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: Kinston,NC

Summary:

Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies through the use of Lean, Six Sigma, and ToC manufacturing tools and techniques. Facilitates and coaches projects of continuous improvement (CI) 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. Develops and implements CI improvement plans and schedules, ensuring accuracy and timely completion, conducting reviews and overseeing improvement activities (i.e. 5S, kitting, Lean and flow). Disciplines are related to project management, communication, training, program governance and problem solving skills.

Key Accountabilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• Proven Continuous Improvement projects and initiatives • 5 plus years related work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an IE, ME, Project Management or related study• Project Management• Leading through Influence mindset• Ability to make transformational change• Ability to take a team from inception to goal• SAP Experience

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.