Materials Control Lab Leader

Pratt & Whitney; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney in Midland, GA seeks a senior leader to direct the Material Control Laboratory, ensuring safety, efficiency, and alignment with business objectives. You will oversee multiple teams, drive improvements, and ensure compliance with quality standards.

The role focuses on setting a long-term roadmap for lab capability, capital investments, process modernization, and digital transformation, while acting as the senior technical authority for quality, materials, and manufacturing issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master's with supervisory/leadership experience in manufacturing, lab, or quality.
• Lean and CI methodologies such as Kaizen, VSM, 6S, TPM, and mistake-proofing.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects or programs with multi-team impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Material Control Laboratory, including Materials Testing, Chemical, Thermal Calibrations, and TCG, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Manage multiple teams and front-line leaders, including staffing, capability development, succession planning, and performance management.
• Develop and execute a long-term roadmap for lab capability, capital investments, process modernization, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for complex quality, materials, and manufacturing issues, supporting engineering, operations, and supply chain teams.
• Oversee engineering change review and approval processes to ensure compliance with quality assurance requirements and industry standards.
• Lead high-risk or systemic root cause investigations (RCA) and implement corrective actions to address system-level gaps.
• Drive audit readiness activities and manage relationships with auditors to ensure systemic compliance improvements across the operation.
• Represent the Quality organization in customer discussions, strategic reviews, and escalations, communicating lab performance and long-term quality strategies.
• Sponsor and lead cross-functional improvement initiatives, including continuous improvement strategies, standard work deployment, and operational maturity assessments.
• Manage lab budget, capital planning, resource allocation, and policy development.
• Ensure compliance with certifications, training, and annual vision screening requirements for all employees.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Talent development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SAP

Quality Systems

Job description

Pratt & Whitney in Midland, GA seeks a senior leader to direct the Material Control Laboratory, ensuring safety, efficiency, and alignment with business objectives. You will oversee multiple teams, drive improvements, and ensure compliance with quality standards.

The role focuses on setting a long-term roadmap for lab capability, capital investments, process modernization, and digital transformation, while acting as the senior technical authority for quality, materials, and manufacturing issues.