Engineering - Industrial

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 companys core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the worlds premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Key Accountabilities:

• Analyzes and designs sequence of operations and workflow to improve efficiencies in plant and production facilities and equipment layouts; and establishes methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel and optimization of product flow.
• May establish or assist in establishing accident prevention measures and may manage training programs for personnel concerning all phases of production operations.
• Conducts studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems. Based on these studies, develops and implements optimized product flow. 
• May assist facilities engineers in the planning and design of facilities. 
• Develops and provides time standards to the shop floor as well as standard work for operations and processes.  
• Utilizes analytical skills for capacity analysis, tool and equipment utilization as well as line balancing.
• Performs trend analysis of shop performance measures to identify opportunities for improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering program.
• 1-2 years of related experience in Industrial Engineering
• Knowledge of IE Tools used in production including capacity analysis, theory of constraints, waste elimination, production improvements
• Experience leading projects and project teams with a continuous improvement focus
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate across all levels of leadership 
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in aerospace manufacturing environment
• Project Management

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.