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Airbus • München, Germany

Industrial management support (d/f/m)

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

In order to support the Optical AIT Industrial strategy at Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Industrial management support (d/f/m)

The industrial management team contributes directly to the Optical AIT Industrial strategy (TSMO) by driving performance and improvement within operational teams with direct contact with key stakeholders in a transnational team. With a deep knowledge of operational business and lean principles, with a shop-floor experience in Manufacturing, you will address systemic operational performance issues with piloted, standardized & sustainable solutions through the Airbus standards, Airbus Operating model, Lean, continuous improvement tools and principles.

Your location

Our site is just a stone's throw away from Munich, the beautiful capital of Bavaria. Are you into sports and other outdoor activities? The Alps and Lake Starnberg are within an hour’s reach, offering a multitude of recreational options.

Your benefits

  • Attractive salary and special payments
  • 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions
  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects
  • Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies
  • On-site-facilities: Kindergarten close to the site, medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, gym
  • Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)
  • Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

Your Task & responsabilities

  • Contribute directly to the Optical AIT industrial strategy by defining and deploying ways of working within operational teams and influencing management and teams (HO functions, Team Leaders, TSM transverses functions).
  • Improve business efficiency and results achievement by advising plant stakeholders at discipline level on business priorities and how to make the most of the standards, methods and associated behaviours.
  • Deployment of business improvement / transformation road maps ( Turnaround ), participate to their update and trigger new Lean standards definition.
  • Set up and support governance and steering at all levels (Ho, TL, Teams), securing a deployment roadmap (architecture, ensure roadmap content).
  • Contribute to key Turnaround and Improvements projects in the frame on adhoc Top Management Requests to ensure project outcomes are delivering tangible benefits for the company and enabling sustainable and long-term performance (CVAT, Skill matrix, SOI, E2E management, ...).
  • Facilitate workshops on dedicated topics in complex situations or for training purposes (vision, VSM, business VSM, kaizen, etc.)
  • Run and facilitate specific Gembas and shop floor exercises coaching management and teams.
  • Lead industrial task forces: diagnosis, solution definition and implementation, results achievement (PPS, Lessons learn, Safety...).
  • Design strategies for coaching, mentoring & training in regards to operations change management, Lean and new standards/tools (DDMS, SQCDP,...).
  • Provide knowledge transfer from transversal function to local plant teams.
  • Growing the knowledge and autonomy of teams by supporting the implementation of improvement solutions in manufacturing areas.
  • Identify and escalate competence gaps to management.
  • Promoting the use of internal good practices and external benchmarking by acting transversally with the extended communities (TSMI, TSME, TSMT).

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Desired skills and Qualifications:

  • Completed degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
  • Solid knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes, production management and industrialization principles.
  • Proven experience 2/3+ in operations and lean/continuous improvement projects demonstrating tangible & sustainable results
  • Good communication skills, active listening and a proactive approach to problem solving & decision making
  • Strong ability to network locations, benchmark, and harmonize processes in an international team
  • Knowledge of AIT processes and technical know-how in the areas of mechanics, metrology, cleanroom operation.
  • Proven coaching / training competencies, Leadership, Assertiveness to influence and challenge the status quo
  • Good knowledge and experience of lean manufacturing and lean problem solving
  • Experience in leading lean manufacturing workshops such as kaizen, VSM, 5S, etc. -
  • Coaching skills and experience with communication competences
  • Ability to inspire and give meaning
  • Aeronautical manufacturing basics
  • Fluency in English

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Entry Level

Job Family:
Improvement & Performance Management

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

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