Six Sigma Lead - HSMC OpX

RTX•Asheville, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Pratt and Whitney Hot Section Module Center OpX team is seeking a highly motivated individual to investigate, analyze and implement solutions to drive process improvements, quality improvements and cost improvements using Lean/Six Sigma principles. The candidate must demonstrate exceptional leadership, interpersonal and team skills, as well as strong communication skills and ability to multi-task and adapt to changing business requirements.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

A recognized Six Sigma Black Belt certification is preferred
Demonstrated ProCert/Six Sigma project leadership/management/coaching experience.
Experience of 7+ years in manufacturing environment.
Excellent knowledge of MS office computer software including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Able to use Minitab and other statistical software.
Proficiency in statistics, and data analytics.
ACE/CORE/ 6 Sigma Master/expert level certification.
Familiarity and experience with AS9145 APQP.
Strong understanding of other continuous improvement skills: DFSS, Red-X, Lean, etc.

Responsibilities

Supports the organization’s employees in variation reduction and process control proficiency by coaching, mentoring and coordinate execution of required training – Six Sigma Green Belts, and Six Sigma Black Belts.
Work with senior management project champions to support the project pipeline process to select, prioritize and scope projects to business objectives (COPQ-SRR, Key Characteristic Milestone Certification, Manufacturing Readiness Level, PPAP, etc.), integrated with other continuous improvement activities and ACE/CORE initiatives and schedule and facilitate periodic project reviews and ensure sign off on formal gate reviews.
Use scorecards and metrics to ensure progress.
Ensure technical quality of variation reduction and process control projects.
Lead significant projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance.
Support the development of standard work, procedures, and integrate industry-standard best practices.
Support the development of training material and course instruction for Six Sigma process control.
Collaborate with Six Sigma leads at other HSMC sites for discipline standardization and sharing of best practices.
Coordinate development and publishing of Success Stories.