Senior Manager, EHS & Continuous Improvement

Date Posted:
2025-02-17
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HTX17: Advanced Structures - Fort Wor 4630 N. Beach Street , Haltom City, TX, 76137 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite

Reporting to the General Manager and Director of Operations (Site Lead), the Senior Manager, EHS & Continuous Improvement plays a critical leadership role in driving a world-class safety culture, ensuring compliance, and advancing sustainability initiatives. This role is responsible for shaping and executing strategic EH&S policies that safeguard employees, operations, and the environment while fostering a proactive, safety-first mindset.

Beyond safety and compliance, this position leads Continuous Improvement, Process Optimization, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives across the Fort Worth Military Landing Gear site. By spearheading efficiency-driven transformations, you will enhance operational performance, streamline workflows, and instill a culture of continuous improvement-ultimately positioning the site for long-term success in a demanding, high-performance industry. You will travel < 10% as needed.

What YOU Will Do

Environmental, Health, & Safety

• Champion the EHS "Choose Zero" culture across the site, driving compliance, training, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop a small team (3+) while collaborating with peers to ensure effective program execution using leader standard work, functional reviews, and performance plans.
• Ensure compliance with all internal policies and external federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. Serve as the site's regulatory and compliance expert.
• Develop and manage EH&S training programs to meet compliance needs (e.g., confined space, respiratory protection, ergonomics, machine guarding, electrical safety, LOTO).
• Maintain and organize all site EH&S documentation in a standard repository, eliminating outdated systems.
• Lead the Site EH&S Council and champion related subcommittees.
• Manage injury and illness programs, including case management and return to work.
• Oversee environmental programs, including wastewater and air permitting, RCRA waste management, and sustainability best practices.
• Drive EH&S performance improvements through audits, inspections, and corrective actions, ensuring closure of findings.
• Conduct regulatory reporting and interface with government agencies for audits, permits, and compliance submissions.
• Communicate EHS requirements across all levels, including senior and executive leadership, supervisors, and shop floor personnel.
• Lead the site training program and oversee Program Evaluation and Assurance Review processes.

CORE & Continuous Improvement (CI) Leadership:

• Guide and direct the CORE/CI team, ensuring alignment with site and EHS strategic goals.
• Partner with leadership to drive a culture of CORE/CI excellence, enhancing competency and engagement across the organization.
• Develop and implement best practices to improve processes, increase efficiency, and sustain long-term improvements.
• Measure and drive CORE/CI progression, ensuring continuous advancement through key metrics and initiatives.
• Support and influence cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration across all levels, including external stakeholders when necessary.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to enhance CORE/CI capabilities across the business.
• Oversee complex projects and transformations, ensuring impactful outcomes while managing resources effectively.
• Facilitate key improvement initiatives such as kaizen events and leadership weeks, supporting operational excellence strategies.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
• Minimum 10 years in Environmental, Health, & Safety or another related field
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably aerospace
• Minimum 2 years' experience in Lean methodologies
• Minimum 2 years' experience in manufacturing & business process improvements
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes (machining, assembly/hydraulic testing, special processing/paint)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental, Health, & Safety
• 12+ years' experience in Environmental, Health, Safety, Risk, or another related field
• DOT Training
• RCRA Training
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
• Certification or experience managing Ergonomic risk reductions
• Experience leading multi-functional teams and projects with a background that includes working with Lean Manufacturing, Six-Sigma, or related Continuous Improvement tools.
• Experience with cost savings and continuous improvement accomplishments
• Chemical, Machining, Assembly and Hydraulics expertise
• SAP knowledge

What We Offer

• Eligible for relocation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement - we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

To qualify for the Raytheon Technologies, Re-Empower Program, candidates should:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
• Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world - and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

View the link below to learn more about our Landing Systems business unit:

Collins Aerospace Landing Systems - Proven Quality - YouTube

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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