Senior Aerospace Operations Leader - Lean Six Sigma

hexcel; Washington; On-site; USD 118,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexcel is seeking a Sr. Operations Manager for the Kent, WA location to lead manufacturing operations in aerospace composite production.

You will align process engineering, quality, and supply chain with a focus on safety, cost efficiency, delivery, and customer satisfaction, while supporting new product development and continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires strong leadership of a large, mixed hourly and salaried team, extensive Lean Six Sigma experience, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred but not required.
• Minimum of five years related management/operations experience.
• Proven ability to improve processes through continuous improvement.
• Strong oral and written communication and leadership.
• Lean Six Sigma training or certification; aerospace industry experience preferred.
• Experience with AS9100, materials management, logistics, and supply chain.
• Proficient in ERP/MRP/MES and MS Office; AX and DELMIA Apriso familiarity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Maintain a safe work environment and ensure adherence to safety protocols.
• Leadership: Provide hands-on leadership to a large team spanning hourly and salary staff.
• Employee Training: Inspire, develop, and retain talent for succession planning.
• Operational Excellence: Develop processes to meet customer requirements with cost, quality, delivery and safety in mind.
• Capacity Planning: Analyze capacity and budgets to increase throughput and reduce inventories and costs.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead Lean/5S activities and Six Sigma projects using DMAIC.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ERP/MRP/MES systems

Microsoft Office

Statistical software

Job description

Hexcel is seeking a Sr. Operations Manager for the Kent, WA location to lead manufacturing operations in aerospace composite production.

You will align process engineering, quality, and supply chain with a focus on safety, cost efficiency, delivery, and customer satisfaction, while supporting new product development and continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires strong leadership of a large, mixed hourly and salaried team, extensive Lean Six Sigma experience, and proficiency with