Manages and leads a team in support of deployment of the CORE /CI Operating System throughout Aerostructures which will lead to best-in-class performance. 

What You Will Do:

• Direct, lead and execute the long- and short-term strategy to ensure sustainable results that meet or exceed financial and operational targets. 

• Provides primary input into talent and resource management and rewards decisions for direct reports. 

• Manages resources and leads/facilitates complex projects/transformations/Events that cut across organizational, functional, and internal boundaries, with flexibility to determine how assignments are completed (e.g., objectives and approaches to completing work). Works with leadership to develop and implement operational excellence strategy. 

• Establishes operational plans in support of policy deployment goals and initiatives for the organization.  

• Accountable for establishing metrics and ensuring targets are met including event/project closure results achieved.  

• Drives/Facilitates resolution of difficult or complex problems and manages closure actions. 

• Drives/develops and manages improvement and implementation of current and new processes and standards that will have impact on the achievement of functional results 

• Coaching, mentoring, and training individuals and organizations within the business on their CORE & CI journey. 

• Interface directly with Executives/Management to positively influence and lead CORE/CI culture and competency improvement across the organization. 

• Develops methods for identifying, sharing, and implementing best practices across the organization. 

• Measures and drives CORE/CI progression across the organization. 

• Facilitates/Sponsors kaizen/CI events including leadership weeks. 

• Successfully builds networks across the organization and discipline. 

• Identifies knowledge gaps across the organization and establishes a closure plan. 

• Must be willing and able to travel up to 60% of the time (domestic and international)

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as definedhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior leaders within complex, matrixed organizations.

• 4+ years’ experience with effective change management and Lean tool deployment

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced CORE certification (Professional / Expert), or active progress towards.

• Experience with CI, operational excellence, and enterprise Lean Transformation.

• Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization, including influencing behaviors and change management

• Experience leading large-scale, global operating system deployments across multi-site organizations and SBUs.

• Six Sigma Certification 

• Cross functional work experience (e. g. Operations, Materials Mgmt, Quality, Business Processes, Supply Chain) 

• Experience working in a matrix organizational structure. 

What We Offer:

 Medical, dental, and vision insurance  

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  

•Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  

•Tuition reimbursement program 

•Student Loan Repayment Program  

•Life insurance and disability coverage  

•Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

•Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

•Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  

•Adoption Assistance           

•Autism Benefit  

•Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  

•Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

•Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  

•Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 

•Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  

• And more!  

Learn More and Apply Now:

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.  

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles* will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.  

*This position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role