This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit's Commercial Business Units ("Spirit Commercial"). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing's three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.
Position Responsibilities:
- Lead Production Operations through collaboration with cross functional teams, including First Level Managers, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Engineering, Executive Management, Supply Chain, and Customers, to meet production requirements and customer acceptance
- Interact across all levels of the organization; efficiently and effectively communicate and execute the manufacturing plan and schedule, implement agreed upon changes; navigate difficult situations and conversations to a productive outcome
- Lead team in quality improvement initiatives
- Engage in proposal, estimates and/or concept of operations development
- Lead team in developing solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
- Manage the build process and compliance for engineering requirements, Quality Assurance standards, and customer contract requirements
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- 3-5+ years of related operations leadership/management experience
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage budgets, cost, quality, and schedules
- Experience leading processes and/or metrics for Operational Excellence Teams and/or Performance Management Teams
- Experience leading a positional team for continuous improvement
- Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of executive, middle and first-line management, industry peers, as well as internal and external customers
- Ability to read and interpret integrated master schedules
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- Bachelor's Degree or advanced degree
- 5+ years of operations leadership/management experience
- Experience in SAP
- Experience working with large aerospace structures
- Experience in assembly and fabrication
- Experience in a union environment
- Strong Mechanical background with detailed Manufacturing process overview
- Experience in implementing quality improvements
- Experience in implementing production improvements
Drug Free Workplace:
We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Pay & Benefits:
We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary Pay Range: $106,300 - $163,000
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems' Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
Export Control Requirements:
Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Skills Required
- 3-5+ years of related operations leadership or management experience
- Ability to develop and manage budgets, costs, quality, and schedules
- Experience leading processes or metrics for Operational Excellence or Performance Management teams
- Experience leading a positional team for continuous improvement
- Ability to work with executive, middle, and first-line management, industry peers, and internal and external customers
- Ability to read and interpret integrated master schedules
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree
- 5+ years of operations leadership or management experience
- Experience with SAP
- Experience working with large aerospace structures
- Experience in assembly and fabrication
- Experience in a union environment
- Strong mechanical background with detailed manufacturing process knowledge
- Experience implementing quality improvements
- Experience implementing production improvements
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