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Airbus · 4 days ago

Head of Jigs, Tools, and Maintenance

Kinston, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for a Head of Jigs, Tools & Maintenance to join our Manufacturing Engineering team. The position holder is accountable for the delivery and maintenance of industrial assets, ensuring they are maintained safely and reliably to deliver value to operations.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Investment projects - New investments to support the Kinston site industrial transformation in support of the rate ramp up activities. These new investments will need to include but not limited to Advance Fibre Placement machines, Autoclaves, NDI and Automated drilling machines etc

Accountable for planning future needs and operational requirements

Using a robust risk management process to support the organisation in making informed decisions about machine obsolescence and to implement a realistic timeline to secure the required upgrades

Drive trade studies around further robotics and automation needs of the facility

Be a 'champion for safety', driving a 'safety first' culture in the Jigs, Tools and Maintenance team

Develop an Asset Management strategy to deliver a multifunctional approach, maximising value from all aspects of the industrial system

Develop a make buy strategy for the industrial assets within the Kinston facility

Lead the Jigs, Tools and maintenance team with Tool Request(analysis, assessment and acceptance)

Ensure the Jigs, Tools and Maintenance team is equipped to be the Technical Project lead, including technical interface to suppliers

Ensure the Jigs, Tools and Maintenance team manage all aspects of the new Jigs and Tools and that maintainable assets are robustly secured, from data set creation through to full manufacturing acceptance of new assets

Develop a road map to transition the team from the current on site practices to align with the Airbus methodology

Ensure that industrial asset availability is significantly improved to aid the production organization to secure the master production schedule

Complete a full assessment of the production tool to ensure it is all at a safe and reliable level

Ensure that all onsite tooling is maintained and improvements made to aid the facility to improve its cost of non quality

Lead the day to day management of the onsite purchase service teams supporting maintenance activities. (AIT, MTorress etc.)

Lead the Jigs, Tools and Maintenance team to secure the definition for Maintenance, Training, Re-certification and Re-calibration

Ensure that the Jigs, Tools and Maintenance team robustly handover new assets to Operations

Maintain a Quality Management System which ensures compliance, providing standardised ways of working

Setup regular people reviews and drive a culture of recognition, accountability, and continuous improvement

Ensure the Airbus people tempo is deployed, recruit and monitor the performance of the team members

Provide leadership to other managers and professionals, and have full management authority including performance reviews, pay decisions and recruitment

Other duties as assigned: Promote a customer-focused mindset and act as a change leader within the manufacturing organization

Work in conjunction with the widerME function to ensure manufacturability and smooth industrialization

Create and manage Conditions of Supply (COS) documentation

Oversee structural and systems installation activities, ensuring compliance with engineering requirements

Interpret, verify, and validate engineering drawings and documentation

Standardize manufacturing operations, including developing and maintaining SOI’s (Standard Operating Instructions)

Respond to and resolve technical queries from various departments and stakeholders

Synthesize complex technical scenarios and present clear, concise updates to multiple levels of management

Specify and validate tools and equipment required to ensure geometric tolerances and process efficiency

Collaborate closely with all site functions (engineering, materials logistics, quality, and production teams) to implement strategy changes effectively

Other duties as assigned by the management

Qualification

Manufacturing EngineeringJigsTools ManagementMaintenance StrategiesLean ManufacturingBusiness Management SystemsQuality Management SystemsTeam LeadershipProject ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingCustomer Focus

Required

Bachelors degree from an ABET engineering program

Minimum of 15 years relevant engineering experience within a Manufacturing Engineering environment

Strong background in Manufacturing or Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering with a knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles

Strong understanding of both, Maintenance, Jigs and tooling philosophies

Self-driven with a ‘can-do' attitude

Working knowledge and application of Business management systems (BMS) and Quality management systems (QMS)

15% Domestic and International travel

Preferred

Masters degree from an ABET engineering program

Detailed knowledge of design methods both on 2D and 3D design platforms with excellent drawing/design interpretation skills

Excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook or equivalent

General knowledge of FAA, EASA and ICAO preferred

Benefits

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.