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Mid-level Manufacturing Planner

Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 7/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/5/2026
Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminium manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

  • Implements fabrication, assembly, or installation manufacturing plans by coordinating with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams
  • Knowledge to develop tooling, interchangeability, replacement, and functional test plans
  • Using the established manufacturing process flow, defines sequences of events, develops text and graphics work instructions, manufacturing datasets, tooling requirements, and manufacturing bills of material
  • Communicates with engineering teams to influence and clarify design concepts
  • Coordinates change incorporation, optimizes processes, addresses producibility issues, and production & postproduction problems
  • Has the ability to demonstrate configuration control of the hardware, within the manufacturing build plan
  • Ability to apply process knowledge in one or more of the following areas; Composite non-metallic, Electrical/Electronics, Machining, Sheet metal, Systems and Structures.
  • Modify and create data sets from engineering using Catia V5

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the Wichita, KS location.

Must be willing to work the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift (This is not a rotating shift position, based on business needs you will be assigned permanently to either the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift)

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree (preferably an engineering degree from an accredited university)
  • Experience with manufacturing engineering
  • Aerospace knowledge
  • Experience with Catia (preferably V5)
  • ERP experience (preferably SAP)
  • Sheet Metal Mechanic, complex assemblies and/or installation background

Union

This is a union-represented position.

Drug Free Workplace

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range - Mid-Level (Level 3): $71,650 - $109,800

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.

Salary : $71,650 - $109,800

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