Production Engineering Sr Manager Fabrication Skin & Spar Featured

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Fabrication Division is seeking a Production Engineering Senior to lead integrated groups of front-line leaders, engineers and technical staff for Production Engineering support to Fabrication’s Skin and Spar business operations. The position is based in Frederickson, Washington with team members also located in Auburn, Washington. 

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

BCA Fabrication is a dynamic environment operating around the clock, at numerous global sites, to produce parts for programs all across the Boeing Enterprise, including Commercial Airplane Production, Defense System Programs Production, and Global Services in-service requirements.

The successful candidate will have prior experience leading Production Engineering skills in a high paced critical-flow production environment with availability to support off shift and react appropriately to rapidly changing demands.

This position is an onsite position that allows for limited telecommuting. The selected candidate will be required to perform most work onsite in Puyallup/Auburn, WA

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead teams starting with engineering excellence and a commitment to safety, quality and integrity.

• Lead teams to meet commitments to key program stakeholders, and stabilize & standardize the production system.

• Develop teams that can support multiple shifts and overtime to ensure continuous production support to fabrication operations.

• Use systematic problem-solving to enable building quality products in a safe and burden-free work environment, rate capable and FOD free.

• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and direct reports.

• Develop and execute integrated departmental plans, policies and procedures.

• Provide input on departmental business and technical strategies, goals, objectives.

• Manage budgets and acquire resources for organizational activities.

• Evaluate new work statement for capability and capacity to support deliverables.

• Manage, develop and motivate employees and front line leaders.

• Actively engage with Production Engineering Skill teams to support cross-team staffing exercises and develop existing and future front-line leaders.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.  

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry.

• 3+ years of experience in a management position with direct reports.

• 3+ years’ of experience leading engineering teams in an operations environment.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years’ of experience driving and implementing continuous improvement in a production facing role.

• 3+ years’ of experience building a safety and quality culture.

• Experience with production build plan ownership, including parts/plans/people and asset management (e.g. tooling and equipment)

• Experience within BCA Fabrication division

• Experience with One BPS principals and system health measures

• Experience with developing an organizational talent pipeline

Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Employee Referral Program:

Referral to this job is eligible for bonus

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift Work Statement:

This position is first shift with off shift support as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.