Overview

Operations Support Specialist 

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. 

Location: Wichita, KS 

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities 

• As the operation process expert, this role provides guidance to the build plan including methods and techniques, sequence of steps, tool plans, layouts, etc. 
• Responsible for keeping up with industry best practices and implementing them within the operation supporting 
• Develop labor hour estimates as well as tooling and build concepts for new bid proposals 

• Provides expertise in production engineering disciplines 
• Applies principles and practices typically associated with quality engineering, industrial engineering, and manufacturing engineering functions and coordinates with other support disciplines or core functions as required. Teams to coordinate with include: Engineering, management, lean, tooling and operations 
• Develops quality and cost-effective methods, standards, and systems for production by applying production engineering principles 
• Leads and participates in long-range technical research on proposed projects 
• Provides guidance to less experienced manufacturing support staff

Qualifications

Requirements: 

• Minimum 4 years of experience in manufacturing, continuous improvement, and manufacturing support, or 2 years minimum experience with a Bachelor’s Degree. 
• High level of understanding of composites and manufacturing 
• Experience with Continuous improvement 
• Strong listening skills and a willingness to learn 

• High level understanding of composite fabrication and manufacturing 
• Ability to work cross-functionally 
• Basic computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, navigate through 3-D engineering models) 
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance 
• U.S. Citizenship is required 

• Successful candidates must be able to secure Program access approval 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• SAP experience is a plus; SAP is utilized daily 
• Manufacturing/shop floor experience is a plus 
• Lean and Six Sigma experience

• Understands RCCA process, can prepare a business case, process improvements 
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred not required. Industry experience a plus. 

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.