Continuous Improvement Specialist

Pratt & Whitney; Mirabel; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Mirabel, Quebec, is seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist to drive Lean improvements across the Airbus A220 nacelle integration site. The role requires bilingual English/French and experience leading improvement initiatives with cross-functional teams.

The successful candidate will coach teams, apply standard Lean tools, and facilitate kaizen events to optimize processes and performance in a highly technical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience or Advanced degree and minimum 3 years of prior relevant experience.
• Bilingual English and French
• Experience implementing Lean principles for example: 5S, Standard Work, Visual Controls, RTPR / QCPC, Kaizen events.
• Experience in Data and Statistical Analysis and 8 Ds.

Responsibilities

• Participates in execution of operational plans in support of Goal Alignment goals and initiatives for the organization.
• Drives improvement of metrics and ensuring targets are met including event/project closure results achieved.
• Supports and leads projects/transformations that cut across organizational, functional and internal boundaries.
• Actively participates/leads in resolution of difficult or complex problems.
• Actively improves and implements current and new processes and standards that will have impact on the achievement of functional results.
• Coaching and training individuals and teams within the business on their Continuous Improvement journey.
• Leads the identification and sharing best practices across the organization.
• Measures and drives CORE/Continuous Improvement progression within direct team.
• Leads kaizen/ Continuous Improvement events including leadership weeks.
• Builds networks across the organization and discipline.
• Identifies knowledge gaps within direct team and supports closure plan.
• Champions the use of lean tools to drive cultural transformation.

Skills

Bilingual English and French

Lean principles

Data analysis

8D problem solving

Kaizen events

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced degree

Job description

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Continuous Improvement Specialist for its Airbus A220 nacelle integration site in Mirabel, Quebec.

• Participates in execution of operational plans in support of Goal Alignment goals and initiatives for the organization.
• Drives improvement of metrics and ensuring targets are met including event/project closure results achieved.
• Supports and leads projects/transformations that cut across organizational, functional and internal boundaries.
• Actively participates/leads in resolution of difficult or complex problems.
• Actively improves and implements current and new processes and standards that will have impact on the achievement of functional results.
• Coaching and training individuals and teams within the business on their Continuous Improvement journey.
• Leads the identification and sharing best practices across the organization.
• Measures and drives CORE/Continuous Improvement progression within direct team.
• Leads kaizen/ Continuous Improvement events including leadership weeks.
• Builds networks across the organization and discipline.
• Identifies knowledge gaps within direct team and supports closure plan.
• Champions the use of lean tools to drive cultural transformation.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience or Advanced degree and minimum 3 years of prior relevant experience.
• Bilingual English and French
• Experience implementing Lean principles for example: 5S, Standard Work, Visual Controls, RTPR / QCPC, Kaizen events.
• Experience in Data and Statistical Analysis and 8 Ds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working in a team environment.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong customer focus.
• Effective interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong desire to drive process improvement.
• Leadership skills and experience

This position requires communicating orally and in writing with working teams and customer located in the United States. Following an analysis, we have determined that the tasks related to the position of production continuous improvement analyst require knowledge of English (verbal and written). We have also determined that the knowledge of English already required of other employees does not allow the performance of the tasks due to its highly technical nature. However, Collins Aerospace restricts as much as possible the number of positions for which it requires knowledge of a language other than French. Collins Aerospace only requires proficiency in English when necessary to perform an employee's job duties.