Production System Specialist

Boeing•Kent, WA

3d•$126,000 - $154,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking a Production System Specialist to join the Propulsion Systems Division team across Everett and Kent, Washington on 1st shift. This is a floating, cross-site resource for the division: an analyst and project lead who measures whether improvements are holding and leads larger improvement projects across our sites.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in aerospace manufacturing.
3+ years collecting and analyzing process and performance data.
3+ years managing or leading improvement / process-improvement projects.
3+ years using Lean Manufacturing and/or continuous-improvement practices and tools in the workplace.
3+ years working with cross-functional teams.
3+ years using Microsoft Office tools (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
1+ years leading teams in a formal and/or informal leadership role.
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Nice To Haves

Ability to present information to various groups, including senior and executive leadership
Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Experience with manufacturing processes and CI methodologies; strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

Owns cross-site measurement and analytics: builds and runs the metrics that show whether improvements are holding across the division’s sites, feeding the team’s Oobeya (command-center) reviews.
Runs data analysis to size opportunities and validate results.
Runs data analytics on Line-Side Control Center (LSCC) effectiveness and uses it to point the team’s improvement work where it matters most.
Leads problem-solving (including BPSM) and manages larger cross-area improvement projects end to end; bench strength for the bigger initiatives.
Manage a portfolio of improvement work – prioritizing and sequencing across multiple initiatives and sites to put capacity where it returns the most.
Enable site 5S as a sustained standard – coordinating initiatives and logistics, and building the measures that keep it holding – so manufacturing owns the work and sees its value.
Deploy, implement, and sustain Boeing Production System standards across the division – making the principles operational as standard work that holds, not a one-time rollout.
Works with organizations to develop strategies, plans, and metrics to achieve business objectives.
Conducts assessments of processes and practices for comparison to applicable standards and criteria.
Analyzes and interprets data; provides feedback on assessment results and identifies opportunities for improvement and areas of risk.
Leads complex group work sessions selecting and using advanced Lean principles, processes, and tools to implement the Boeing Production System for internal or external customers.
Works at the appropriate level in the organization to implement strategies and plans; works under minimal direction.
Provides flexible additional capacity across the division as priorities shift.