Job title: Summer COOP -Continuous Improvement Specialist
Company: Raytheon Technologies
Job description: Date Posted: 2023-12-15
Country: Canada
Location: LOC13056 189 Pratt & Whitney Drive Aerotech Business Park,Enfield,Nova Scotia,B2T 1L1,Canada
Position Role Type: Unspecified
Who we are:
At Pratt & Whitney, we believe that powered flight has transformed and will continue to transform the world. That’s why we work with an explorer’s heart and a perfectionist’s grit to design, build, and service world’s most advanced aircraft engines. We do this across a diverse portfolio including Commercial Engines, Military Engines, Business Aviation, General Aviation, Regional Aviation, and Helicopter Aviation and as a way of turning possibilities into realities for our customers. This is how we at Pratt & Whitney approach our work, and this is why we are inspired to go beyond.
Whether you are currently pursuing a CEGEP diploma, a bachelor’s or master’s degree, we can help you harness your potential, advance your skills and make the impossible a reality. If you are currently enrolled in a Canadian university, now is the moment to start a career path that can drive impact and innovation for generations to come.
At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?
Internship dates: May 6th to August 23rd, 2024
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Our expectations:
Supporting the Raytheon Technologies CORE (Customer Oriented Results & Excellence) Operating System, Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is looking for a dynamic, creative, and structured person willing to contribute to help P&WC meet business objectives through usage and implementation of continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing principles, practices, and tools. The student will be located within P&WC’s Halifax Operations facility and will be supervised and mentored by P&WC’s Principal Expert in continuous improvement/Lean manufacturing. This is a great opportunity because P&WC has only one CORE Principal and he will be sharing over 30 years of experience with the student. Duties will not be Halifax Operations specific as the student will be required to support CORE initiatives throughout all of P&WC’s global sites. The selected intern will be required to work with numerous P&WC personnel (shop employees, manufacturing analysts, suppliers, and manufacturing/quality engineers). Tasks will include application of continuous improvement methods such as value stream mapping, 5S, SIPOC, Capacity Analysis, OEE, balanced scorecards, Root Cause Analysis/problem solving, visual management, process mapping, skills matrix, RACI, and benchmarking. Additionally, facility layouts will be designed and modified using AutoCAD and Sketchup.
What your day to day will look like:
- Analyze multiple types of data from Manufacturing, Quality, Assembly and Engine testing Domains.
- Develop systems and structures that will standardize continuous improvement approaches throughout P&WC
- Refine and create facility layouts using Sketchup and AutoCAD
- Improve and document processes using a suite of continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing methods
- Participate and lead investigations to identify Root Causes using the CORE problem solving method’s steps (Describe, Align, Investigate, Solve, Ensure)
- Support governance initiatives within the P&WC CORE team
What you need to be successful:
Must haves:
- Be eligible to work in Canada
- Be enrolled in a Canadian university throughout your internship
- Be able to work on-site in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Be proficient in English
- Have skills to present technical presentations
- Have software exposure in: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Access, MS Word
- Have minimal knowledge of basic manufacturing processes
- Have skills and ability to work under pressure with competing and varying priorities
- Have project management skills
Assets:
- Minimal statistical knowledge is an advantage
- Autocad is an advantage
- Sketchup is an advantage
Training on the CORE Operating System and Lean manufacturing will be provided in the first month of intership (self-paced eLearning)
Work Environment
What my role type is:
- – First month Mon-Fri 8 hours on-site (@ Halifax Operations). After the first month: Mondays and Fridays work from home – Tuesday to Wednesday: 8 hours on-site (@Halifax Operations)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The masculine pronoun is used without discrimination and solely for the purpose of making the text easier to read. P&WC is an equal opportunities employer, seeking to promote diversity and inclusion. We will consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, nationality, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by law.
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Location: Enfield, NS
Job date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 03:15:07 GMT
