Improvement Leader

Airbus Americas, Inc

Kinston, NC, United States
Fully remote
Driving performance and improvement
Operational business and lean principles
Shop-floor experience in manufacturing
Contribute directly to the Airbus industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams and influencing plant management teams

Job Summary

  • Contribute directly to the Airbus industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams and influencing plant management teams.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Matching Summary

Contribute directly to the Airbus industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams and influencing plant management teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • driving performance and improvement
  • operational business and lean principles
  • shop-floor experience in Manufacturing
  • address systemic operational performance issues
  • Airbus standards, Airbus Operating model
  • Lean, continuous improvement tools and principles

Nice-to-have

  • influence plant management teams
  • coaching senior management
  • internal good practices and external benchmarking
  • achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering
  • Proven experience 8+ in operations and lean/continuous improvement projects
  • Experienced in project management
  • Able to demonstrate operational experience
  • Good communication skills
  • Proven coaching / training competencies
  • APICS basic level, Six Sigma/Lean Black Belt, Kepner Tregoe or equivalent preferred

Work Rights

Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered

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