Collins Aerospace is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead continuous improvement opportunities. You will participate in the execution of long- and short-term strategy to ensure sustainable results that meet or exceed financial and operational targets. You will plan and facilitate the tactical application of advanced CORE/CI or other lean tools. You will influence across all levels of the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works with leadership to implement operational excellence strategy.

• Participates in establishing operational plans in support of policy deployment goals and initiatives for the organization.

• Accountable for establishing metrics and ensuring targets are met including event/project closure results achieved.

• Leads complex projects/transformations that cut across organizational, functional and internal boundaries.

• Leads resolution of difficult or complex problems and manages closure actions.

• Develops, improves, and implements current and new processes and standards that will have impact on the achievement of functional results.

• Coaching, mentoring, and training individuals and organizations within the business on their CORE & CI journey.

• Interface directly with Leadership/Management to positively influence and lead CORE/CI culture and competency improvement across the organization.

• Develops methods for identifying, sharing, and implementing best practices across the organization.

• Measures and drives CORE/CI progression across the organization.

• Leads/facilitates kaizen/CI events including leadership weeks.

• Successfully builds networks across the organization and discipline.

• Identifies knowledge gaps across the organization and establishes a closure plan.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience OR

• Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience OR

• In absence of a degree,12 years of relevant experience is required

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Experience with Lean/Continuous Improvement Tool(s)

• Knowledge of project management

• Able to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit

• Able to communicate and make presentations to senior level leadership

• MS Office suite experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP

• Experience with Six Sigma or ACE

• Current valid passport

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second. Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems, or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

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.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

• Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for 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.

• 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). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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

• Employee Scholar Program, tuition reimbursement program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions

• Incentives for a Healthy You

• Bright Horizons, back-up child / elder care and college coach resources

• Autism Benefit

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Adoption Assistance

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

• And more!

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)

• Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year

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

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.