Job Description

Description:

About Us:

Middle River Aerostructure Systems is a world-leading manufacturer of thrust reversers (the braking system on a jet engine), engine nacelle components and specialized aerostructures. It supplies and supports these products for engine makers, airplane manufacturers and aircraft operators. Located on Maryland\'s Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, MRAS has a 1.7-million sq. ft. facility situated on 180 acres \xe2\x80\x93 where the company and its predecessors have designed, built and equipped civil and military aircraft for over 90 years. In 2019, MRAS was acquired by ST Engineering North America, the U.S. affiliate of Singapore-based ST Engineering \xe2\x80\x93 becoming a part of its global network of aerospace facilities and offices. With the ownership change, the company was renamed Middle River Aerostructure Systems.

Role Summary:

ST Engineering Aerospace \xe2\x80\x93 Middle River Aerostructure Systems, LLC. is looking for a Supply Chain Industrial Readiness Specialist with technical manufacturing interest to interface with the internal sourcing team, suppliers, and customers, to drive adherence to program schedule and support customer reporting requirements.

In this role, you will evaluate suppliers\' manufacturing systems, processes and procedures to assess industrial capacity, identify risks, and drive corrective action. This role also involves creating and/or enhancing tools to measure, summarize, and present to both internal and external stakeholders and customers.

Essential Responsibilities:

As a Supply Chain Industrial Readiness Specialist, you will:

• Create and/or manage various supplier metrics and scorecards

• Assist in creating supplier recovery tracking tools and supporting supplier recoveries

• Conduct supplier demand analyses

• Monitor and/or manage supplier work transfers

• Participate in cross-functional technical issue resolution

• Create and/or manage various supplier evaluation and reporting tools

• Support supplier on-site evaluations and reviews, occasionally with customers

• Support various supplier risk mitigation activities

• Perform capacity evaluation activities including rate demonstration/ run-at-rate, cycle time analyses, and time studies

• Assist with supplier material nonconformance (MRB) elimination and first-time yield improvement

• Evaluate supplier industrial planning for future rates

• Support regular customer industrial reviews involving PowerPoint slide deck creation and presentation

• Occasionally assist with various sourcing buyer tasks

Requirements:

Bachelor\'s degree from an accredited university (supply chain or industrial/technical degree preferred)

• Minimum two years\' experience in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, quality and/or sourcing/procurement strongly preferred

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

• Ability to travel

• Experience working within cross functional teams

• Knowledge of aviation manufacturing, supply chain, planning, engineering, and quality concepts; machine, sheet metal, casting, forging, forming, composite, and/or raw material commodities

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to lead assessments and project workouts

• Ability to comprehend engineering drawings and models

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Critical self-thinker, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to operate independently

• Familiar with ERP systems (Oracle and/or SAP desired) and SRM

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Lean manufacturing experience

• Aerospace industry experience

MRAS is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value.

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