AOS Leader/ Lean Expert

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Job Description

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an AOS Leader/Lean Expert to join our team based in Kinston, NC.

The Airbus Operating System (AOS) Senior Expert contributes directly to the Airbus Industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams with direct contact with key stakeholders. The AOS Senior Expert defines the overall strategic approach of the AOS development and deployment, conducts industrial maturity assessments, and secures availability of appropriate business solutions, as well as guidance to the local senior management team in the FALs on architecture and priorities related to AOS deployment and performance improvement opportunities.

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

Deployment (50%):

• Set up and drive governance and steering at all levels (with Senior Leadership Teams), securing an AOS deployment roadmap (architecture, ensure roadmap content) and a consolidated AOS strategy to support the new industrial set up of the line, industrialization, secure the SA ramp up, and future rates.
• Define overall AOS architecture for new production line from project phase to entry into service, ensuring consistency of AOS across Airbus and new production line, defining the blue sky/future of AOS and operational roadmap (3-5 year vision).
• Respond to any question regarding AOS (philosophy, strategy, tactics, and technique), understand and promote AOS + MES benefits.
• Improve business efficiency and results achievement by advising plant stakeholders at senior manager level on business priorities and how to make the most of the standards, methods, and associated behaviors.
• Facilitate workshops on dedicated topics in complex situations or for training purposes (vision, Hoshin Kanri, macro VSM, kaizen, etc.).
• Run and facilitate specific Gembas and shop floor exercises coaching and influencing senior management.
• Pilot the AOS standards first implementation in the new FAL following the AOS deployment strategy with a "we do, you do" logic.

Development, Industrial Assessment and Diagnosis (20%):

• Support development of AOS standards to answer the business issues & priorities, following AOS/Lean brick 6 phase methodology.
• Assess standard implementation at the right level through the implementation checklist.
• Lead assessments of industrial maturity integrating operations performance & AOS standard adherence.
• Lead industrial task forces: diagnosis, solution definition and implementation, results achievement.
• Advise managers on how to improve performance by running specific AOS diagnosis (Macro-VSM, shop-floor observations, etc.).

Coaching, Influencing, and Training (30%):

• Training deployment on AOS for new production line population at all levels (Senior Management Team, Management Teams, and technicians).
• Design and provide on-the-job coaching of the AOS deployment architecture strategy with operational and local teams.
• Design strategies for coaching, mentoring & training in regards to change management, Lean and AOS standards/tools.
• Provide knowledge transfer in dedicated manufacturing areas/populations to local plant/FAL teams.
• Grow the knowledge and autonomy of business managers by supporting the implementation of AOS/Lean standards & continuous improvement solutions in manufacturing areas.
• Facilitate / co-lead / support training development and deployment.
• Promote the use of internal good practices and external benchmarking by acting transversally with the extended manufacturing communities.

Your Boarding Pass

• 5 years degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of industrialization principles, manufacturing processes, and production management.
• Proven experience (10-15 years) in Airbus Operating System/Lean/operations demonstrating tangible & sustainable results.
• Experienced in project management, including multi-functional teams and financial aspects.
• Able to demonstrate operational experience in the implementation and optimization of industrial systems.
• Good communication skills, active listening and a pro-active approach to problem solving & decision making.
• Proven coaching/training competencies, Leadership, Assertiveness to influence and challenge the status quo.

Licensure/Certifications:

• Lean Six Sigma, Master Black Belt, or equivalent.

Physical Requirements

• Vision: Adequate to enter and read material on computer screens. Able to identify individuals to initiate greetings, give directions, and engage in other business interactions.
• Hearing: Able to hear sufficiently to engage in conversation in office settings and respond to safety alerts and warning signals.
• Speaking: Able to engage in conversations in person and via electronic means and deliver information to groups of varying size with or without amplification.
• Equipment Operation: Able to operate a wide range of personal and office electronic equipment.
• Carrying: Able to occasionally carry up to 30lbs/14kg during training, addressing production issues, or as part of continuous improvement projects.
• Lifting: Able to occasionally lift up to 30lbs/14kg.
• Pushing/Pulling: Able to push/pull items in office areas.
• Sitting: Able to sit for extended periods of time at the computer and in meetings.
• Squatting/Kneeling: Able to occasionally squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items shelved on bottom shelves.
• Standing: Able to stand for extended periods of time.
• Travel: Able to travel overseas and domestically sometimes for extended periods of time. Working outside hangars in changing locations.
• Walking: Able to walk through office and production areas, around flight lines and airstrips, and sometimes on uneven indoor and/or outdoor surfaces.

Equal Opportunity

Airbus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Airbus is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation, and sustainable growth.

Company: Airbus Aerosystems Kinston, Inc

Employment Type: US - Direct Hire

Experience Level: Professional

Remote Type: On-site

Job Family: Improvement & Performance Management

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