AOS Leader / Lean Senior Expert

Airbus Aircraft; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Profit sharing / incentives

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Job summary

Airbus Americas, Inc. seeks an AOS Leader - Lean Senior Expert in Kinston, NC. You will define and deploy AOS ways of working, lead architecture for new production lines, and guide the senior management team on performance improvements.

Expect primary responsibility for governance and roadmaps, with a strong focus on lean deployment across sites. You will drive industrial maturity, coordinate with stakeholders, and deliver coaching to leadership and manufacturing staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering.
• 8-12 years experience in Lean/continuous improvement with tangible results.
• Solid knowledge of industrialization principles, manufacturing processes and production management.
• Experience in project management with multi-functional teams and financial aspects.
• Operational experience implementing and optimizing industrial systems.
• Strong communication skills and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Define AOS architecture for new production lines and ensure cross-site consistency.
• Drive governance and roadmap for AOS deployment with senior leadership.
• Lead industrial maturity assessments and advise on improvements.
• Coach and train managers and technicians in AOS/Lean standards and methods.
• Facilitate workshops and Kaizen events; defend change management strategies.

Skills

Lean/continuous improvement

AOS deployment

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Coaching & training

English communication

Education

Bachelor degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering

Tools

APICS basic level

Kepner-Tregoe

Lean six sigma

Job description

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Job Description:
Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for a AOS Leader - Lean Senior Expert to join our team based in Kinston, NC.
As part of the team, the AOS Leader/Senior Expert will contribute directly to the Airbus Industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams with direct contact with key stakeholders. 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 as well as on performance improvement opportunities.How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, 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 generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), 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 in regards to 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, the jobholder will identify which AOS standards best match the new production line to achieve the benchmark and best in class manufacturing area.
• 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. As per AOS/Lean brick 6 phase methodology: Stake, Standard way of working, Pilot, Learning solution, Deployment plan and Assessment
• Assess standard implementation is 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 level (Senior Management Team, Management Teams and technician)
• 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
• Growing 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
• Promoting the use of internal good practices and external benchmarking by acting transversally with the extended manufacturing communities
  

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering
• 8-12 years experience in Lean/continuous improvement operations demonstrating tangible & sustainable results
• Solid knowledge and understanding of industrialization principles, manufacturing processes and production management.
• Experienced in project management, including multi-functional teams and financial aspects
• Able to demonstrate operational experience in the implementation and optimization of industrial systems (conception phase, implementation, management of production processes)
• Good communication skills, active listening and a proactive approach to problem solving & decision making
• Excellent stakeholder management skills: listening, negotiation, conflict management, communication and intercultural skills in an international context
• Excellent influencing skills and ability to identify interests of different functions involved in the operations/Value Stream Management development and arbitrating them to achieve the best result
• Proven coaching / training competencies, Leadership, Assertiveness to influence and challenge the status quo
• Fluency in local language mandatory / English negotiation level
• 10% travel Domestic and International
• Eligible for employment in the US
  

Preferred Experience - Knowledge And Skills

• Lean six sigma, Master Black Belt or equivalent preferred
• Ability and experience to train managers, technicians and operators
• Deep knowledge and experience of AOS / lean manufacturing and lean management / problem solving
• Good knowledge and experience in industrial engineering, quality tools, problem solving, logistics engineering and process optimization (APICS basic level, lean/Six Sigma Black Belt, Kepner Tregoe or equivalent)
• Experience in leading lean manufacturing workshops such as kaizen, VSM, SMED, 5S, etc. -
• Experience in operations management within a best-in-class lean environment
• Coaching skills and experience with communication competences
• Ability to inspire and give meaning
• Aeronautical manufacturing basics
• Capability to design strategies for change management, coaching, mentoring and training
  

Physical Requirements:

• Vision: adequate to enter and read material on computer screens. Able to identify individuals to initiate greetings, the giving of directions and other business interactions
• Hearing: able to hear sufficiently to engage in conversation in office settings Able to hear 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 which engaging in 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 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 hangers in changing locations.
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas, around flight line 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.
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