• Experiencing designing and implementing strategic plans to improve the business

• Demonstrated ability to lead high impact teams

• Ability to work with technical teams in a global business

• Able to craft clear communication to a broad audience, including Executives

• Experience with MS Office products including Visio

• Continuous Improvement certification is preferred, i.e. Lean/ACE/CORE certification, Six Sigma Black Belt, etc.

• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills, able to identify and structure issues, and create recommendations/solutions

  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

• Maybe eligible for relocation

• And more! 

  Learn More & Apply Now!

  Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

  Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success . We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

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  This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX. ​

  Minimum Program Qualifications:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application

• Have prior experience in functional area of interest

• Have interest in returning in either a full time or part time position

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 143,000 USD - 287,000 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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Raytheon Technologies 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.