Product Integration Engineering Manager K
The Boeing South Carolina Aft Body Fuselage Tool Engineering Manager position involves managing employees performing Tool Engineering activities associated with acquiring, commissioning, improving, modifying & maintaining tools/equipment for aircraft fuselage fabrication and assembly, in accordance with the Tooling Quality Management Documentation. This will require developing and executing project and process plans, implementing policies and procedures, setting operational goals and acquiring resources. Creates and maintains tooling life cycle metrics for Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Lean performance targets. Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports. Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes. Manages, develops and motivates employees. Works with Manufacturing Engineering, Liaison Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Facilities and Manufacturing supporting engineering changes, studies, planning & program directives, Accelerated Improvement Workshops (AIWs), emergent work, accident investigations and root cause analysis.
Responsibilities:
As the Aft Body Fuselage Tool Engineering Manager for factory equipment and contract tools, the following are required. Hiring and managing employees performing activities within multiple engineering and technical disciplines. Responsible for the equipment and tool procurement, installation, testing, configuration management, training, maintaining, repairing and continuous improvement as part of the life cycle management of the assets. Ensure processes and documents are developed and implemented in order to optimize utilization of the assets. Develop and execute integrated department plans, policies, procedures. Provides project management resources, principles, practices and technical expertise during the acquisition of equipment and tools from suppliers. Develops and maintains working together relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports. Leads, inspires and empowers employees to achieve common goals, team goals and individual goals. Establishes and/or implements policies, procedures and documents ensuring consistent execution of processes and regulatory requirements are adhered to.
Boeing Leadership Attributes
• Charts the Course
Starts with the customer ends with the customer. Translates strategy into actionable objectives and plans. Communicates clearly at one-on-one and group levels. Conveys sense of purpose and mission that motivates others. Maintains direction, balancing big-picture concern with day-to-day issues.
• Delivers Results
Keeps his/her promises. Does not rationalize shortfalls and is accountable. Demonstrates strong operational skills. Marshals the other Leadership Attributes in meeting commitments. Capitalizes on unanticipated opportunities and changing circumstances to meet commitments.
• Finds a Way
Continuously monitors customers and operations to spot issues. Faces reality and adjusts to keep commitments. Models confidence that sees change as opportunities. Uses Boeing complexity as leverage, not an excuse.
• Inspires Others
Energizes, excites, and motivates others. Creates and models a confident and winning atmosphere. Builds teams whose impact is far greater than the sum of their parts. Inspires in ways that are consistent with Boeing's values. Celebrates success and learns from disappointments. Creates an atmosphere where all see opportunities to stretch, take risks, create, contribute and learn.
• Lives the Boeing Values
Models, leads and is committed to the Boeing values, principles and business-conduct policies. Earns the trust and respect of all Boeing stakeholders. Ensures effective business, compliance and financial controls. Promotes integrity in all that we do. Demonstrates commitment to and takes advantage of diversity. Creates an environment of respect and inclusion. Does not use abusive or intimidating behavior. Bounds vigorous pursuit of individual and business objectives with overall interest and reputation of the company.
• Sets High Expectations
Sets high expectations rooted in ensuring competitiveness. Sets high expectations for him/herself first. Has courage to raise the bar continuously/routinely. Holds self and others accountable for continuous improvement. Communicates expectations directly, openly and effectively. Shows people and teams how to reach (acts as a coach).
Competencies
General• Build Positive Relationships
Proactively builds effective working relationships with fellow K level managers, people throughout the organization, and external customers. Solicits and provides information to clarify situations. Seeks and expands on original ideas, enhances others' ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand pertaining to the organization. Places higher priority on organization and departmental goals than on own goals. Gains agreement from partners and fellow first level managers to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action; uses sound rationale to explain value of actions. Establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.
• Project Management
Oversees execution of project schedules developed by others. Provides K level management direction to direct reports in the management of project schedules that may require interfacing with multi-regional or international activities. Provides guidance to direct reports in identifying project resource requirements and aids in integration of multi project elements into a single collective overall project plan. Ensures collaboration of direct reports with others on the tasks assigned. Maintains communication with direct reports, fellow K level managers, and others to identify and resolve any issues and ensure the successful completion of the project.
• Systems Thinking
Evaluates job structures and processes on how well they contribute to work group objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers. Engages direct reports and fellow K level managers in evaluation of options for change, and encouraging buy-in. Carefully makes appropriate changes to job/role structures and processes by developing accountability metrics, communicating effectively, providing avenues for new skill development for self and others, and integrating with related systems or processes. Uses accurate measurement systems to monitor the implementation and make adjustments as warranted.
Technical• Assembly Process
General knowledge of assembly and production processes, manufacturing capabilities (e.g., composites, structures), and data needed for defining delivery configurations (e.g., design definition, program directives, engineering drawings, change memos, wiring diagrams and schematics, functional tests, supplier data). Ability to differentiate production (manufacturing) processes and requirements from in-service procedures and requirements.
• Customer Knowledge
Complete knowledge of techniques to help identify a customer's organization, capabilities, practices, support resources, preferences, problems, and other constraints in order to provide effective product support and technical issue resolution.
• Engineering Processes
General knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines. General knowledge of the interaction between departments/disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes. Provides advice and support to other management personnel.
• Process Management Skills
General ability to determine the process to be used to accomplish goals, properly document processes, support people and activities, understand how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow, identify opportunities for synergy and integration, and simplify complex processes.
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationDo you have management experience in a technical or engineering field?
Typical Education/Experience
Other Job related information
The candidate must be knowledgeable in: Tool & Equipment products and services, strategic processes and tools/equipment requirements including Conceptual Design, System Design, Physical Design/Integration, Make/Buy, forecasting and managing material and capital budgets, Support Services, and Global Collaborative Environments. A BS degree or higher in a scientific/technical or engineering field is required. Ability to relocate permanently to Charleston, South Carolina is required. All employees will be on the Boeing South Carolina benefit structure. Positions posted for North Charleston will require an online pre-employment assessment test. Candidates selected for the test will be notified via e-mail.
- Business Unit Commercial Airplanes
- Division Bca Supply Chain Mgt & Ops
- Program Charleston Site
- Job Type Management
- Experience Level First Level Manager
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 02/15/2012
