Tooling Project Manager

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The companys core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the worlds premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide project management and guidance for an Integrated Product Team (IPT) and associated statement of work as delegated by the Program Manager
• Planning elements in support of the program-integrated schedule
• Ability to integrate large multi-year projects and small near-term projects
• Integration and utilization of standards and best practices (process and tool) within the IPT and in support of cross-IPT integration
• Review the status of projects, manage schedules, and prepare status reports
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving with stakeholders
• Supports customer meetings and status requests
• Ability to work in a rapid-paced team environment is essential, along with being able to work independently
• Ability to create and present in-depth presentations to executive-level management
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status, and performance to plan)
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers and functional organizations
• Business Acumen, Managing with Influence, Interpersonal relationships and communication

Required Qualifications:

• 5-9 years of related experience
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CAD/Catia experience
• Technical aptitude
• Knowledge of tooling
• Blueprint reading
• Bachelor’s Degree OR equivalent experience
• PMP or other PMI Certification
• Individual project management and tracking as part of a larger portfolio
• Ability to create and present in-depth presentations to executive level management.
• Schedule development by project appropriate to project scope.
• Technical background to be able to work with cross functional teams.
• Ability to integrate large multi-year projects and small near-term projects.
• Business acumen to quantify implications of projects and the ability to coordinate with Finance on tracking to plan.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with executive leaders.
• Ability to manage with influence and provide leadership throughout multiple teams simultaneously.
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status and performance to plan)
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals.
• SAP, ERP,MRP, and EXRP experience
• Risk assessment and mitigation. Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers.
• Preferred knowledge of manufacturing environment, lean processing, and industrial engineering concepts

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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