A220 Shift Supervisor (3rd Shift)

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Job Description:

Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for an Operations Supervisor to join our team based in Mobile, AL.

The Operations Supervisor is responsible for technical leadership along with oversight of all manufacturing activities within the purview of the Station and ensuring effective coordination between the multiple processes supervised. Station responsibility includes the management of all tools and jigs belonging to the Station as well as their maintenance, repair and calibration. As designated act as the
deputy for the Business Unit Leader in their absence.

Meet the Team:

Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery – working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety – along flowlines and completions line. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.

Your Working Environment:

On ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

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:

Operational Duties 70%:
• Provide direction and oversight to production activities and monitor
the progress of the A/C through the Station.
• Function as a role model and leader in the observance of OSHA
rules and regulations. Ensure the importance and company
commitment to safety is in the forefront of thought and action on the
part of every employee.
• Provide leadership to the Multi-Functional team in the absence of the
Business Unit Leader
• Routinely report and update upper level management on A/C
progress and alert colleagues to potential problems and solutions.
Perform or assign to staff analyses on operational issues,
improvements and other savings initiatives.
• Coordinate and communicate Station activities throughout the FAL,
the management team, other FALs and relevant parties.
• Insure orders and (work) material availability to guarantee work
progress.
• Apply insight, experience and interpersonal skills in order to achieve
integration of assigned team between American and European team
members.
• Proactively identify and resolve problems to prevent disagreements
and encourage cooperative work relationships. Engage with support
staff from Quality, Procurement and other specialty areas to improve
work flow and enhance existing processes.
• Responsible for the development of manpower forecast
requirements based on workload and necessary skill sets required to
meet the delivery schedule.
• Identify, eliminate and, when able, anticipate problems, which occur
in the manufacturing process, as quickly and as early as possible.
• Participate and lead Station in achieving the annual objectives (e.g.
CI, Quality Gates and specific KPIs).
• Ensure the completion of specified work packages in compliance
with costs, quality specifications and customer expectations.
• Ensure the completion of specified work packages in compliance
with costs, quality specifications and customer expectations.
• Responsible for A/C documentation for Hand Over to next Station
and also FOT (PIR-book, Folio, NC, Intervention Cards, Removal-
Sheet-Book, etc.).
• Responsible for daily attendance and time management of assigned
employee group
• Responsible for ensuring that all value-added time is approved in
work-booking system
• Continuous Improvement Duties 10%:
• Support implementation of AOS improvement activities
• Master all elements of the Performance Management Center to
include Production Pace Control (PPC), SQCDP boards, Daily
Quality Gate; along with the knowledge transfer and Practical
Problem Solving processes. Including the physical updates to NC,
Job Stops, and Job Blockers

• Support action plans to improve AOS grade for their assigned area
• Training and development 20%:
• Mentor and develop the Lead Technicians in all facets of Leadership,
and production processes
• Provide documented development plans to workforce for career
progression (Poly-Poly)
• Provide input to the training department for needs and requirements
for personnel development
• Aide in developing training criteria for their assigned area
• Manage corrective actions with employees as appropriate

Your boarding pass:

Required Education
• A Bachelors' degree in Aeronautical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Aviation (Manufacturing Engineering, Assembly Processes, Production method, etc.) or equivalent experience
• 2-5 years of Leadership experience in Aviation is preferred.
• Knowledge of Quality / Logistics rules in aviation manufacturing.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills on different levels, a structured way of working and the ability to deal with a volume of complex information.
• Experience in a complex, growing, and dynamic environment with a matrixed reporting structure -preferred

Eligibility: 

Eligible for employment in the US without sponsorship. 

A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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