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First Line Operations Manager (787 Tooling/Move Team)

Boeing
North Charleston, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jul 2025
💰 $125,400/yr($102,600/yr$125,400/yr)

About the role

First Line Operations Manager (787 Tooling/Move Team)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is looking for a First Line Operations Manager (Level K) to lead our 787 Tooling/Move team in North Charleston, South Carolina.

You will develop and maintain cross-functional relationships and partnerships with internal stakeholders across the Boeing South Carolina site. The team is involved in leading critical 787 airplane part moves as well as tool fabrication/repair. Key skills include promoting a safety culture for the team, professional collaboration, and operations leadership.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Manages employees performing activities in multiple manufacturing disciplines

  • Develops and executes business plans, policies and procedures and develops organizational and technical strategies

  • Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, suppliers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports

  • Executes and leads in the One BPS process

  • Engages and promotes a safety culture

  • Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes

  • Manages, develops, leads, coaches, and motivates employees

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Willingness to work any shift assigned, including overtime and weekends

  • 5+ years of experience working in an aerospace, fabrication, or manufacturing environment

  • 1+ years of experience performing in a leadership role

  • 1+ years of experience with tool fabrication

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience with tool repair and preventative maintenance

  • Experience leading crane activities

  • 3+ years of experience teaching, coaching and developing others

  • 1+ years of 787 Program (or relevant aerospace) experience

Shift:

This position is for 2nd shift. Willingness to work any shift assigned, including overtime and weekends, required.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $102,600 - $125,400

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This is not an Export Control position.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 2 (United States of America)

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Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability,

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