Associate Operations Support Specialist (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States; onsite manufacturing role

Salary: $59,450–$91,150 per year

Company

hirify.global designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

What you will do

• Provide expertise in machine fabrication disciplines.
• Apply quality, process improvement, and machine fabrication practices while coordinating with support and core functions.
• Assist with, track, and measure projects designed to improve processes, promote quality, and reduce SR&R.
• Use strong problem statements, data, and measurable evidence to validate sustainable improvements.
• Use statistics and data to reduce process variation and identify and remove causes of defects.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in manufacturing, continuous improvement, and manufacturing support, or a Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience.
• Strong communication skills, including aligning senior leadership on strategic objectives and coaching frontline teams on execution.
• Experience with continuous improvement.
• Strong listening skills and willingness to learn.
• High-level understanding of machine fabrication and manufacturing.
• High-level understanding of reading and interpreting machining drawings and blueprints.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Strong analytical and data management skills with proficiency in Excel, Tableau, and Smartsheet.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree.
• SAP experience.
• Manufacturing or shop floor experience.
• Lean and Six Sigma experience.
• Understanding of the RCCA process and ability to prepare business cases and process improvements.

Culture & Benefits

• Union-represented position.
• Drug-free workplace with post-offer testing when policy criteria are met.
• Benefits may include health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligible employees may qualify for a Kansas aviation tax credit of $5,000 for up to five years.
• Pay and benefits vary based on eligibility, geographic location, date of hire, and collective bargaining agreements.