Overhead Crane

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”).

Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades.

Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Summary:

Material Support / Overhead Crane Operator to safely and efficiently support manufacturing operations by moving products, equipment, and materials using cab-operated overhead cranes and material handling equipment.

This role ensures accurate material flow, maintains equipment safety standards, and supports timely delivery of high-quality products to customers.

Responsibilities

Location: Wichita, KS 

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

Performed tasks such as 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.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF A CAB-OPERATED OVERHEAD CRANE


* Perform a variety of material support activities that ensure the timely delivery of products to the customer.


* Perform tasks such as product conveyance, operation of material handling equipment, overhead crane, material support machinery and clerical/record keeping activities involving material flow of goods and parts.


* The Company will provide appropriate training to enable employees to perform all necessary job functions including Perform all tasks involved in moving product, tools, tooling, equipment and support equipment related to overhead crane for keeping the flow of all goods to support the factory.


* Perform a variety of activities including using power or hand operated tools and equipment; checking hardware and tools for visible damage; routing broken, worn, or obsolete hardware and tools to proper authority for disposition; opening containers and identifying weight and count of contents; and verifying the quality of hardware.


* Additionally, operate all types of information systems required to perform assigned tasks.

Utilize proper equipment and devices to ensure that parts, equipment and all structures are appropriately protected.


* Check the condition of the material handling and associated equipment or devices before and after operation.


* Report malfunctioning and unsafe equipment.

Verify unit numbers, part count and similar information of in-process material.


* Effectively communicate with management staff, support functions, employees, vendors and outside shipping personnel.


* Train other employees in the sam...