Find your future at United We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Key Responsibilities:

This position will lead and handle optimization projects throughout the entire logistics services organization, including Warehousing, AOG, BMC and Tooling. The primary objective of the logistics services optimization team is to support the larger organization through continuous improvement initiative that improve efficiency and accelerate parts movement. In this role, the Sr. Analyst will work with frontline as well as department management teams to implement lean six sigma principles to improve operations.

Primary continuous improvement responsibilities include: engaging with stations to carry out root cause analysis to identify difficulties, collaborating with stations to implement improvement opportunities, developing, piloting and implementing new processes to transform and optimize the business, leading their own projects and developing change plans to implement new processes, influencing business leadership on strategy, and working with the business to apply available tools, reports, dashboards and data.

Travel up to 75% and may include international travel

Apply sophisticated Lean principles (Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Standard Work Cellular Flow, Pull Replenishment, Demand and Production smoothing, Mistake Proofing, Total Productive Maintenance etc.) or sophisticated Six Sigma principles (DMAIC approach, SIPOC, Process Capability, Root Cause Analysis, Normal and Non-Normal data Statistical Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Design of Experiments etc.) to transform and optimize processes in the Logistics Services organization (primarily in the Warehouses)Carry out material flow analysis and work with the warehousing management team and external partners to design layouts for new facilities, expansions of existing facilities or improvements to existing facilities that consider safety and ergonomics while meeting the needs of the operationCollect data, analyze and develop improvements and innovations that are statistically confirmed for specified projects; establish sustainment plans and assist in preparing presentations to communicate project statusParticipate in large, cross-departmental groups through sophisticated and strategic workshops with Logistics Services and its other partners (including teams outside of logistics services such as inventory management, finance and digital technology) and help find opportunities for improvement in a data centric fashion

Find your future at United We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Key Responsibilities:

This position will lead and handle optimization projects throughout the entire logistics services organization, including Warehousing, AOG, BMC and Tooling. The primary objective of the logistics services optimization team is to support the larger organization through continuous improvement initiative that improve efficiency and accelerate parts movement. In this role, the Sr. Analyst will work with frontline as well as department management teams to implement lean six sigma principles to improve operations.

Primary continuous improvement responsibilities include: engaging with stations to carry out root cause analysis to identify difficulties, collaborating with stations to implement improvement opportunities, developing, piloting and implementing new processes to transform and optimize the business, leading their own projects and developing change plans to implement new processes, influencing business leadership on strategy, and working with the business to apply available tools, reports, dashboards and data.

Travel up to 75% and may include international travel

Apply sophisticated Lean principles (Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Standard Work Cellular Flow, Pull Replenishment, Demand and Production smoothing, Mistake Proofing, Total Productive Maintenance etc.) or sophisticated Six Sigma principles (DMAIC approach, SIPOC, Process Capability, Root Cause Analysis, Normal and Non-Normal data Statistical Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Design of Experiments etc.) to transform and optimize processes in the Logistics Services organization (primarily in the Warehouses)Carry out material flow analysis and work with the warehousing management team and external partners to design layouts for new facilities, expansions of existing facilities or improvements to existing facilities that consider safety and ergonomics while meeting the needs of the operationCollect data, analyze and develop improvements and innovations that are statistically confirmed for specified projects; establish sustainment plans and assist in preparing presentations to communicate project statusParticipate in large, cross-departmental groups through sophisticated and strategic workshops with Logistics Services and its other partners (including teams outside of logistics services such as inventory management, finance and digital technology) and help find opportunities for improvement in a data centric fashion

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Technology, Supply Chain, or Business Administration3 years of relevant experienceSuccessful project delivery in Continuous Improvement and/or Warehousing Design/LayoutsExperience with Lean/6 sigmaStatistical and analytical skillsProject management skillsTechnical communication skillsContinuous Improvement approachSophisticated knowledge in MS OfficeStrong leadership with effective oral, written and interpersonal skillsMust be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorshipSuccessful completion of interview required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the positionWhat will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Master’s degree or equivalent experience in industrial engineeringLSS/Continuous Improvement Green Belt or Black BeltAviation ExperienceSupply Chain or Warehousing ExperienceBlueprint, Layout and Design ExperienceFire Codes, Electrical and OSHA Experience

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contactJobAccommodations@united.comto request accommodation.

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Technology, Supply Chain, or Business Administration3 years of relevant experienceSuccessful project delivery in Continuous Improvement and/or Warehousing Design/LayoutsExperience with Lean/6 sigmaStatistical and analytical skillsProject management skillsTechnical communication skillsContinuous Improvement approachSophisticated knowledge in MS OfficeStrong leadership with effective oral, written and interpersonal skillsMust be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorshipSuccessful completion of interview required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the positionWhat will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Master’s degree or equivalent experience in industrial engineeringLSS/Continuous Improvement Green Belt or Black BeltAviation ExperienceSupply Chain or Warehousing ExperienceBlueprint, Layout and Design ExperienceFire Codes, Electrical and OSHA Experience

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contactJobAccommodations@united.comto request accommodation.