Associate Director, Manufacturing Tooling & Chemical Management (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-04-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious.

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tightknit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Pratt & Whitney has a rewarding and challenging opportunity to lead our Durable/Perishable Manufacturing Tooling and Chemical Management organization within Operational Excellence (OpX). This role demands more than just expertise; it requires a relentless pursuit of excellence. Your focus will be on US-based Module Centers & Operations (MC&O) durable and perishable tooling design standards, execution, procurement, fulfillment, compliance excellence, and chemical information management. Your scope spans all US-based sites.

It is expected that the ideal candidate has proven experience developing a long-term strategy (e.g., more than 3 years) and operational direction. You will build on and improve business processes, establish strategies to reduce tooling timelines, institute and/or help enable Industry 4.0 technologies, and seek to optimize costs. The ability to interact with and influence others to accept practices and approaches as well as the ability to communicate and influence executive leadership will be critical to success. 

What You Will Do:

• Lead the organization through a tremendous period of growth and challenges. You will support commercial, military, EH&S, and development/New Product Introduction (NPI) program tooling requirements with 20+ geographically dispersed team members.
• Leverage the team’s expertise while utilizing SAP and SAP-based performance management applications to lead all facets of MC&O tooling fulfillment.  
• Champion process improvement: Lead efforts to design, implement, and transform processes that reduce tooling order processing times, lead times, costs, all while maintaining the highest standards of quality, Global Trade compliance, and performance.
• Drive the adoption of standards across MC&O to empower game-changing organizational effectiveness, cost competitiveness, and execution.
• Manage a team of professionals through mentorship, development, outsourcing oversight, resource planning, and strategic planning.
• Maintain positive and professional contact with colleagues and leaders across Operations, Finance, Legal, Global Trade, Digital Technologies, and tooling OEMs. 
• Support a strong customer-centric culture that empowers the team through trust.
• Collaborate and partner with Operations (Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, teammates across MC&O to deliver tooling on or ahead of requirement.
• Innovate for the Future: Lead and/or participate in Industry 4.0 technologies (e.g., tool management software, model-based enterprise, and in-house analytics) to drive efficiency and deliver long-term benefits.

What You Will Learn:

• This role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of our efforts to drive tooling excellence. You will lead a team that is instrumental in shaping OpX and MC&O performance, driving innovations that will set us apart from the competition. The journey will be challenging, but the impact you make will be profound, earning you recognition as a key player in the success of our company.
• How to develop and implement effective communication and strategic plans to all levels within the organization by clearly articulating vision, status, performance, risk analysis and timely escalations when required.
• Sharpen your influence skills.

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Formal leadership experience.
• Expected travel is normally 15-20%.

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