A trusted, hands-on partner who helps teams translate strategy into action by embedding lean behaviors, building standard work, coaching problem solving, and driving measurable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC).Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Deploy Daily Management
- Establish tiered daily huddles, visual performance boards, and clear SQDC metrics.
- Facilitate problem identification and owner assignment; track closure and effectiveness.
Build Standard Work and Flow
- Document and pilot standard work for critical processes; enable adherence through training and observation.
- Map end-to-end value streams, eliminate bottlenecks, and design pull systems and takt-based flow.
Coach Problem Solving
- Teach and mentor teams in A3 thinking, 5-Why, PDCA, and practical experimentation.
- Facilitate cross-functional kaizen events focused on highest SQDC gaps.
Enable Connection to Strategy
- Translate site/program priorities into actionable, measurable improvement plans.
- Support portfolio of improvement projects with charters, targets, and weekly cadence.
Develop Capability
- Train team members on lean tools, visual management, and waste identification.
- Build leader standard work (LSW) and coach leaders on gemba behavior and accountability.
Measure and Sustain
- Set baselines, define targets, and create control plans to lock in gains.
- Audit adherence to standard work; trigger countermeasures when performance drifts.
Digital and Analytics Support
- Partner with data owners to ensure clean, timely metrics; use lightweight dashboards.
- Identify opportunities for RPA/analytics that simplify standard work and improve signal-to-noise.
Required Qualifications
- +6 months working in the company
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in operations, engineering, services, or supply chain.
- Demonstrated results improving SQDC metrics with standard work, visual management, and PDCA.
- Strong facilitation and coaching skills; ability to influence without authority.
- Proficiency in value stream mapping, A3 problem solving, and root cause analysis.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in aerospace or regulated, safety-critical environments.
- Exposure to new product introduction (NPI), maintenance/overhaul, or complex program management.
- Familiarity with constraint management, takt planning, and mixed-model scheduling.
- Data literacy: basic SQL/Excel/BI; comfort with operational dashboards.
Additional Information
Compensation Grade
HRLY AVIATION
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
