Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Location: Wichita, KS

Perform a wide variety of material support activities that assure the timely delivery of products to the customer.

Perform tasks to assist all other crafts in the maintenance and construction of plant equipment-within the Spirit facility through the use of transportation, product conveyance and multi-tasking, operation of material handling equipment, material support machinery, and clerical or record keeping activities involving material flow of all goods and parts.

The Company will provide appropriate training to enable employees to perform all necessary job functions including:

• Perform tasks involved in the movement of materials (raw materials, tools/tooling, parts, drawings, equipment/support supplies, surplus property and hazardous materials) to facilitate the production process or other support functions including inventory record accuracy.
• Enter and retrieve data from the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to accomplish daily and weekly work assignments.
• Coordinate customer work requests with management using the facilities trouble call reporting system.
• Operate motive equipment of all sizes, including mobile cranes.
• Perform a variety of activities: use tools and equipment to check hardware and tools for visible damage, routing broken, worn, or obsolete hardware and tools to proper authority for disposition.
• Operate any and all types of information systems required to perform assigned task.
• Utilize proper equipment and devices to assure parts, equipment, structures, etc. are appropriately protected.
• Load and unload air cargo as required.
• Check condition of the material handling and associated equipment or devices before and after operation and perform routine or maintenance such as topping off fluids, checking and adjusting tire pressure.
• Report major malfunctioning and unsafe equipment. Refuel equipment. Effectively communicate with management staff, support functions, employees, vendors and outside shipping personnel.
• Train other employees in same job classification as requested or required. Qualifying Skills Advancement to any given level is subject to need, as determined by management.
• The employee must meet the established criteria.

Level B

• Check incoming and departing rail car status reports, order necessary loading and unload equipment, arrange sequence of loading or unloading and maintain records as required.
• Load rail cars using adequate mechanical aids to facilitate loading of assembled parts, structural components or other freight according to work instructions.
• Insure contents of cars are accurate per manifest and notify the proper authorities in the event of discrepancies or damage.
• Operate industrial vehicles such as fork trucks, industrial trucks, buses/vans and tractors of less than 15, 000 pounds of capacity to move or position and align parts, equipment, tools, material and any other goods or people.
• Ride in cockpit and operate brakes as necessary, while airplane is being towed.

Requirements:

• Must be willing to work any shift
• All Candidates must pass the WorkKeys Assessment (www.workkeys.com) or provide verification that they have passed the WorkKeys Assessment. Delay in completing your WorkKeys Assessment will result in a delay in your start date. You may complete your assessment in advance of an interview.

Preferred:

• Loading Rail Cars
• Industrial vehicle experience operating forklifts, tractors, and other tow vehicles
• Straight Truck Loading: Buses, Vans, Tractors
• Ability to back and maneuvering trailers (stiff and swivel tongue)

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5, 000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.