Operations Leadership Program - Benefits of joining

Why join the Operations Leadership Program?

Whether you're beginning your career or contemplating a career change, UTC's Operations Leadership Program (OLP) offers a remarkable combination of training, experience, skill-building and other developmental opportunities to help you advance on a career path best suited for you, while enabling you to have an impact on the business of one of the world's most successful and admired corporations.

Learn Lean and become a Lean Associate

• Receive training conducted by UTC's Operations Transformation Leaders (OTLs).
• Learn the concepts of Lean Manufacturing, as well as Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE), which is UTC's operating system.
• Learn about Value Stream Mapping and how to guide UTC manufacturing operations as well as those of suppliers toward improving cost, quality, and delivery.
• Participate in Value Stream Mapping and kaizen events at supplier locations.
• Obtain Lean Associate certification.

Gain valuable exposure to UTC business leaders.

• Participate in high-level strategy meetings.
• Receive coaching and mentoring from key executives in UTC's business units.

Travel and gain international business experience

UTC is a global business with operations and locations on every continent. More than 65 percent of our 220,000 employees are based outside the United States. Previous OLP associates have traveled for assignments to Mexico, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia/Pacific. While actual assignments will be based on your background, expertise, experience and other factors, opportunities for international experience abound.

UTC Employee Scholar Program: Funding for higher education

As a UTC employee, you are eligible for:

• Fully paid college tuition for toward any degree, job-related or not.
• Reimbursement for textbooks, fees and other course-related expenses.
• Paid time off to pursue studies.
• UTC stock awarded upon completion of degree program.

Opportunity to make an impact

As an OLP participant, you will be working on operations projects of value and importance to UTC businesses, and you will have the chance to improve the OLP program itself.

Socializing and camaraderie

Participate in OLP-led volunteer and social events.