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Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities:

• Define the execution strategy for industrialization of manufacturing solutions enabling quality or process improvement within the production system

• Lead cross-functional teams through successful technology or product deployment while maintaining organizational expectations of scope, cost, and timeline

• Proactive identification, mitigation, resolution, or elevation of risks impacting project implementation

• Drive consensus on technical decisions while encouraging collaboration and commitment across multiple functions with competing priorities

• Digest, author and publish standard work documentation as defined policies and procedures for process governance

• Maintain strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, partners, and peers within the Research and Development, Engineering, Tooling, Operations, Quality, IT, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Finance organizations

• Utilize a systems-thinking approach to develop creative solutions for complex problems

• Employ a variety of communication styles to ensure stakeholder and customer satisfaction through project updates, including presentations to senior leadership

• Establish consistent alignment between the organizational goals and expectations with the cross-functional working team

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program

• 5-8 years of experience in industrial engineering or related field, or 3-6 years of experience in industrial engineering or related field with a master’s degree

• Expert experience in Industrial Engineering tools including project management, production systems, flow and capacity analysis, manufacturing methods, statistical analysis, and lean manufacturing

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional integrated project teams with a continuous improvement focus

• Excellent communication skills with a strong business acumen

• Executive presence with an emphasis in composure, confidence, emotional intelligence, and charisma

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, specializing in Excel and PowerPoint

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in aerospace manufacturing or a similar manufacturing industry

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

• Expertise in Data Analysis and Visualization

• Strong capabilities in transitioning from the project visionary phase to execution

• Demonstrated experience in conflict management

  Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

  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.