Lean Practitioner Manager

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) 787 Program is seeking a qualified Lean Practitioner Manager (Level K) to lead a team of process improvement experts supporting continuous improvement efforts for the Program. You will be located in North Charleston, South Carolina.

You will be responsible for managing a team of Lean Practitioners and Kaizen Technicians, positioned to use Boeing Lean tools, processes, and methodologies to enable Production System performance, improve First Pass Quality, reduce flow, and increase employee engagement.

You will also work as part of your assigned business unit's leadership team, partnering with key stakeholders to design and execute the overall Process Improvement and Lean strategy to enable Rate performance.

The leader should have a demonstrated track record of:

• Appropriate use of Lean tools to address production system opportunities

• Stakeholder alignment and management - earning trust and delivering on commitment

• Effective communication and planning skills

• People focus - growing and developing teammates and peers

Position Responsibilities:

• Manages employees performing Program improvement strategies for production system, supplier system, and so forth

• Develops and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals

• Acquires resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements

• Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and employees

• Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes

• Manages, coaches, leads, develops and motivates employees

• Possesses a mindset of safety, quality, continuous improvement & teamwork; Influences the team to exhibit Boeing Values and Behaviors

Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment:

To be considered for this position, you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience):

• Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course 'Exploring Leadership

• 5+ years of experience implementing lean principles in a production system

• 5+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams on projects & initiatives

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• 3+ years of management experience

• 5+ years of experience coaching in an operations environment influencing others

• 5+ years of experience in Lean Workshop leadership (e.g. Accelerated Improvement Workshop, Value Stream Mapping, Autonomous Maintenance Workshop)

• 5+ years of experience developing and deploying departmental/organizational strategies

• 5+ years of project/program management experience

Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Shift:

This position is for a variable shift (shift 4). Variable shift means you will be assigned a shift at time of hire based on business needs. You will remain on your assigned work shift until a re-evaluation is required. Shifts assigned for training may differ from your permanent work shift. ​However, this variable shift position will primarily support 1st shift.

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.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $116,450 - $157,550

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This is not an Export Control position.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 4 (United States of America)

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