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Production Operations Specialist 2

Lead hourly and salaried employees daily with tasks set forth by program driven schedules. Report on accomplishments and deficiencies each shift. Maintain adherence to processes and procedures for the work area. Able to work from design drawing and written instructions requiring correlation to meet laboratory and production requirements. Understand and execute on program directed tasks. Communicate with all levels of management and workforce. Maintain records of work performed in build packages. Record and maintain process logs for tooling and work area. Act as PIC (Person In Charge) when performing flight hardware moves.

Competencies

General


Coaching/Teaching
Generally clarifies expected behaviors, knowledge, and level of proficiency by seeking and giving information and checking for understanding. Usually provides instruction, positive models, and opportunities for observation in order to help work group members and occasionally members of others work groups to develop skills; encourages questions to ensure understanding. Offers timely, appropriate feedback on performance; reinforces efforts and progress. Generally establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping work group members and occasionally members of others work groups feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.

Communication
Generally clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Usually keeps the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames the message in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Generally seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.

Decision Making
Recognizes a variety of issues, problems, or opportunities in own and occasionally in other work groups and determines whether action is needed; identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities. Generally integrates information from a variety of sources; detects general trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Generally formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Generally includes work group members, direct supervisor, and occasionally members of others work groups in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions. Technical


General Shop Processes
General knowledge of basic shop processes to include Foreign Object Damage/Debris (FOD) prevention, material handling, safety, calibration requirements and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).

Manufacturing Knowledge
General knowledge of aerospace product configuration, assembly, disassembly, re-assembly, testing, manufacturing capabilities, planning, systems, support equipment, and tooling to support emergent and routine requirements. General ability to apply manufacturing knowledge in support of supply chain management.

Operations Improvement
Apply general knowledge of Industrial Engineering process improvement strategies and Lean techniques (e.g., methods analysis, work combination charts, ergonomics, TOC, 3P, Six Sigma, AIW, LMA, visual controls, safety) to analyze and improve operations.

Operations Processes
General knowledge of the responsibilities and tasks performed by various Operations departments/disciplines (e.g., Fabrication, Assembly, Tooling, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering). General knowledge of the interactions between departments/disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-operations processes (e.g., Engineering, Business, Logistics).

Typical Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree and typically 3 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 1 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Job related information

Good communications skills, both written and verbal, able to communicate with internal customers, co-workers, suppliers and product line management. Must be organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects. Able to work in a deadline driven/fast-paced, multi-task environment utilizing good judgment to analyze risks, make decisions, resolve problems and accomplish tasks. Demonstrated knowledge or experience with directing bargaining unit employees. Working knowledge of rolling stock such as forklifts, lift-a-lofts, scissor lifts, and cranes. Working knowledge of rigging techniques and lifting devices. Experience with precision drilling, mechanical integration, bonding and working with hazardous chemicals. Knowledge of the PIC (Person In Charge) process and ability to perform in this capacity. Proven experience directing cross functional integration teams, including leading bargaining unit employees.

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