Defense - Continuous Improvement Spec 3

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:

• Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies using Just-In-Time/ Lean manufacturing tools and techniques. 
• Facilitates projects and subsystems of Lean activities from inception through completion and acts as primary customer contact to meet project objectives.  
• Catalyst for initiating change activities and coaches for sustaining momentum.  
• Develop and implement Lean improvement plans and schedules, ensuring accuracy and timely completion, conducting reviews and overseeing improvement activities (i.e. 6S, kitting, and Mechanic Verification)  
• Disciplines are related to project management, communication, training, program governance and problem-solving skills 

• Facilitate/coach projects of continuous improvement activities from inception through completion, working closely with Level 3 and Level 4 CI specialists 
• Disciplines are related to Operations, project management, communication, training, program governance and problem-solving skills 
• Performs work under minimal or limited supervision 
• Identify process waste and develop opportunities to eliminate the waste 
• Prioritize CI initiatives utilizing simple logic (ease of implementation vs benefit) 

• Develop & project manage CI plans and schedules 
• Understand interdependencies of a system 
• Ability to influence leaders and educate them on CI principles to gain buy-in on improvements 
• Ability to network and build relationships 
• Ability to access to data/information needed 

• Integrate with operations and the support teams regularly 

Qualifications

Required: 

• Project management 

• Continuous Improvement 
• Bachelor’s Degree in an IE, ME, Project management or related study and 3 years related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience 
• This role requires U.S. citizenship 
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD security clearance 

Successful candidates must be able to secure Program access approval 

Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or master’s degree in Business Management, Program Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related manufacturing discipline 
• 6 years' related work experience 
• Prior Operations experience either working with or in a shop environment 

• Prior experience communicating with shop and management level employees 
• Lean Coach or Master Lean Coach Certification or equivalent belt level in Six Sigma 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 
• Intermediate to advanced user of Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams) 
• Existing DOD secret or top-secret security clearance prior to acceptance of position 

• Existing Prime customer clearance 

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.

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.