Head of Wings & Fuselage Operations
- Mirabel, QC, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Experience
- ✔️ 15+ years of professional experience, including deep expertise in aircraft wings.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
🚀 Head of Wings & Fuselage Operations
📍 Montreal, QC | Permanent Leadership Opportunity
Are you an experienced aerospace operations leader ready to take ownership of Wings & Fuselage operations across two countries?
We're looking for a strategic, hands-on leader to oversee multidisciplinary teams supporting operations in Mirabel, Canada and Mobile, Alabama. This is a high-impact role where you'll drive operational excellence, quality, safety, and continuous improvement across multiple aircraft programs.
What You'll Do
✈️ Lead and inspire cross-functional teams across Canada and the U.S.
✈️ Drive operational performance, quality, and delivery for Wings & Fuselage programs.
✈️ Adapt quickly to changing customer priorities and production demands.
✈️ Optimize resources across multiple programs and product lines.
✈️ Champion Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and a strong safety culture.
✈️ Deliver results in a fast-paced, mission-critical aerospace environment.
What We're Looking For
✔️ Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
✔️ 15+ years of professional experience, including deep expertise in aircraft wings.
✔️ 10+ years in aerospace manufacturing or another high-reliability industry.
✔️ 5+ years leading operational and functional teams.
✔️ Strong knowledge of Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) practices.
✔️ Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or the Airbus Operating System (AOS).
✔️ Previous Final Assembly Line (FAL) experience.
✔️ Proven leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead complex operational programs.
📩 Interested? We'd love to hear from you!
Send your resume to karen.roe@morson-edge.com
Please note: This is a genuine, active opportunity. Morson Edge does not use artificial intelligence to screen or select candidates.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead multidisciplinary Wings & Fuselage teams across Canada and the United States, overseeing operational performance, quality, and delivery across multiple aircraft programs. Optimize resources, respond to changing customer and production demands, and promote Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and a strong safety culture.
Requirements
Requires a degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing, or a related discipline, 15 or more years of professional experience including deep expertise in aircraft wings, and at least 10 years in aerospace manufacturing or another high-reliability industry. Candidates must also have at least five years leading operational and functional teams, EHS knowledge, Lean or AOS experience, Final Assembly Line experience, and strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Skills
- Aircraft Wings Expertise
- Aerospace Manufacturing
- Operational Performance
- Quality Management
- Delivery Management
- Resource Optimization
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Airbus Operating System (AOS)
- Final Assembly Line (FAL) Experience
- Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)
- Team Leadership
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
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Hiring contact
Karen Roe
Hiring contact email
karen.roe@morson-edge.com
Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Transportation
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Aerospace Operations
- Wings & Fuselage
- Aircraft Programs
- Aerospace Manufacturing
- High-Reliability Industry
- Operational Performance
- Quality
- Delivery
- Customer Priorities
- Production Demands
- Resource Optimization
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Airbus Operating System (AOS)
- Final Assembly Line (FAL)
- Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)
- Safety Culture
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Aerospace Engineering