Senior Staff Engineer, Master Black Belt (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-08-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW714: Holt MI 1780 Holloway, Holt, MI, 48842 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 tight-knit 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.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

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

What You Will Do

Pratt & Whitney is seeking an experienced, proactive, and goal-oriented Senior Manufacturing Engineering Master Black Belt (P6), located in Holt, MI.  The role will lead deployment and execution of the process control sub-discipline within key operational organizations for the Fan Module Center (FMC).

The Master Black Belt will be responsible for assisting the organization in developing a vision, strategy, roadmap and supporting infrastructure for the integration of data driven decision making and Lean/Six-Sigma methods into daily business practices across operations, engineering, quality and business functions.  The position will be used to advance manufacturing and engineering at both the Pratt & Whitney AutoAir facility in Holt, MI and Pratt & Whitney Manufacturing Singapore.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop the organization’s employees in variation reduction and process control proficiency by coaching, mentoring and coordinate execution of required training – Green Belts, Black Belts, Master Black Belts and Champions.

• Work with senior management project champions and other Black Belts (Including other Master Black Belts) to:

• Support the project pipeline process to select, prioritize and scope projects to business objectives, integrated with other continuous improvement activities and ACE/CORE initiatives.

• 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. Identify gaps in project execution and engage appropriate resources to address either knowledge gaps or execution gaps to ensure projects deliver intended results.

• Lead significant projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance

• Represent the organization in various forums related to Process Certification/Six Sigma approaches. Develop standard work, procedures, and integrate industry-standard best practices.

• Coordinate development and publishing of Success Stories.

• Communicate lessons learned to:

• Product development/engineering to enable implementation of design for variation (DFV) and robust design methods (DFSS).

• Other operational organizations for read across implementation.

• Travel on occasion (10-20%) to local suppliers to provide guidance and support to ensure quality adherence.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Advanced degree and 10+ years of experience in Program/Project Management, Operations, Engineering, Quality experience; OR Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience; OR Associate's degree and 14+ of relevant industry experience; OR High School / Tech School diploma and 16+ relevant industry experience.

• Must have a recognized ACE/CORE Expert, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, or equivalent certification.

• 5+ year of leading process improvement projects and managing changes.

• U.S. citizenship is required for this position; only U.S. citizens are authorized to access and handle sensitive data required to support our government and military programs.

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