Manager, Continuous Improvement, Learning and Business Resilience

Job Title: Manager, Continuous Improvement, Learning & Business Resilience

Job Code: 47768

Job Location: Orange, VA

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

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated manager of a newly formed site-level Operational Excellence team consisting of Continuous Improvement, Learning/Training, and Business Resilience professionals supporting Missile Solutions in Orange, VA. This role focuses on the site alignment needed to drive efficiency, improve process flow, increase overall resiliency, support personnel growth and retention, and transition the site from a small solid rocket motor location to the modernized factory of the future. The manager will be responsible for supporting overall efficiency and process improvements, strengthening the site commitment to operational excellence, driving modern factory concepts, and preparing the existing and future workforce for the change in operational models.

Essential Functions:

• Execute day-to-day management of a cross-functional team
• Support implementation of Lean principles across the Orange, VA site, partnering with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and program teams.
• Establish, track, and analyze KPIs to support OE strategy and drive decision‑making.
• Support management and execution of CI projects
• Develop, update, and implement standard work across operational areas.
• Partner with leadership to support change management, ensuring adoption and long‑term sustainment.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through process optimization and waste elimination.
• Support execution of Missile Solutions Operational Excellence roadmap and strategic objectives.
• Drive business resiliency and overall site risk mitigation through the appropriate COEs
• Enhance learning and training approaches for individual contributors as well as management
• Leverage AI tools in a productive manner that reduces waste
• Create an onboarding approach that supports the expected rapid growth on the site
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing leadership or a related field with a minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence within manufacturing, engineering, defense, aerospace, or similar environments.
• Industrial Engineering or Process Engineering background.
• People leadership background

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia is $91,500 – $170,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.