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Operations Engineering Manager

Wichita, Kansas💼 Full-time💰 $105,300–$105,300🗓 2026-06-26 → 2026-09-23

Core

Lead operations, quality, and safety planning for commercial aerostructure manufacturing, optimizing systems for throughput and delivery across Boeing programs.

Role type

Senior Operations Engineering Manager (Manufacturing)

Builds

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

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing / Defense & Aftermarket

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Manufacturing operations management, process improvement, root cause analysis, quality control, safety management, team leadership, production metrics analysis, blueprint reading, SAP/MRP systems knowledge

Preferred skills

Lean principles, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, Demand Management, APICS Supply Chain principles, Sales/Inventory/Operations Planning, Catia software

Technologies

SAP, MRP systems, Catia, Excel, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Manage professional engineers and operations support staff; develop new manufacturing build plans; conduct root cause analysis; enforce policies and procedures; ensure direct reports meet critical schedule deadlines; lead team in developing solutions to complex manufacturing problems; apply lean practices to improve quality and safety.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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