Entry-level Operations Support Specialist

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

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About The Position

This entry-level position at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supports Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

The Operations Support Specialist provides production process expertise and guidance on build plans, methods, work sequences, tooling plans, and layouts. The role develops labor-hour estimates and tooling and build concepts for bid proposals; develops solutions to quality issues using root cause and corrective action tools; and applies production engineering principles to create quality- and cost-effective production methods, standards, and systems. The position coordinates with Engineering, management, lean, tooling, operations, and other support disciplines, and provides guidance to less experienced manufacturing support staff and operations mechanics. This is a union-represented position. The workplace is drug-free, with post-offer applicants and employees subject to testing under the stated policy when criteria are met.

Requirements

• High-level understanding of manufacturing and factory process flows.
• Experience with continuous improvement.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Basic computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and navigating 3-D engineering models.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong listening skills and willingness to learn.
• SAP experience.
• Manufacturing or shop-floor experience.
• Lean and Six Sigma experience.
• Understanding of the RCCA process and ability to prepare a business case and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on build plans, including methods and techniques, sequence of steps, tool plans, and layouts.
• Keep up with industry best practices and implement them within operations.
• Develop labor-hour estimates, tooling concepts, and build concepts for new bid proposals.
• Develop solutions for quality issues and use root cause and corrective action (RCCA) tools to solve problems.
• Provide expertise in production engineering disciplines.
• Apply quality, industrial, and manufacturing engineering principles and coordinate with other support disciplines and core functions, including Engineering, management, lean, tooling, and operations.
• Develop quality- and cost-effective production methods, standards, and systems using production engineering principles.
• Lead and participate in long-range technical research on proposed projects.
• Provide guidance to less experienced manufacturing support staff and operations mechanics.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligible employees joining the Kansas team may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas aviation tax credit for up to five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed