Lean Practitioner Manager

Boeing•Renton, WA

7d•$124,950 - $169,050•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking a Lean Practitioner Manager (Level K) to join our Lean Team in Auburn, Washington on 1st Shift. You will be responsible for leading a team of Lean Practitioners supporting BCA’s Fabrication division, integrating functional objectives and plans with internal customer priorities to implement Lean across the production system. We are looking for a people-centric, inspiring leader with an affinity for engaging and influencing others in continuous improvement to mature Lean implementation.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Aerospace, Fabrication, or Manufacturing environment
5+ years of experience using Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement practices and tools in the workplace
5+ years of experience working in cross-functional teams
5+ years of experience in a role which required strong interpersonal and communication skills
5+ years of experience using strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to occasionally work varied shift when needed
Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross-functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership.”

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher
3+ years of formal management experience
5+ years of experience in Lean Workshop leadership (e.g., Accelerated Improvement Workshop, Value Stream Mapping, Autonomous Maintenance Workshop)
5+ years of experience coaching and teaching Lean principles, practices, concepts, and tools
5+ experience coaching team members and leaders in an operations environment influencing others
5+ years of project/program management experience

Responsibilities

Leads employees performing Lean improvement strategies for the production system
Develops and implements project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals.
Prepares and review progress reports as required
Ensures projects are completed per plan; determines and implements mitigation as needed
Acquires resources for projects and processes and leads process improvements
Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, peers, partners and direct reports
Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products, and processes
Leads, develops, coaches and inspires employees to exceed organizational and customer objectives
Leads the team through its Lean transformation and applies supporting daily management and continuous improvement practices