Manufacturing Operations Analyst - Structures Workplace Coach

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Berkeley, MO

This role is for a Manufacturing Operations Analyst - Structures Workplace Coach at Boeing, focusing on supporting the 777X program. The analyst will assess processes, analyze data, provide feedback, and coach technicians on structural tasks. Responsibilities include identifying skill gaps, providing just-in-time coaching, contributing to root cause investigations, and ensuring alignment with quality systems and safety procedures. The role requires extensive experience in aerospace manufacturing, assembly, structures, and metalworking, with a strong emphasis on coaching in a manufacturing environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the on floor structures subject matter expert (SME) who enables rapid skills transfer through hands on coaching rather than formal classroom instruction
  2. Observe technicians during live repairs and maintenance to identify skill gaps, unsafe work practices, and opportunities for efficiency or quality improvement
  3. Provide targeted, just in time coaching and mentoring to technicians on sheet metal, fastener installation, bonding, corrosion repair, and related structural tasks
  4. Contribute to root cause investigations for recurring structural issues and help define practical corrective and preventive actions at the workplace level
  5. Ensure all coaching activities align with Boeing quality systems, regulatory requirements, and site safety procedures; model human factors and a safety first mindset

Skills

Required

  • aerospace manufacturing
  • assembly and structures manufacturing
  • drilling
  • metalworking
  • hand finishing
  • deburring
  • Structural assembly
  • match drilling
  • composite materials
  • metal structures
  • coaching in a manufacturing environment
  • fast-paced, collaborative team environment
  • work under pressure

Nice to have

  • interfacing with senior and executive leadership
  • commercial derivatives, Boeing Commercial Aircraft products or military platforms
  • Quality Management Systems (QMS)
  • Boeing Production System (BPS)

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
  • 5+ years of experience with assembly and structures manufacturing
  • 5+ years of experience with drilling and/or precision drilling
  • 5+ years of experience in metalworking, specifically working with hand finishing and deburring to ensure high-quality parts
  • 5+ years of experience in Structural assembly with an emphasis on match drilling aluminum, titanium, and composite materials
  • 5+ years of experience working with detail and assembly parts
  • Experience coaching in a manufacturing environment
  • regulatory requirements