Associate Operations Support Specialist

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

6h • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 3+ years of related experience in manufacturing, continuous improvement, and/or manufacturing support
• Familiar with RCCA
• Understanding of fabrication and/or assembly build processes and sequencing
• Experience in Continuous Improvement and Manufacturing Support
• Familiarity with drilling and fastening parts
• High level of understanding in manufacturing of Sheet Metal assembly

Nice To Haves

• Trade School Certificate, Associate's Degree, or Bachelor's Degree
• Strong MS Office Suite skills (specifically Excel and PowerPoint)
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, team-based environment
• Self-motivated; taking ownership of projects and issues, including follow through to closure
• Project Management experience
• Experience with SAP and/or MES
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail
• Active listener and willing to learn

Responsibilities

• 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 operations.
• 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

Benefits

• competitive base pay
• variable compensation opportunities
• health insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• paid and unpaid time away from work
• Kansas Tax Credit: $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree