General Manager, Pratt & Whitney Engine Services (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-12-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW200: Bridgeport WV 1525 Midway Park Road, Bridgeport, WV, 26330 USA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

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.

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 Canada's Engine Services organization has an exciting senior leadership opportunity for a General Manager.

As the General Manager, you will lead a 400+ person aerospace engine Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility as well as a 150+ person component repair facility. You will report to the Vice President of Customer Service, Operations for Pratt & Whitney Canada.

You will provide oversight to all functions related to assembly and test of engines and repair of their associated components. You will be accountable for on-time delivery, customer commitments, turn-around-time (and the associated logistics processes), product quality, implementation of continuous improvement initiatives by staff and hourly employees (productivity improvement, cost reduction, new technology, etc.), cost targets, operating budget, and support to external and internal customers. Your responsibilities will also include:

• Prioritize a Safety Culture: Maintaining a safe work environment and the management and development of staff and hourly employees within the organization.

• Drive Continuous Improvement: Responsible for coordinating Operations transformation initiatives, and implementation of “Lean Transformation” techniques and principles.

• Develop Talent: Attract, develop, and retain talent to ensure that people with the right skills and motivation are in the appropriate place.

• Drive Employee Engagement: Creates a work environment in which employees are compelled to commit to the organizational values and its bottom line. Through effective coaching and mentoring of a senior-level team, promotes team building, effective communication, and develops an organization responsive to program requirements and changes in a non-unionized workforce.

• Lead High-Performance Work Groups: Implements a culture within organizational groups that leads to greater excellence through continuous improvement.

• Facilitate and Implement Innovation: Fosters a culture and develops approaches that generate innovative ideas, products, and services. Implements novel systems and processes that make effective use of available resources and seizes opportunities to drive competitiveness. Ensures that short, medium and long term plans are executed accurately, ensuring that the all facets of the change process are considered and effectively communicated to employees at all levels of the organization.

• Deliver Customer Value: Leads the implementation of new processes, activities, or culture that enhances the customer experience, and ensures that employees live a customer-focused culture every day.

• Drive Performance: Achieves results personally and from work groups; sets performance expectations and holds people accountable for achieving results.

• Act Strategically: Makes strategic recommendations respecting long term growth plans.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or related field with 14 years of operations leadership experience in a manufacturing or other industrial environment; OR Master's Degree with 12 years of relevant experience

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position

Qualifications We Prefer:

• MBA or other advanced management degree

• Aerospace or MRO industry knowledge and experience

• Experience leading projects within the following areas impacting operations: Environment Health & Safety, Human Resources, Quality, Finance, Ethics/Compliance, and Export Control

• Experience with unio