Job Description:

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Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an Industrial Engineer to join our team based in Kinston, NC.

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Your Working Environment:

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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.

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Your Challenges:

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• Analyzes and designs sequence of operations and workflow to improve efficiencies in plant and production facilities and equipment layouts; and establishes methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel and optimization of product flow.
• May establish or assist in establishing accident prevention measures and may manage training programs for personnel concerning all phases of production operations.
• Conducts studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems. Based on these studies, develops and implements optimized product flow.
• May assist facilities engineers in the planning and design of facilities.
• Develops and provides time standards to the shop floor as well as standard work for operations and processes.
• Utilizes analytical skills for capacity analysis, tool and equipment utilization as well as line balancing.
• Performs trend analysis of shop performance measures to identify opportunities for improvements.

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Your Boarding Pass:

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• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering program.
• Minimum of 2 - 4 years related experience in an Engineer role
• Microsoft Office - advanced skill level
• Knowledge of IE Tools used in production ie: capacity analysis, facility layout, and production improvements
  

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Preferred Qualifications:

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• Experience in an Aircraft or Aerospace Manufacturing environment
• Finance experience
  

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Physical Requirements:

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⦁    Onsite
⦁    Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
⦁    Hearing:  Daily able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on 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): Daily able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
⦁    Carrying: Several times a week able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
⦁    Lifting: Several times a week able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
⦁    Pushing / Pulling: Several times a week 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 computer.
⦁    Squatting / Kneeling: Several times a month 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 production floor.
⦁    Walking (include routine walking such as to a  shared printer to retrieve documents)  and 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. Protective Gloves.
⦁    Walking: able to walk through office and production areas, around flightline and airstrips and  sometimes on uneven indoor and/or outdoor surfaces.
⦁    Heights: able to function at heights up to 40 feet. Able to operate moving platforms, hydraulic lifts and forklifts.

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