Adient Aerospace is a Joint Venture between Adient and Boeing. Boeing brings a deep knowledge of Aerospace, and Adient is the world’s leader in automotive seating. At Adient Aerospace, it is our mission to deliver innovative seating design through precise operational excellence, resulting in a superior customer experience. We bring the right pieces together, in precisely the right way, at precisely the right time.

Adient Aerospace is looking for a Production Electrical Lead to join our team. We look for highly proficient individuals who are collaborative, value diversity, enjoy working as a team, and share our passion to succeed. We invest in our employees with opportunities for professional development and we offer competitive benefits.

Are you the right piece to complete our puzzle?

JOB SUMMARY

The Production Electrical Lead is responsible for supporting repetitive installation operations such as wire harness installation, cable installation, control module installation, wire and connector crimping, and wire identification. The Production Electrical Team Lead supports mass-installation in products such as galleys, closets, VCC’s, overhead bins, sidewalls, ceiling panels, etc. for commercial transport aircraft. The role supervises, teaches, guides, assists, and supports coworkers in the fabrication of parts and/or assemblies that are processed through production. In addition, the Production Electrical Team Lead must be able to navigate through the PLM system, read blueprint drawings and communicate to his team about engineering changes.

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions(Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Promote cooperation and positive communication with coworkers Required to use and read blueprints, wiring diagrams and verbal and written work instructions to install electrical or rework components
• Act as a mentor to assigned team members in the growth and development of each of them professionally
• Promote teamwork to seek established targets in the way of safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance indicators
• Organize assigned production employees to help complete production units requiring torquing, bonding, riveting, edge sealing, etc.
• Encourage and promote improvements to production in the areas of safety, quality, on time delivery, and cost
• Active in the creation of daily standard work and responsible for the adherence of assigned team members to the developed standard work
• Lead daily meetings with team members reviewing prior day’s “actuals” and today’s “plan”
• Lead with a “continuous improvement” mentality and promote new ideas from within team members
• Actively work to ensure team members are fully capable in performing the tasks assigned to them and needed to meet production schedule demand
• Effectively communicate issues on the production line to engineering, planning, or quality as needed
• Ensure work is completed on time to meet company objectives & customer demand
• Maintain safe and effective use of all machine and hand tools in production as well as a safe work environment and is responsible for ensuring a clean and safe work area is maintained
• Understand the concept of utilizing work orders, recording lot numbers and the criticality of traceability
• Ensure work orders and traceability books are maintained and completed as products are processed through the production areas
• Report any defects to quality assurance and/or supervisor, as needed
• Ensure products are built and assembled to the latest revision of released engineering drawings and specifications
• Work with quality to communicate repetitive quality issues to the production team and works to problem solve the root cause of them
• Perform other duties as assigned

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS – Education, Knowledge, and Experience

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required; equivalent years of relative experience or proven mechanical aptitude may be considered in lieu of a diploma or GED
• Associate Degree, Trade, or Technical School (Certificate or Diploma) is preferred

Experience:

• 1 - 3 years of direct experience

Other:

• Extended or irregular hours may be required.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. For positions at an ITAR facility, must have U.S. Citizenship or hold Permanent Resident status.
• Adient is an “at-will” employer; employment is at the mutual consent of both the employee and the employer, and may be terminated at will for any reason, with or without cause, at any time during employment with the Company.
• As business conditions warrant a change in the operating necessities of the Company, all employees are expected to react productively, handle other essential tasks assigned now or in the future.
• Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at a division.

SUPERVISION PROVIDED TO THE POSITION

• Direction is provided for assignments in terms of desired outcome (goals), timing and budget. Work is reviewed or measured in terms of meeting organizational objectives and schedules.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY

• Has no direct reports, however, the Production Electrical Lead is expected to lead improvement and corrective action events and provide guidance to inspection staff.

PROBLEM SOLVING

• Develop and provide solutions to complex problems based on established precedents and are consistent with organization objectives.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

BENEFITS / COMPENSATION
Adient Aerospace offers competitive wages and benefits to recognize employees for their work. Actual salaries will vary depending on experience and geographic location.

Hourly Rate Transparency: $26 - $30 per hour, depending on candidate qualifications

Featured Benefits:

• Generous 401(K) matching with immediate eligibility and vesting
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off
• 12 paid holidays
• Affordable health care plans for yourself and your family
• And so much more!

Other Perks:

• On-site gym
• Free electric car charging stations
• Potential for growth within organization
• Supportive workplace environment with a team-oriented culture