About Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is a global leader in aerospace innovation, proudly headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, since 1928. We design and manufacture next-generation aircraft engines that power the world’s largest fleet of business, general aviation, and regional aircraft and helicopters.

For nearly 100 years, our teams have been at the forefront of propulsion technology, pushing boundaries to make flight more efficient and reliable. Our engines support missions that truly matter, from transporting people and essential goods, to enabling emergency medical services, humanitarian operations, and wildfire suppression around the world.

An Employer of Choice

Pratt & Whitney Canada was named one of Canada’s Best Employers for 2026 by Forbes, marking the 11th consecutive year the company has earned this recognition. Pratt & Whitney Canada also ranked #1 employer in the aerospace and defense industry in the country. In addition, our headquarters continues to be recognized among the top employers in the Montreal region. Together, these distinctions reinforce our reputation as an employer of choice in Montreal, across Canada, and around the world.

Why Join The Team?

The Global Manufacturing organization is seeking an Associate Director to join its leadership team and more specifically its International Manufacturing Operation.

Pratt & Whitney Canada operates multiple manufacturing sites around the world. In this strategic role, you will provide oversight of our International manufacturing network and drive the alignment of Pratt & Whitney's strategies, standards, best practices, resources, and technologies across international manufacturing sites.

As a member of the Global Manufacturing leadership team, you will play a key role in shaping the organization's strategy, aligning enterprise priorities, and delivering on our commitments to our customers.

This position is based at our Longueil facility and is an on-site role, Monday through Friday, on the day shift. The role also requires frequent international travel.

What will your day-to-day look like?

• Define, champion, and continuously evolve the Manufacturing strategy in partnership with site leadership teams to ensure alignment with business priorities and the achievement of objectives related to safety, quality, operational performance, competitiveness, and growth.
• Ensure that all decisions consider the geopolitical environment that exists in a global economy to ensure security of supply and that strategic plans are built with that in mind.
• Work upstream of potential problems to prepare for the rainy day instead of fire fighting heroes.
• Provide governance for the Global Manufacturing strategic portfolio, including five-year strategic plans, capital investments, operating expenditures, and enterprise transformation initiatives, ensuring effective prioritization and optimal allocation of resources.
• Guide strategic decisions related to global manufacturing capacity, asset utilization, manufacturing footprint, and workforce planning by providing recommendations and insights to senior leadership.
• Serve as a strategic partner to manufacturing site leaders, business units, and corporate functions to align priorities, resolve cross-functional challenges, and optimize resource deployment across the global manufacturing network.
• Identify, prioritize, and lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that drive process standardization, operational excellence, performance improvement, and the adoption of best practices across global manufacturing operations.
• Establish governance frameworks, performance metrics, and management systems that enable operational excellence, continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and accountability throughout the organization.
• Partner with Global Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, and Global Industrial Transitions teams to proactively identify risks, strengthen manufacturing network resilience, and support the successful execution of strategic insourcing and manufacturing transfer initiatives.
• Provide functional leadership across international manufacturing sites to ensure consistent application of Pratt & Whitney standards for operational excellence, quality, environmental health and safety (EH&S), regulatory compliance, and manufacturing performance.
• Sponsor and lead high-impact continuous improvement initiatives by leveraging Lean principles, industry best practices, and emerging technologies to accelerate operational transformation across the global manufacturing network.
• Lead complex, cross-functional, and global strategic programs with significant impact on manufacturing performance, capacity, operational capabilities, and the evolution of the global manufacturing footprint.
• Build and maintain influential relationships with executive leadership and key internal stakeholders to foster collaboration, drive organizational alignment, and advance the company's strategic objectives.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required to support business objectives and the continued evolution of the Global Manufacturing organization.

What will your day-to-day look like?

This multi-faceted role calls for a candidate that brings the proven ability to influence and indirectly lead remote teams to drive business results, experienced in managing successful continuous improvement projects and transformation.

In addition, we are looking for a candidate who has:

• Bachelor of engineering, business administration, or equivalent, with 10 years or more of experience in an aerospace operational manufacturing environment
• Masters degree related to job description an asset
• Recognized project management expertise in an industrial environment, preferably in a manufacturing sector.
• A creative outside the box thinker, with a strong ability to solve complex non-routine challenges.
• Proven influential leadership skills with ability to successfully collaborate with various organizations.
• A subject matter expert and senior professional with proven ability to coach, lead, and achieve operational targets and metrics. Experience as a change agent in a production environment.
• Knowledge and skills of the computer tools related to the task: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
• Experience in transitioning manufacturing sources.
• Strong communication with experience presenting to executive levels.
• Recognized knowledge of Six sigma and/or Lean principles.

This position is part of a French-speaking work environment, it requires a very good knowledge of English to read and understand, on a daily basis, documentation and technical terms that may emanate from international organizations, as well as to write and communicate in English with customers, suppliers or international colleagues.

What do we offer?

• Pension and savings plan with employer contributions
• Group insurance program
• Opportunities for advancement (career progression)
• Merit or recognition program
• Health and wellness program, including virtual health care
• Recreational and sports club
• Nearby daycares
• Transportation accessibility or public transit program and free parking

Working at Pratt & Whitney Canada

The masculine pronoun is used without discrimination and solely for the purpose of making the text easier to read. We will consider applications from all qualified candidates.

At Pratt & Whitney Canada, we combine passion, boldness, and precision to design, manufacture, and maintain the most advanced and reliable aircraft engines in the world. Our work and the quality of our products contribute to the success of our customers, who in turn save lives, support commerce, connect communities, and protect freedoms.

At Pratt & Whitney Canada, you have the opportunity to make a difference every day—just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

The selected candidate will be required to complete a criminal background check and any applicable clearances with respect to the handling and transfer of controlled goods. Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of these checks and obtaining the required clearances. Failure to do so will result in the withdrawal of the employment offer.

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RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services to commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the forefront of known science by imagining and delivering solutions that push the boundaries of quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 from the merger of Raytheon Company and the aerospace businesses of United Technologies Corporation, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.