Production Manager

Overview: This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions. At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We are committed to fostering an environment where every teammate can contribute, develop, and grow. Why Boeing Wichita? At Boeing Wichita, you'll have the opportunity to lead teams, develop talent, and contribute to the production of aircraft that serve customers around the world. You'll be part of a team committed to: People and Leadership: Building an environment where employees are supported, developed, and empowered to succeed. Safety and Quality: Maintaining the highest standards in a complex manufacturing environment. Operational Excellence: Improving processes, solving challenges, and delivering on production commitments. Teamwork and Innovation: Collaborating across functions to achieve shared goals and strengthen manufacturing performance. The Future of Aerospace: Contributing to the people, processes, and products that keep the world connected. Responsibilities: At Boeing Wichita, our Operations teams transform complex manufacturing plans into high-quality aerospace products. We are seeking people-focused leaders who can inspire production teams, execute production schedules, solve operational challenges, and drive performance across safety, quality, and delivery. As a 737 Front Line Leader you will lead frontline manufacturing teams responsible for building critical components and assemblies for the Boeing 737 program. You will play a vital role in developing employees, strengthening team performance, and ensuring production objectives are achieved in a safe, high-quality, and efficient environment. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day by helping shape our culture, develop employees, and drive performance while maintaining high quality and safety standards. What Youll Do: Lead, coach, and develop frontline manufacturing employees to achieve operational objectives and build high-performing teams. Direct daily production activities for aircraft components, details, and assemblies, ensuring work is completed safely and meets established quality and delivery requirements. Execute production plans, monitor performance, and address barriers to achieving safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives. Establish clear expectations, communicate priorities, and promote employee accountability and engagement. Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other manufacturing teams to resolve production issues and maintain workflow. Manage employee performance through coaching, feedback, training, and appropriate performance management practices. Support workforce planning, staffing, resource allocation, and production readiness to meet business requirements. Apply Lean manufacturing principles, process management, and root-cause analysis to identify improvement opportunities and enhance operational performance. Reinforce a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, continuous improvement, and pride in workmanship. Identify and develop future talent to strengthen team capability and support succession planning. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): At least one year of relevant leadership experience, which may include team leadership, acting-lead assignments, military leadership, project or program leadership, or formal people supervision; alternatively, completion of an approved Boeing internal leadership development co…

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