Senior Production Manager - Level L

Spirit AeroSystems•Wichita, KS

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”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Requirements

3-5+ years of related operations leadership/management experience
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage budgets, cost, quality, and schedules
Experience leading processes and/or metrics for Operational Excellence Teams and/or Performance Management Teams
Experience leading a positional team for continuous improvement
Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of executive, middle and first-line management, industry peers, as well as internal and external customers
Ability to read and interpret integrated master schedules

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree or advanced degree
5+ years of operations leadership/management experience
Experience in SAP
Experience working with large aerospace structures
Experience in assembly and fabrication
Experience in a union environment
Strong Mechanical background with detailed Manufacturing process overview
Experience in implementing quality improvements
Experience in implementing production improvements

Responsibilities

Lead Production Operations through collaboration with cross functional teams, including First Level Managers, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Engineering, Executive Management, Supply Chain, and Customers, to meet production requirements and customer acceptance
Interact across all levels of the organization; efficiently and effectively communicate and execute the manufacturing plan and schedule, implement agreed upon changes; navigate difficult situations and conversations to a productive outcome
Lead team in quality improvement initiatives
Engage in proposal, estimates and/or concept of operations development
Lead team in developing solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
Manage the build process and compliance for engineering requirements, Quality Assurance standards, and customer contract requirements