Operations Support Specialist 2
Posted on: 13 Dec 2021
Wichita, KS
Job Description
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
Provides expertise in production engineering disciplines
Applies principles and practices typically associated with quality engineering, industrial engineering, and manufacturing engineering functions and coordinates with other support disciplines or core functions as required. Teams to coordinate with include: Engineering, management, lean, tooling and operations
Develops quality and cost-effective methods, standards, and systems for production by applying production engineering principles
Leads and participates in long-range technical research on proposed projects
Provides guidance to less experienced manufacturing support staff
Qualifications
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, continuous improvement, and manufacturing support, or 2 years minimum experience with a Bachelor’s Degree.
MS office suite
High level of understanding of composites and manufacturing
Continuous improvement, listening and willing to learn
Preferences:
SAP is a plus; SAP is utilized daily
Manufacturing/shop floor experience is a plus
Lean and Six Sigma experience
Understands RCCA process, can prepare a business case, process improvements
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree preferred not required. Industry experience a plus.
Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS
About Spirit AeroSystems
Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, USA, is one of the world’s largest non-OEM designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial and defense aircraft. In addition to its Wichita facilities, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester, Oklahoma; Kinston, North Carolina; Prestwick, Scotland; Subang, Malaysia; and Saint-Nazaire, France. The company’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components. Additionally, Spirit provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services.
Spirit AeroSystems Is Where Flight Begins
As one of the world’s largest tier-one manufacturers and suppliers of aerostructures, Spirit AeroSystems applies research and emerging technologies in designing, fabricating, assembling and integrating components and structures for premier commercial and defense aerospace programs.
Spirit AeroSystems is a $7 billion global company, with more than 15,000 employees worldwide. About 12,000 of those employees are located at the company’s corporate headquarters in Wichita, Kansas.
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IndustryAerospace and Defense
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No. of Employees15,500+
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