Role Purpose

Collins Aerospace Systems, part of Raytheon Technologies, is on the lookout for an experienced (Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager) to join the team.

Collins Aerospace has a brand-new opening within our Missions System business in Wolverhampton as a CORE Manager working within our Wolverhampton, UK facility. This opportunity is a key leadership role, reporting directly to the CAS Value Stream Director and will be responsible for leading and supporting continuous improvement activities to achieve high impact on business results.

This is a permanent position at Wolverhampton. We are looking for someone who has experience developing and implementing lean, continuous improvement and six sigma processes in accordance with the CORE (Customer Orientated Results and Excellence) criteria and program directives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project manage the Lean Transformation program, moving the site forward - achieve milestones and deliverables toward future state goals.

• Effectively implement process and facility improvements for sustainable performance

• Work with the local value streams to achieve the Macro plan moves within their area but also keeping the site vision in mind.

• Project manage ‘QCPC projects and DIVEs to completion

• Lead CORE domain certification activities

• Lead/ support continuous improvement activities to achieve high impact on business results

• Improves or supports projects related to process efficiency and resource effectiveness

• Updates internal/ external CORE monthly reports

• Supports obeya/ Policy Deployment Process Reviews (PDPR)

• Develop and implement new methods, tools, processes, standards, or operational plans that will have impact on the achievement of functional results

• Manage the CORE training program

• Manage the CORE event delivery program

Skills and Experience

• Train and coach others to deliver improvement using the CI tools

• Ability to lead teams in problem solving activities using structured techniques

• Ability to motivate, gain commitments and hold stakeholders accountable

• Excellent communicator and coordinator – professional presentation skills

• Degree level qualification (preferably in Lean, Quality or Business)

• Continuous improvement experience

• Project Management skills

• Strong organization, planning, and action plan execution capabilities.

• Methodical – using structured tools and techniques.

• Proactive and self-motivated with strong desire achieve team success

• Ability to research and lead technical discussions on ACE tools

• Tenacity, patience and teamwork culture to train and coach stakeholders

• Disciplined - providing status and reports in a timely manner

• Excellent time management - ability to manage multiple activities effectively

• Ability to motivate, gain commitments and hold stakeholders accountable

• Energetic and results oriented, ability to lead teams to resolve problems using structured techniques

• Supervisory / Team Leading experience would be advantageous

• Qualification in Business, Lean, ACE (CI), Quality or Management Discipline would also be desirable

• Excellent communicator and co-ordinator - Professional presentation skills

• Effective Co-Ordinator / Facilitator style with ability to deliver kaizen events would be an advantage.