Mid-Level Continuous Improvement Specialist

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide awareness, knowledge, guidance, and application of Lean principles, methodologies, and tools to support achievement of Boeing Lean culture.
• Gather customer requirements.
• Evaluate the current situation and determine boundaries or scope of the project.
• Perform analysis of existing processes and collect supporting performance metrics.
• Document the process and develop a Lean Strategy/Plan for improvement.
• Select the proper Lean Tool(s) and/or Lean Training that supports the Strategy/Plan.
• Coach, train, and mentor cross-functional teams in the proper use and application of Lean tools including but not limited to: Value Stream Mapping (VSM), 6S, Kanban, GEMBA meetings, 7 Elements of Surgery, Kitting and Outfitting, 3P, AIW, RCCA.
• Engage the workforce to achieve successful implementation of Kaizen events.
• Implement the Lean Strategy/Plan to meet customer expectations and document accomplishments.
• Facilitate continuous improvement for cost savings.
• Perform trend analysis of shop performance measures to identify opportunities for improvements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of lean manufacturing or related work experience.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with executive leaders.
• Ability to manage with influence and provide leadership across multiple teams simultaneously.
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status, and performance to plan).
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals.
• SAP, ERP, MRP, and/or EXRP experience.
• Risk assessment and mitigation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers.

Qualifications

• Preferred knowledge of manufacturing environment, lean processing, and industrial engineering concepts.
• Bachelor’s Degree OR equivalent experience.
• Six Sigma certification.
• PMP or other PMI Certification.
• Individual project management and tracking as part of a larger portfolio.
• Ability to create and present in-depth presentations to executive-level management.
• Schedule development by project appropriate to project scope.
• Technical background to work with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to integrate large multi-year projects and small near-term projects.
• Business acumen to quantify implications of projects and coordinate with Finance on tracking to plan.

This is a union-represented position. We are a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet these requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Pay

• Summary Pay Range - Mid-Level (Level 3): $71,700 - $109,950.
• Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs.
• Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligibility for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years (for Kansas-based roles).