Operations Support Specialist
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
A solid position in operations support, requiring significant experience; excellent opportunity for those looking to enhance engineering skills.
- Role dedicated to enhancing production efficiency
- Stable company with a focus on engineering support
- Requires significant industry experience (5-9 years)
Pros
- Opportunity to influence production efficiency within aerospace
- Long-standing company with a reputation for stability
- Diverse experience in manufacturing processes
Cons
- Specific salary details not provided, leading to potential uncertainty
- Requires substantial prior experience or degree
- Role may not be appealing to entry-level candidates
Who it's for
Mid-Level • On-site
Good fit
- Experienced manufacturing engineers
- Continuous improvement professionals
- Team players eager to optimize processes
Not recommended for
- Entry-level applicants with no relevant experience
- Individuals opposed to hands-on roles
- Professionals wanting more theoretical or desk-based positions
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities:
- Provides expertise in production engineering disciplines.
- Applies principles and practices typically associated with quality engineering, industrial engineering, and manufacturing engineering functions and coordinates with other support disciplines or core functions as required.
- Develops quality and cost-effective methods, standards, and systems for production by applying production engineering principles.
- Leads and participates in long-range technical research on proposed projects. Provides guidance to less experienced manufacturing support staff.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- 5-9 years in manufacturing, continuous improvement, and support —or a Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of direct experience in a similar role
- High School Diploma or GED
- High level of understanding of complex machining processes
- Familiarity with the RCCA process and process improvements
- Experience in Continuous Improvement methodologies
- Strong listening skills and a proactive approach to learning
- Ability to collaborate across functions
- Comfortable with basic computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, and navigation through 3-D engineering models)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred not required with industry experience
- SAP experience is a plus; SAP is utilized daily
- Manufacturing/shop floor experience
- Lean and Six Sigma experience
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
