Head of Lineside Support and Work Prep

Airbus•Kinston, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for a Head of Lineside Support and Work Prep to join their team. This role involves the management and leadership of the Manufacturing Engineering Lineside Shop Support team, ensuring efficient and effective support to manufacturing teams throughout the plant. The position is responsible for ensuring the team provides the correct tooling and equipment as and when required by manufacturing teams to meet production plans. It also involves identifying and assisting in the development and implementation of improvement opportunities for the existing plant, equipment, and tooling. The role aims to promote an environment where the Kinston plant is recognized as a leading manufacturer of aircraft parts, offering significant exposure to plant strategic topics and interaction with senior stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an ABET engineering program
Minimum of 15 years relevant engineering experience within a Manufacturing Engineering environment.
Strong background in Manufacturing or Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering with a knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles.
Strong understanding of metallic & composite manufacturing techniques & treatment processes.
Working knowledge and application of Business management systems (BMS) and Quality management systems (QMS).
Self-driven with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Strong teamworking and relationship building skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability.
Proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service.
Experience in manufacturing technology implementation.
Experience in lean manufacturing / continuous improvement environment.
Excellent command of English (spoken & written).
Working knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering tool sets (SAP, MES Etc).
15% Domestic and International travel.
Authorised to work in the US.

Nice To Haves

Masters degree from an ABET engineering program
Detailed knowledge of design methods both on 2D and 3D design platforms with excellent drawing/design interpretation skills.
Excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook or equivalent.
General knowledge of FAA, EASA and ICAO preferred.
Basic Spanish and / or French (spoken).

Responsibilities

Accountable for planning future needs of the ME LSS & Work Prep team to ensure operational requirements are fully met.
Utilize a robust Risk Management process, enabling the team to identify risks and opportunities within the organisation.
Monitor and control financial budgets, ensuring value for money and effectively control expenditure.
Be a 'champion for safety', driving a 'safety first' culture throughout the ME team and within the wider Kinston Plant community.
Assist in the continuous improvement strategy, ensuring the ME team are involved in delivering improvement to productivity and quality across the plant.
Maintain and improve lineside support to the Manufacturing teams, providing the correct tooling and equipment required to meet production plans.
Ensure plant assets and tooling are deployed, with the latest up to date technology, to maintain and increase production levels throughout the manufacturing operations.
Planning resource capacity to meet manufacturing requirements and tool and equipment maintenance schedules.
Identify improvement opportunities to existing plant, equipment and tooling and assist with the development and implementation of these opportunities.
Promoting such new technologies & philosophies developed for use in the plant to the wider Airbus organisation.
Ensure that the Airbus Industrial System engineering philosophy is followed and executed within the Kinston facility.
Lead and manage The ME LSS & Work Prep team, ensuring industrial performance is maintained and improved through teamworking and motivation in daily activities.
Ensure the quality of work throughout the team is maintained, monitored and improved where possible.
Maintain a Quality Management System which ensures compliance, providing standardised ways of working.
Organise regular team governance reviews, driving a culture of recognition, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Planning resource training requirements to Ensure team members maintain the up to date knowledge to implement the key working practices required in supporting Kinston plant.
Ensure the Airbus people tempo is deployed, recruiting, monitoring, developing and recognising team performance.
Provide excellence in leadership to team members, providing responsibility over performance reviews and recruitment.
Promote a customer-focused mindset and act as a change leader within the Manufacturing Engineering organization.
Work in conjunction with the wider ME team, technical shop support and planning team, to ensure manufacturability and smooth industrialization.
Oversee structural and systems installation activities, ensuring compliance with engineering requirements.
Interpret, verify, and validate engineering drawings and documentation.
Respond to and resolve technical queries from various departments and stakeholders.
Synthesize complex technical scenarios and present clear, concise updates to multiple levels of management.
Develop and define manufacturing and assembly strategies for aircraft components.
Specify and validate tools and equipment required to ensure geometric tolerances and process efficiency.
Collaborate closely with all site functions (engineering, materials logistics, quality, and production teams) to implement strategy changes effectively.
Other duties as assigned by the management.

Benefits

Competitive pay
incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
retirement savings plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
Paid time off
personal time
holidays
paid parental leave program
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability
Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”)
other supplemental benefit coverages
Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University
unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses
accelerated development programmes
national and international mobility
relocation assistance