Boeing

LeadShipsideOperationsSpecialist(ShipCaptain)

$106–144k Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead Shipside Operations Specialist (Ship Captain) at Boeing. Skills: Shipside operations, Production support, Continuous improvement. Support daily tier meetings. Drive timely resolution of constraints”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve cost targets; Achieve schedule targets; Achieve business goals

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Conflict of Interest assessment

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years managing or leading a project, 3+ years in manufacturing or operations, Implement lean methodologies, Work with MS Office Suite

Nice to Have

MESci experience, Aerospace & Defense Industry experience, Military experience, Interface with senior leadership, Collect and analyze data, Generate metrics reports, Analytic skills, Problem solving skills, Troubleshooting skills

What You'll Do.

Support daily tier meetings

Drive timely resolution of constraints

Resolve issues impacting production schedule

Determine defect origin

Determine defect root cause

Develop corrective action plans

Prevent defect reoccurrence

Develop continuous improvement projects

Achieve schedule targets

Achieve business goals

Develop organizational strategies

Develop technical strategies

Support production needs

Provide input on aircraft operations

Provide input on delivery status

Provide input on build milestones

Provide input on critical restraints

Develop relationships with Manufacturing Leadership

Develop relationships with Program Management

Develop relationships with support organizations

Maintain relationships with Manufacturing Leadership

Maintain relationships with Program Management

Maintain relationships with support organizations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally resolve issues; Manufacturing Leadership; Program Management; Support organizations

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

Lead Shipside Operations Specialist (Ship Captain) **Company:** The Boeing Company **Boeing Defense, Space & Security** (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a **Lead Shipside Operations Specialist****(Ship Captain)** to join our H-47 Operations team in **Ridley Park, PA.** **_Position Responsibilities:_** * Supports daily tier meetings and drive timely resolution of known constraints to responsible support organizations * Works cross-functionally to resolve issues impacting the production schedule such as engineering issues, part shortages, and staffing constraints * Analyzes defect data to determine point of origin and root cause, and develop corrective action plans to prevent defect reoccurrence * Develops and execute continuous improvement projects to help achieve cost and schedule targets as well as overall business goals and objectives * Develops organizational and technical strategies to support production needs * Provides input to Program Management teams on aircraft operations and delivery status as well as major aircraft build milestones and critical restraints * Develops and maintain relationships and partnerships with Manufacturing Leadership, Program Management, and support organizations ** _Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):_** * 3+ years’ experience managing or leading a project * 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing or operations environment * Experience implementing lean methodologies and productivity improvements * Experience working with MS Office Suite, such as Word, Excel and MS Project ** _Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):_** * Manufacturing Execution Systems common image (MESci) experience * Experience in the Aerospace & Defense Industry and/or the military * Experience interfacing with senior and executive leadership * Experience collecting and analyzing data and generating metrics reports * Strong analytic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills ** _Conflict of Interest:_** Successful candidates fo

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