Sr. Specialist, Continuous Improvement

L3Harris Technologies; Golden Horseshoe; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator is seeking a passionate Improvement Specialist to drive transformational business improvements. In this role, you will lead continuous improvement programs, support operational excellence initiatives, and engage cross-functional teams to enhance processes. Your expertise in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies will be crucial in eliminating waste and fostering a culture of improvement. This position offers a collaborative environment where your contributions will significantly impact the organization's mission-critical objectives. If you are a self-starter with strong analytical and facilitation skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Continuous Improvement.
• Experience in working with cross-organizational teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Gemba and 6S maturity assessments across the site.
• Support teams in their operational excellence journey.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Facilitation Skills

Conflict Resolution

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Project Management Professional Certification

Tools

Data Visualization Tools

Data Query Tools

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

9 / 80 work schedule available for most U.S. and Canada employees, effective October 24, 2022.

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Work across all functional disciplines of the organization; focusing on transformational business improvements, operational excellence, and continually enhancing our improvement tool sets and methodologies. The ideal candidate is passionate about leading change, driving results, and promoting a culture of improvement.

• Continuous Improvement Programs : Lead Gemba and 6S maturity assessment, training and improvements across the site.
• Operational Excellence : Support teams in operational excellence journey through people engagement, facilitation of kaizen, and driving customer focus.
• Opportunity Development : Collaborate with functional leadership to develop and define continuous improvement opportunities aligned with the organizations key results and objectives.
• Facilitation : Ability to engage a cross-functional team through kaizen planning, facilitation and closure.
• Process Analysis : Facilitate the collection, analysis and visualisation of existing process data aligned with the customer value stream to improve safety, quality, and cost.
• Lean / Six Sigma : Application and coaching of lean & six sigma tools to eliminate waste and reduce process variation within project teams.
• Project Management : Lead cross-functional teams in planning, execution and monitoring of improvement projects, ensuring timely completion and validated attainment of objectives.
• Change Management : Ensure successful adoption of change through effective management of the human side of change.
• Training, Development and Learning : Provide coaching and mentoring to Lean Expert and Green Belt candidates, support and provide training of lean tools and methodologies, and identify self-development opportunities.
• Contribute to Culture : Stay above the line while working with complex changes and conflict. Engage and contribute to the continuous improvement mindset.
• Conflict Resolution : Ability to identify, address and resolve conflicts that arise during cross-functional activities to minimize disruption, risk and sustain team cohesion, while fostering psychological safety and open collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Project Management Professional Certification considered an asset
• 5+ years’ experience in CI
• Experienced in working with cross-organizational teams

Preferred Additional Skills

• This position requires a self-starter with an engaging style.
• Utilize solid influencing and facilitation skills who will develop relationships and build on a collaborative work environment.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving and ability to coach others in the methodology
• Demonstrated working knowledge with Lean and Six Sigma tools
• Planning and time management
• Develop and continuously improve practices based on industry benchmarks and internal teams’ experience and learning
• Ability to work effectively and facilitate functional teams of all levels
• Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills
• Action oriented and ability to make decisions
• Data query and collection an asset
• Data visualization an asset

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