| Manager 1-Program Management |
The aircraft industry is still reeling from the recession and sales
have not yet picked up significantly. Our company has been able to
perform even within this market and is expecting a return toward the
end of 2005. People: Midwestern culture. Somewhat country like and
laid back. Not very driven as an organization and family seems to be
the most important to everyone.
Current situation: We are currently undergoing a significant amount of
outsourcing and downsizing. We will reduce another 10% by the end of
2006 as a minimum. Currently we fabricate and assemble aircraft, when
it is all over we will only assemble integrate and test the 8 product
lines we build. Our CEO is the corporate diversity chairman and we
strive for diversity throughout the organization, it is a work in
progress. Raytheon has a history of being a white male dominated
company, but under our last two corporate CEO's we have made
significant strides to correct this. Raytheon is a large company and
there is always room for advancement if you are willing to relocate.
Within Raytheon Aircraft the advancement opportunities are limited due
to the significant amount of downsizing. The normal working day can
start as early as 6:30am and end as late as 6:00pm. We have a large
amount of hourly employees who make up the bulk of those in by 6:30am
but there are some salary positions that work a standard week that is
around 50 hours. The expectation is that most salary overtime is
worked unpaid, but there are concessions for working extra hours.
Vacation days accrue annually, two weeks up to 8 years then 3 weeks up
to 15 years service. We always get the week of Christmas off and there
is an annual shutdown the first two weeks of the year where most
operations are halted for maintenance and as a cost reduction.
Dress code is loose business casual. If you position has you on the
shop floor as a support function, it is often acceptable to wear jeans.
Six Sigma is the standard for process improvement and the company is
very serious about it. If you don't like process improvement
initiatives, Raytheon is not the place for you.
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