Head of ME Lineside

Head Of Lineside Support And Work Prep

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for a Head of Lineside Support and Work Prep to join our team based in Kinston, NC.

The management and leadership of the Manufacturing Engineering Lineside Shop Support team, ensuring that the team perform their role in an efficient and effective manner, supporting the manufacturing teams throughout the plant.

Ensure that the Manufacturing Engineering team provides the correct tooling and equipment as and when required by the manufacturing teams to meet production plans.

Identify improvement opportunities to the existing plant, equipment and tooling and assist with the development and implementation of these opportunities.

The role will be recognised as a lead in promoting an environment where Kinston plant is recognised as a leading manufacturer of aircraft parts.

The successful candidate will gain significant exposure to a range of plant strategic topics (Eg. ramp-up and future site strategy) and will have the opportunity to interact with senior internal and external stakeholders, as well as gaining operations experience in an industrial environment.

Meet the Team:
Our team at Airbus Aerosystems Kinston manufactures crucial aircraft components. On the shop floor you'll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas like electrical, structure and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft.

Your Working Environment:
The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards:
  Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
• Work/Life Balance:
  Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare:
  Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development:
  Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path; as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes; and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

1. Strategic Management (25%)

• Accountable for planning future needs of the ME LSS & Work Prep team to ensure operational requirements are fully met.
• Utilise a robust Risk Management process, enabling the team to identify risks and opportunities within the organisation. So that informed decisions mitigating such risks and enabling such opportunities to benefit the Kinston plant.
• Monitor and control financial budgets, ensuring value for money and effectively control expenditure.
• Be a 'champion for safety', driving a'safety first' culture throughout the ME team and within the wider Kinston Plant community.
• Assist in the continuous improvement strategy, ensuring the ME team are involved in delivering improvement to productivity and quality across the plant.

2. Manufacturing Support and Supply (25%)

• Maintain and improve lineside support to the Manufacturing teams, providing the correct tooling and equipment required to meet production plans.
• Ensure plant assets and tooling are deployed, with the latest up to date technology, to maintain and increase production levels throughout the manufacturing operations.
• Planning resource capacity to meet manufacturing requirements and tool and equipment maintenance schedules.
• Identify improvement opportunities to existing plant, equipment and tooling and assist with the development and implementation of these opportunities.
• Promoting such new technologies & philosophies developed for use in the plant to the wider Airbus organisation
• Ensure that the Airbus Industrial System engineering philosophy is followed and executed within the Kinston facility.

3. Team Management [40%)

• Lead and manage The ME LSS & Work Prep team, ensuring industrial performance is maintained and improved through team working and motivation in daily activities.
• Ensure the quality of work throughout the team is maintained, monitored and improved where possible.
• Maintain a Quality Management System which ensures compliance, providing standardised ways of working.
• Organise regular team governance reviews, driving a culture of recognition, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Planning resource training requirements to Ensure team members maintain the up to date knowledge to implement the key working practices required in supporting Kinston plant.
• Ensure the Airbus people tempo is deployed, recruiting,…