AOS Leader / Lean Senior Expert

About the role

Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for an AOS Leader - Lean Senior Expert to join our team based in Kinston, NC. The role contributes directly to the Airbus Industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams with direct contact with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy ways of working within operational teams with direct contact with key stakeholders.
• Conduct industrial maturity assessments and secure availability of appropriate business solutions.
• Guide local senior management team in the FALs on architecture and priorities related to AOS deployment and performance improvement opportunities.
• Deploy governance and steering at all levels (with Senior Leadership Teams), securing an AOS deployment roadmap (architecture, ensure roadmap content) and a consolidated AOS strategy to support the new industrial set up of the line, industrialization, secure the SA ramp up and future rates.
• Define overall AOS architecture for new production line from project phase to entry into service, ensuring consistency of AOS across Airbus and new production line, define the blue sky/future of AOS and operational roadmap (3-5 year vision).
• Respond to any question in regards to AOS (philosophy, strategy, tactics, and technique), understand and promote AOS + MES benefits.
• Improve business efficiency and results achievement by advising plant stakeholders at senior manager level on business priorities and how to make the most of the standards, methods and associated behaviors.
• Facilitate workshops on dedicated topics in complex situations or for training purposes (vision, Hoshin Kanri, macro VSM, kaizen, etc.).
• Run and facilitate specific Gembas and shop floor exercises coaching and influencing senior management.
• Pilot the AOS standards first implementation in the new FAL following the AOS deployment strategy with a "we do, you do" logic.
• Support development of AOS standards to answer the business issues & priorities.
• Advise managers on how to improve performance by running specific AOS diagnosis (Macro-VSM, shop-floor observations, etc.).
• Coach, influence and train operational and local teams.
• Design and provide on-the-job coaching of the AOS deployment architecture strategy.
• Provide knowledge transfer in dedicated manufacturing areas/populations to local plant/FAL teams.
• Facilitate / co-lead / support training development and deployment.
• Promote the use of internal good practices and external benchmarking by acting transversally with the extended manufacturing communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering
• 8-12 years experience in Lean/continuous improvement operations demonstrating tangible & sustainable results
• Solid knowledge and understanding of industrialization principles, manufacturing processes and production management
• Experienced in project management, including multi-functional teams and financial aspects
• Operational experience in the implementation and optimization of industrial systems (conception phase, implementation, management of production processes)
• Good communication skills, active listening and a proactive approach to problem solving & decision making
• Excellent stakeholder management skills: listening, negotiation, conflict management, communication and intercultural skills in an international context
• Excellent influencing skills and ability to identify interests of different functions involved in the operations/Value Stream Management development and arbitrating them to achieve the best result
• Proven coaching / training competencies, Leadership, Assertiveness to influence and challenge the status quo
• Fluency in local language mandatory / English negotiation level

Qualifications

• Knowledge and skills in Lean six sigma, Master Black Belt or equivalent preferred
• Deep knowledge and experience of AOS / lean manufacturing and lean management / problem solving
• Good knowledge and experience in industrial engineering, quality tools, problem solving, logistics engineering and process optimization (APICS basic level, lean/Six Sigma Black Belt, Kepner Tregoe or equivalent)
• Experience in leading lean manufacturing workshops such as kaizen, VSM, SMED, 5S, etc.
• Experience in operations management within a best-in-class lean environment
• Coaching skills and experience with communication competences
• Ability to inspire and give meaning
• Aeronautical manufacturing basics
• Capability to design strategies for change management, coaching, mentoring and training

Skills

• Ability to design strategies for change management, coaching, mentoring and training

Benefits

Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).

Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Pay

Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).

Schedule

On-site