Entry-level Operations Support Specialist

About the Role

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the operation process expert, providing guidance on build plans, including methods, techniques, sequence of steps, and tool plans.
• Stay current with industry best practices and implement them within operations.
• Develop labor hour estimates, tooling, and build concepts for new bid proposals.
• Develop solutions for quality issues and utilize RCCA quality tools to solve problems.
• Provide expertise in production engineering disciplines.
• Apply principles and practices of quality engineering, industrial engineering, and manufacturing engineering, coordinating with other support disciplines or core functions such as Engineering, management, lean, tooling, and operations.
• Develop quality and cost-effective methods, standards, and systems for production.
• Lead and participate in long-range technical research on proposed projects.
• Provide guidance to less experienced manufacturing support staff and operations mechanics.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High level of understanding in manufacturing / factory process flows.
• Experience with Continuous improvement.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Basic computer skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and navigating through 3-D engineering models.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong listening skills and a willingness to learn.
• SAP experience.
• Manufacturing/shop floor experience.
• Lean and Six Sigma experience.
• Understands the RCCA (root cause corrective action) process.
• Ability to prepare a business case and process improvements.

Export Control Requirements

• Must 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.)