Onsite Aerospace Operations & Continuous Improvement Leader

Pratt & Whitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 123,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT, seeks a results‑driven operations leader to guide CORE, Customer Oriented Results & Excellence initiatives across the Turbine Module Center. You will drive manufacturing process improvements, collect KPIs, standardize data, and deploy digital tools to boost metric performance for military and commercial programs.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, project leadership, and adherence to Six Sigma and Lean practices, with some travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of experience or advanced degree with 5 years of experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required to access program information.

Responsibilities

• Lead CORE and continuous improvement initiatives at the Turbine Module Center.
• Collect, standardize, and report KPI metrics and drive improvement plans.
• Deploy digital technology to improve lagging CORE metrics and initiatives.
• Plan and lead CORE events and report outcomes to leadership.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Project management

Statistical analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics or Operations, Supply Chain or similar

Advanced degree

Tools

Project management tools

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT, seeks a results‑driven operations leader to guide CORE, Customer Oriented Results & Excellence initiatives across the Turbine Module Center. You will drive manufacturing process improvements, collect KPIs, standardize data, and deploy digital tools to boost metric performance for military and commercial programs.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, project leadership, and adherence to Six Sigma and Lean practices, with some travel.