Production & Industrial Engineering Senior Manager

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Production & Industrial Engineering Senior Manager

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Wichita KS USA
In-Office
121K-185K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Information Technology • Software • Cybersecurity • Design • Defense • Manufacturing
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The Role
Lead the Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering team overseeing processes budgets and employee performance to optimize production efficiency and ensure safety and quality.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Boeing we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming respectful and inclusive with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
This role is at Spirit AeroSystems Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company supporting Spirit's Commercial Business Units ("Spirit Commercial"). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes one of Boeing's three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial's core products include fuselages pylons nacelles and wing components with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.
In this role you will have the opportunity to directly lead the Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering team for the Boeing Wichita Commercial Airplanes. It is important for this leader to partner with Operations and lead Functional Excellence while also partnering with their P&IE Sr. Manager counterparts to ensure standardization and consistency across the site. This position will report to the Boeing Wichita Site Production and Industrial Engineering Leader. The focus for our teams is to focus on Safety Quality & Delivery while increasing stability and partnering across functions to achieve our goals.
Position Responsibilities:
  • Establish oversee and administer processes policies and practices and determine resource requirements acquisition and redeployment plans.
  • Oversee and manage budgets of the organization and development projects.
  • Understands full life cycle requirements for product development.
  • Defines future factory vision and strategy.
  • Works with subordinates to establish and evaluate employee performance plans.
  • Interfaces with other organizations internal/external customers and suppliers to define and evaluate accomplishment of project program priorities and approvals and assist in roadblocks elimination.
  • Manages employees and first-level managers applying industrial and manufacturing engineering techniques and concepts to optimize production system design and operational efficiency.
  • Develops and executes integrated departmental plans policies and procedures and provides input on departmental business and technical strategies goals objectives.
  • Acquires resources for department activities provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements.
  • Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers stakeholders peers partners and direct reports.
  • Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches products and processes.
  • Manages develops and motivates employees and first-level managers.
  • Will help develop lead and implement activities around standardizing production execution WIP reduction throughput improvement and recovery planning.
  • Team is responsible for long-range asset planning headcount planning short- and medium-range resource planning and emergent support as needed.
  • Team is considered subject matter experts for Factory/Operations Metrics helping provide insight into performance target opportunities for improvement and drive on-time delivery of quality product safely.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 5+ years of experience in a management position with direct reports
  • 5+ years of experience leading and implementing projects in a production facing role
  • Experience in Production Support Role; such as Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering NC Programming or equivalent area
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong presentation skills
  • Strong emotional intelligence skills and professional presence to be able to work with company executives and customers

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
  • 5+ years of experience in a management position with direct reports
  • 5+ years of experience leading and implementing projects in a production facing role
  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering other technical degree or equivalent technical experience
  • Experience in product flow optimization WIP management and throughput management
  • Experience with TOC Systems Thinking and Lean concepts
  • Experience and understanding of MRP management and signaling (SAP)
  • Experience with building organizational talent pipeline in engineering
  • Experience in dynamic environments with customer and/or regulatory interactions

Drug Free Workplace:
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 is met as outlined in our policies.
Pay & Benefits:
We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.
Summary Pay Range: $120800 - $185200
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems' Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
Export Control Requirements:
Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age physical or mental disability genetic factors military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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