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

Key Accountabilities:

• This manager position will report to the Director of Global Operations Excellence. Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.

• Reviews status of projects and budgets, manages, schedules, and prepares status reports.

• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives .

• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, clients and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Business Management , Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field

• Highly organized

• Detail- oriented

• Minimal travel required but should expect a few times per year

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace, manufacturing, or related experience – 5+ years

• Process management experience a plus

• Lean and / or Six Sigma experience a plus

• Ability to influence and facilitate progress with teams

• Ability to oversee projects with teams Skilled at building presentations / pitches

  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.

  Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.