Site Planning Manager

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Job Description:

Airbus US Manufacturing Facility is looking for a Site Planning Manager to join our Team based in Mobile, AL

Meet the team:

The Manager Site Planning will be Accountable to direct, consolidate and control the Site Production Facilities short-term, mid-term and long-term planning schedule, allocation and space utilization. They are required to de-conflict constraints and escalate unresolvable issues to the HO Site Planning & Supply Chain Operational Excellence and then Site Leadership Team if needed.

The Manager Site Planning is as well responsible for the Ramp Up feasibility for the Industrial planning scope, incl. warehouses, Belugas, MCA Vessels , jigs, digital capacities, will act as focal points towards the Mobile AALM Organization (Supply Chain Operations), Site Leadership Team and local VSM representatives to share these visualizations and feasibility studies on capacities.

The Manager Site Planning will have the responsibility of supporting the implementation of robust AOS methodologies across the Mobile Manufacturing Sites VSMs and Customer line, with particular focus on the MPS (Master Production Scheduling) Brick from within the PCL (Planning Control & Logistics) domain.

The Manager Site Planning will have the accountability and responsibility for sitewide resource planning and reporting in collaboration with HR and Operations and/ or Functions.

Your working environment:

Nearby on 'Airbus Way' you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus' strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, 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 generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), 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:

Develop the Mobile Sites Planning 25: %

• Develop the Sites planning organizational structure, build on and more robustly implement processes and procedures to support the Site Planning department.

• Responsible for establishing effective partnerships to support Site Planning initiatives, including building global Airbus partnerships to support the development of the Mobile FAL Site Planning teams.

• Oversee the development of planning requirements with input for both A220/A320 Programs; Flight Operations and support service leaders to ensure the planning is in line with capacity.

• Identify long term facilities constraints requiring capital investment and assist with obtaining needed information for Capex submittals.

• Responsible for identifying the mechanisms to work through bottlenecks related to Mobile Site Short and Mid Term Planning to include Customer Line. Must also develop a plan to mitigate associated risks.

• Developing the planning management process and reporting through effective automation and digitalization.

Site Planning Operations: 25%

• Provide oversight over the Site Planners who will collaborate with the programme planners, paint planners, Facility Management and Flight Operation to ensure long-term planning constraints as it relates to infrastructure, capacity, etc.

• Lead and chair the Site Monthly S&OP (site and operations planning) and MPS meetings in partnership with program leaders from the FAL, Airbus Americas, Hamburg and Mirabel.

• Conduct analysis on data collected by the Site Planning team through weekly and/or monthly reporting such as bilateral meetings, Site MPS, MTPM, and LTPM.

• Responsible for mitigating deviations from the overall site plan due to: unpredictable incidents and planning changes. Must have the ability to adapt the plan according to these inputs, build recovery plans and launch crisis-modes as needed.

• Provide clear and accurate data consolidation for the Site Resource management workstream in the monthly Site MPS Review governance

• Act as Site Focal point towards OE Sigla with regards to HC planning rules and allocation

• Drive development of hiring strategies and monitoring with local stakeholders

• creation, deployment and (if necessary) recovery or re-planning of the Supply Chain Operations AOS Roadmap in support of the overall Mobile Manufacturing Sites AOS Ambition.

• Act as Process owner for SC/PSCL + MPS Process towards the PMT teams in Airbus as well as other governing Processes for Planning such as FU.SD.01 across the Site of Mobile FAL.

Your boarding pass:

• Required: Master's degree in the appropriate discipline from an accredited college or Bachelors plus (2) two years of contract/aerospace experience. Additional relevant education may be substituted for progressive experience

• Advanced oral and written communication skills are required along with comprehensive knowledge of company policies and procedures and work flow processes

• A minimum of 7 years of experience with manufacturing, preferable in supply chain and logistics, in material management preferably in aviation manufacturing, assembly or MRO

• Proven leadership capabilities having managed teams directly.

Physical Requirements:

Vision: adequate to read material on computer screens, and aircraft gauges. Able to identify individuals to initiate greetings, the giving of directions and other business interactions

Hearing: able to hear sufficiently to engage in conversation in office settings. Able to hear safety alerts and warning signals.

Speaking: able to engage in conversations in person and via electronic means and deliver information to groups of varying size with or without amplification.

Equipment Operation: Able to operate a wide range of personal and office electronic equipment. Working on fuselage jigs at a height of 15 feet. Able to work on hydraulic lifts sometimes at a height of up to 40 feet.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands (for ex. Lifting, working in heights): capable to support 2 shift system and occasional weekends, based on business needs.

Carrying: able to occasionally carry up to 55lbs/25kg while engaging in training, addressing production issues, or as part of continuous improvement projects.

Lifting: able to occasionally lift up to 55lbs/25kg.

Pushing/Pulling: able to push/pull items in office areas.

Sitting: able to sit for extended periods of time at computer, in meetings, or on aircraft.

Squatting/Kneeling: able to work on in the wing or center box in a confined space. Entrance into the wing by a 9.8 inch x 17.7 inch oval opening. Able to occasionally squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items shelved on bottom shelves.

Standing: able to stand for extended periods of time delivering information.

Travel: able to travel overseas and domestically

Walking: able to walk through office and production areas, around flight line and airstrips and sometimes on uneven indoor and/or outdoor surfaces.

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