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Spirit AeroSystems Defense - Operations Support Specialist in Wichita, Kansas

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

Location: Wichita, KS (Onsite)

Key Accountabilities:

  • Provide information and analysis with solutions to drive Operational Excellence

  • Lead projects to improve effectiveness of the shop performance utilizing continuous improvement tools

  • Facilitate collaboration of cross-functional units to decide and deploy the best strategies

  • Provide innovative and standardized operational controls

  • Develop premier customer service by integrating skills with needs

  • Support and maintain factory health metrics

  • Support and execute Lean Strategies

  • Support corporate strategies on Capital Planning, Rate Readiness and Work Measurement and Movement

  • Support IPT

  • Support 3rd Party Work with cost estimation standards, capacity analysis and production planning

  • Support daily shop support on cost, schedule, quality and safety

  • Operations Support Specialist is responsible for producing the following deliverables:

  • Create and Submit PPARs

  • Create 4-squares for quality and process improvements

  • Shop support for one off shop supplies

  • Support Capital Forecasts

  • Shop Floor Health Metrics

  • Capital Equipment Analysis

  • Core Processes and Standardization - policies and procedures

  • Factory Optimization

  • Communication Rate Readiness and Capital Plans

  • Quality Metrics (ie SQAR)

  • Equipment Qualifications

  • Demand Based Metrics (Planned VS Actual)

  • Create/Close Reallocations

  • Perform improvement analysis

  • Lead rate studies

  • Develop and maintain relationships with Major Suppliers & External/Internal Customers including but not limited to the following:

  • Customers Program Office - Contracts, PCCB, Program Scheduler

  • Business Unit Leaders - Directives / Factory Health Factory Management

  • Shop Support - Daily Factory Schedules and Operational Performance

Qualifications

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of related manufacturing experience

    Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of related manufacturing experience

  • Advanced educational degree

  • Strong technical skills and mechanical aptitude

  • Strong Microsoft Office skills (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

  • Administrative background

  • Experience with Build Plans

    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

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