Date Posted:

2026-01-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW103: Midland GA 8801 Macon Road , Midland, GA, 31820 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

What You Will Do:

Reporting to the Director of Operational Excellence, the CORE Leader, Operational Excellence will champion the Pratt & Whitney CORE Operating System across the factory. In close partnership with site leadership, this role will coach, mentor, and guide teams at all levels to accelerate CORE maturity, strengthen operational discipline, and deliver meaningful business results. The Associate Director will serve as a strategic thought partner and hands‑on change agent, ensuring CORE principles are embedded into daily operations and long‑term strategy.

• Shape and deploy the factory‑level strategy to advance CORE Operating System maturity, ensuring alignment and engagement across all levels of leadership.

• Drive transformational CORE initiatives that reshape operational performance and culture, leveraging methodologies such as Goal Alignment, Tier Accountability, CORE Control Operationalization, RCCA, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Cell Design, 5S, TPM, and Set‑Up Reduction to unlock sustainable improvements and accelerate business outcomes

• Own the planning and execution of CORE Leadership Week, ensuring robust benefits realization and sustained follow‑through.

• Drive implementation and continuous improvement of the Standard Production System (SPS) across the factory, meeting or exceeding RTX expectations.

• Achieve and maintain CORE Control Room maturity standards, ensuring strong performance management and visual accountability.

• Establish and uphold standards for tier meetings, visual management, shop‑floor communication, and GEMBA practices.

• Design, deliver, and continuously improve CORE training programs for all levels of the organization, building capability and fostering a culture of operational excellence.

• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and performance development for CORE/Lean practitioners, building a high‑performing group that delivers consistent, scalable operational excellence.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring the team is aligned to strategic priorities and empowered to drive transformation across the factory.

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and 12 or more years' experience in a continuous improvement/process improvement, manufacturing operations management, program/project management or related industrial environment OR a Master's degree and 10 or more years’ experience in a continuous improvement/process improvement, manufacturing operations management, program/project management or related industrial environment

• Proven ability working with, coaching, motivating, and influencing others.

• Experience supporting large scale continuous improvement initiatives across functions.

• Demonstrated experience working independently, while delivering on executive leadership expectations.

• CORE (Customer Oriented Results & Excellence) Apprentice Certification or Lean, Continuous Improvement, and/or CORE, Six-Sigma training and experience

Qualifications We Prefer:

• MBA

• Organizational and project management skills, PMP certification preferred.

• Experience working with Solumina, MES, SAP ERP, and MS Office Suite

Learn More & Apply Now

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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