Mfg Site Leader - SPO

Job Description Summary

Perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line. Includes Service Shops. Impacts the team’s ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives. There is moderate autonomy within the role. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for production teams of Laser Shock Peening (LSP) and Special Products Operations (SPO), including safety, quality, delivery, material planning, schedules, capacity and costs. This role oversees the leaders in these respective areas and drives Flight Deck continuous improvements.
• Strategically plan and facilitate approval of capital investments and personnel required to cover varying business levels, obsolescence, safety, cost, and quality improvements
• Coordinate and summarize internal customer interactions, including reporting forecasts and delivery performance to leadership and contributing to various reports that track output of LSP and SPO operations
• Manage all aspects of secured component production for classified military engines parts and constituent materials used in production of the parts
• Ensure knowledge transfer and continuity of operations in areas where key personnel may no longer be part of the team due to retirement or taking other roles within GE.
• Responsible process engineering resources that support LSP and SPO to ensure quality, safety, compliance and cost metrics are achieved.
• Through salaried direct reports, lead represented labor production team in multi-shift operation to produce and delivery parts safely, at high quality levels, on time and at costs
• Provide direction to suppliers and facilitate removal of GE induced barriers to on time supplier manufacturing readiness by exercising cross functional network within GE Aviation as appropriate
• Generate executive summaries that clearly indicate status, business impact and significant issues related to departments of responsibility
• Proven customer centric perspective and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels of management, internal to GE and occasionally with external customers
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.
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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing components for aircraft engines
• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to potential access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment
• Minimum of 5 years supply chain experience with ability to maintain a security clearance

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Proven technical ability to understand manufacturing process issues and to connect appropriate technical, lean and quality personnel as needed
• Effectively utilize multiple GE systems to communicate shipment forecasts and status
• Demonstrated ability to work across network within GE Aviation and Edison Works
• Ability to prepare and present executive summaries to GE senior leadership
• Experience in or working knowledge of LEAN principles with mindset to further LEAN implementation into departments

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes