Mid-Level Operations Support Specialist

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

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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 designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

The Operations Support Specialist serves as an operations process expert, providing guidance on build plans, methods, techniques, sequences of steps, tool plans, and layouts. The role develops labor-hour estimates and tooling and build concepts for new bid proposals, addresses quality issues using root cause and corrective action (RCCA) tools, and applies production engineering principles to develop quality and cost-effective production methods, standards, and systems. The position coordinates with Engineering, management, lean, tooling, operations, and other support disciplines; participates in long-range technical research; and provides guidance to less experienced manufacturing support staff and operations mechanics.

This is a union-represented position. The employer is a drug-free workplace, and post-offer applicants and employees may be subject to drug and alcohol testing when criteria in company policies are met. The summary pay range is $71,750–$110,000. Eligible employees may be able to enroll in benefit programs, with availability depending on eligibility factors. Kansas-based team members may be eligible for a $5,000 Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing, continuous improvement, and manufacturing support.
• High level of understanding of manufacturing techniques.
• Experience with continuous improvement.
• Strong listening skills and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Basic computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and navigating 3-D engineering models.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 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 current with industry best practices and implement them within operations.
• Develop labor-hour estimates, tooling concepts, and build concepts for new bid proposals.
• Develop solutions to quality issues and use RCCA quality 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

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work. Programs may vary based on eligibility factors.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible Kansas team members 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed