Operations Performance & Continuous Improvement (PCI) Leader (f/m/d)

Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth is seeking an Operations Performance & Continuous Improvement (PCI) Leader to establish and lead a new organization focused on boosting the Airbus Operating System (AOS) deployment.

Mission of the new organization:

• Boost AOS deployment in Operations, focusing on "Industrial Basics".
• Accelerate and strengthen continuous improvement and problem-solving within Operations.
• Accelerate and sustain performance increase of operational flows and teams.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Collaborate with operations top management to define PCI priorities and strategic roadmap.
• Ensure yearly PCI objectives are cascaded to operational teams.
• Deploy Value Stream Analysis (VSA) and Kaizen Productivity initiatives to improve industrial flow efficiency.
• Coach and spread Gemba On-Job-Training by managers on industrial basics, recognizing team progress.
• Structure, motivate, develop, and sustain the local PCI Network.
• Organize and perform best practices sharing and return on experience.
• Drive, support, and develop managers, teams, local PCI leaders, and improvers on:
• Continuous maturity increase and sustainability of "industrial management basics" (e.g., KPI Tree & Perfo Mgt, 5S, QRQC, Prod Pace Control, MCR, Gemba OJT, MPS, Line Balancing, Poly/Poly, Standard Agenda), using AOS requirements & standards.
• Continuous improvement plans definition and efficient management to permanently increase SQCDP performance.
• Performance diagnosis & improvement initiatives facilitation (e.g., Value Stream Analysis, OEE, SMED, Kaizen workforce efficiency analysis).

Desired skills and qualifications:

• Fully autonomous Lean Manufacturing Expert with a production management and supply chain background in large international companies.
• Ability to build and drive improvement teams, ensure roadmap execution, and manage risks.
• Knowledge of the financial system.
• Ability to develop teams on lean principles & tools.
• Proactivity, action orientation, courage, and tenacity.
• Strong interpersonal and workshop/training facilitation skills, influencing skills, and tactical intelligence.
• Experience in change management.
• Open mindedness and transparency.
• Ability to adapt to situations and environments while staying goal-oriented.
• Structured, rigorous, synthetic, and strong presentation skills.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and coaching to executive management levels.

This position will require a security clearance or eligibility for clearance.