AOS Improvement Leader

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Job Description:

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an AOS Improvement Leader to join our team based in Kinston, NC The Improvement Leader contributes directly to the Airbus Industrial strategy by driving performance and improvement within operational teams with direct contact with key stakeholders. With a deep knowledge of operational business and lean principles, with a proven shop-floor experience in Manufacturing, you will address systemic operational performance issues with piloted, standardized & sustainable solutions through the Airbus standards, Airbus Operating model, Lean, continuous improvement tools and principles.

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.

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.

• 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.

• Contribute directly to the Airbus industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams and influencing plant management teams (CDT, plant managers, HO functions, Directors, Senior Directors)
• Improve business efficiency and results achievement by advising plant stakeholders at manager and senior manager level on business priorities and how to make the most of the standards, methods and associated behaviors.
• Deployment of business improvement / transformation road maps, the jobholder will identify which Lean/AOS standards best match the manufacturing areas needs OR trigger new Lean/AOS standards definition.
• Set up and support governance and steering at all levels (with Senior Leadership Teams), securing a deployment roadmap (architecture, ensure roadmap content) and a consolidated AOS architecture strategy
• Contribute to key projects with Lean/AOS skills & competencies in the frame on adhoc Top Management Requests (Directors, Senior Directors,Head of Function, COO, CEO) to ensure project outcomes are delivering tangible benefits for the company and enabling sustainable and long term performance.
• Facilitate workshops on dedicated topics in complex situations or for training purposes (vision, Hoshin Kanri, macro VSM, business VSM, kaizen, etc.) Run and facilitate specific Gembas and shop floor exercises coaching senior management.
• Lead assessments of industrial maturity integrating operations performance & airbus tools
• Lead industrial task forces: diagnosis, solution definition and implementation, results achievement
• Advise Senior Leadership Teams, Directors and managers on how to improve performance
• Design strategies for coaching, mentoring & training in regards to operations change management, Lean and AOS standards/tools
• Provide knowledge transfer in dedicated manufacturing areas/populations to local plant teams and Plant Senior Leadership team Growing the knowledge and autonomy of business managers by supporting the implementation of Airbus/AOS/Lean standards & continuous improvement solutions in manufacturing areas.
• Identify and elevate competence gaps to top management
• Promoting the use of internal good practices and external benchmarking by acting transversally with the extended manufacturing communities

10% Domestic and International

Preferred experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering Solid knowledge and understanding of…