L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. and Canada employees, effective October 24, 2022.

Sr. Specialist, Continuous Improvement

Ref# 17031

Waterdown, Ontario

Essential Responsibilities 

Work across all functional disciplines of the organization; focusing on transformational business improvements, operational excellence, and continually enhancing our improvement tool sets and methodologies. The ideal candidate is passionate about leading change, driving results, and promoting a culture of improvement.

Continuous Improvement Programs: Lead Gemba and 6S maturity assessment, training and improvements across the site. Operational Excellence: Support teams in operational excellence journey through people engagement, facilitation of kaizen, and driving customer focus. Opportunity Development: Collaborate with functional leadership to develop and define continuous improvement opportunities aligned with the organizations key results and objectives.Facilitation: Ability to engage a cross-functional team through kaizen planning, facilitation and closure. Process Analysis: Facilitate the collection, analysis and visualisation of existing process data aligned with the customer value stream to improve safety, quality, and cost. Lean / Six Sigma: Application and coaching of lean & six sigma tools to eliminate waste and reduce process variation within project teams.Project Management: Lead cross-functional teams in planning, execution and monitoring of improvement projects, ensuring timely completion and validated attainment of objectives. Change Management:  Ensure successful adoption of change through effective management of the human side of change. Training, Development and Learning: Provide coaching and mentoring to Lean Expert and Green Belt candidates, support and provide training of lean tools and methodologies, and identify self-development opportunities. Contribute to Culture: Stay above the line while working with complex changes and conflict. Engage and contribute to the continuous improvement mindset.Conflict Resolution:  Ability to identify, address and resolve conflicts that arise during cross-functional activities to minimize disruption, risk and sustain team cohesion, while fostering psychological safety and open collaboration.

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent experienceProject Management Professional Certification considered an assetLean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification an asset - Green Belt Minimum5+ years’ experience in CIExperienced in working with cross-organizational teams

Preferred Additional Skills

This position requires a self-starter with an engaging style. Utilize solid influencing and facilitation skills who will develop relationships and build on a collaborative work environment.Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving and ability to coach others in the methodologyDemonstrated working knowledge with Lean and Six Sigma toolsPlanning and time managementDevelop and continuously improve practices based on industry benchmarks and internal teams’ experience and learningAbility to work effectively and facilitate functional teams of all levelsDemonstrated interpersonal and leadership skillsStrong verbal and written communication and organizational skillsAction oriented and ability to make decisionsData query and collection an asset Data visualization an asset

L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.

At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.