Overview

　　Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

　　Responsibilities

　　Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies throughthe use of Just-In-Time/ Lean manufacturing tools and techniques.Facilitates and coaches projects and subsystems of Lean activities frominception through completion and acts as primary customer contact tomeet project objectives. Catalyst for initiating change activities andcoaches for sustaining momentum. Develop and implementing Leanimprovement plans and schedules, ensuring accuracy and timelycompletion, conducting reviews and overseeing improvement activities(i.e. 5S, kitting, and Mechanic Verification.) Disciplines are relatedto project management, communication, training, program governance andproblem solving skills.

　　Key Accountabilities • Identify process waste and develop opportunities to eliminate the waste • Prioritize CI initiatives utilizing simple logic (ease of implementation vs benefit) • Develop & project manage CI plans and schedules • Understand interdependencies of a system • Ability to influence leaders and educate them on CI principles to gain buy-in on improvements • Ability to network and build relationships • Ability to access to data/information needed • Integrate with operations and the support teams regularly

　　Qualifications

　　Required Skills: • Project Management • Continuous Improvement

　　• Industrial Engineering

　　• Lean Manufacturing

　　Preferred Skills:

　　• Six Sigma

　　Educational Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in an IE, ME, Project Management or related study • 3 plus years related work experience

　　Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.