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Airbus • Kinston, North Carolina, United States

Production Control Analyst

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for a Production Control Analyst to join our team in Kinston, NC.

Meet the Team:
Our team at Airbus Aerosystems Kinston manufactures crucial aircraft components. On the shop floor you’ll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas like electrical, structure and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft.

Your Working Environment:
The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.

How We Care for You:

  • Financial Rewards: Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
  • Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a paid parental leave program.
  • Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
  • Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path; as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes; and both national and international mobility.


Your Challenges:

  • Analyzes methods, facilities, and equipment to ensure optimum use of resources
  • Evaluates and analyzes capability and capacity plans, processes, and products; recommends improvements; and implements approved changes
  • Analyzes the impact of process and production changes on budget projections and develops and applies labor standards to production orders
  • Coordinates, analyzes and presents performance data to manufacturing management for resource allocation decisions
  • Oversees and directs the implementation of current and proposed manufacturing processes and products
  • Assists in the layout of factory shop floors; ensures the accuracy of budget and performance status data
  • Interfaces with manufacturing management and the tooling organization to ensure resource availability
  • Represents the organization in cross-functional teams
  • Ensures that implemented process enhancements meet improvement targets
  • Implements manufacturing process improvements
  • Develops shop schedules and capacity plans for work centers, machines, and tools
  • Works according to established guidelines, exercising broad latitude in determining technical solutions with some guidance from more experienced analysts
  • Applies technical principles, theories, and concepts frequently


Your Boarding Pass:

  • 2-4 years of relevant experience with a BA/BS degree or a Masters degree with 0-2 years of experience.
  • Experience organizing a matrix for day-to-day build plan for a shop
  • Experience efficiently facilitating meetings
  • Experience using an MRP system
  • Ability to present data in a clear and concise manner
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to schedule in a sequenced manufacturing environment
  • Ability to run own project tasks and to understand the workflow from shop-to-shop
  • Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred, although not a required accreditation standard program or another related field of study
  • 3+ years of related experience
  • 1+ year of experience in an analyst role
  • Aerospace experience
  • Experience using SAP
  • Experience using Microsoft Project
  • Experience with production control
  • Experience creating and maintaining metrics
  • Experience establishing plans around hours and overtime


Physical Requirements:

  • Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
  • Hearing: Daily able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
  • Speaking: Daily able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
  • Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors):Rarely able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
  • Carrying: Weekly able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
  • Lifting: Weekly able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
  • Pushing / Pulling: Several times a month able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
  • Sitting: Daily able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
  • Squatting / Kneeling: Daily able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
  • Standing: Daily able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
  • Travel: Once or twice a year able to travel independently and at short notice.
  • Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): Daily able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
  • Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
  • Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.


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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

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 Aerosystems Kinston, Inc

Employment Type:
US - Direct Hire
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Production Planning & Scheduling

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
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

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

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