Senior Specialist, Continuous Improvement

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Continuous Improvement  

Job ID: 38683

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

We are currently seeking a Senior Specialist, Continuous Improvement to join our team in Culpeper, Virginia. You will be a part of our Senior Leadership team, supporting continuous improvement / lean manufacturing processes. In this role, and under minimal direction, you will be responsible for solving a variety of complex problems while helping to shape the culture of a rapidly-expanding and challenged workforce.   

Essential Functions:

15% Inspire, coach, and support personnel at all levels in the realization of continuous improvement through targeted projects and the site's Operational Excellence framework.  Work with various functional leaders to drive rapid adoption and propagation of industry best practices.  Oversee the site's progress across eight functional 'pillars' and 55 'core elements'. Participate as member of both the Leadership Commitment and Employee Engagement teams. 

15%  Coach and collaborate with senior leadership team in support of the site's annual strategic planning cycle. 

15%  Ensure that improvement projects are completed in a timely manner and deliver expected value, tracking progress against site financial impact goals. 

15% Interact daily with shop floor personnel, advocating for participation in and support for continuous improvement projects and initiatives.  Build trust through transparency, professionalism, and personal accountability.

10%  Facilitate process improvement events (kaizen, VSM, 3P, etc.) as needed to support site, function, and program needs.    

10% Train and coach employees in the proper use of lean and continuous improvement tools, processes, and methodologies.  Oversee the overall maturity of CI capabilities to meet the growing/changing needs of the site. 

10% Network with colleagues at other sites to share and borrow best practices and to ensure that enterprise-level systems function efficiently and effectively.  Render a concise weekly progress report to Senior Leadership. 

10%  Other duties as assigned, which may include support for the site's business resilience planning.