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Operations Engineering Manager

Wichita, Kansas💼 Full-time💰 $105,300–$105,300🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-30

Core

Manage continuous improvement specialists and lead manufacturing operations teams to execute build plans, ensure quality/safety compliance, and drive process improvements in commercial aerostructure production.

Role type

Senior Operations Engineering Manager (Manufacturing)

Builds

Commercial aerostructures (fuselages, pylons, nacelles, wing components) using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing

Required skills

Manufacturing production environment experience, root cause analysis, blueprint/build plan interpretation, SAP/MRP systems, production metrics analysis, team leadership, cross-functional project management

Preferred skills

Lean principles, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, Demand Management, Sales/Inventory/Operations Planning

Technologies

SAP, CATIA, IVT, Excel, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Manage continuous improvement specialists; develop new manufacturing build plans; oversee employee training; lead multi-shift teams; enforce safety and compliance policies; utilize production metrics to drive results; communicate progress to senior leadership

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management

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